Comments on: The Ultimate FW Board Tuning Guide http://www.carbonsugar.com/design/the-ultimate-fw-board-tuning-guide/ Elite Windsurfing Training, Racing, Tactics, Design by Professional Windsurfer Sean O'Brien Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:20:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sean OBrien http://www.carbonsugar.com/design/the-ultimate-fw-board-tuning-guide/#comment-15190 Sean OBrien Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:44:06 +0000 http://www.carbonsugar.com/?p=151#comment-15190 @ eduardo - great! Unfortunately, we probably won't see any PD boards in Australia, as we basically never saw any F2 boards here either. Basically a Starboard (and now JP) country over here. I was the only one with Gaastra boards and brought them in from Europe. Would be cool if you could share some info on the PD or maybe some pics? All I've seen is that post Patrick made on ContinentSeven about the board a while back ... @ eduardo – great!

Unfortunately, we probably won’t see any PD boards in Australia, as we basically never saw any F2 boards here either. Basically a Starboard (and now JP) country over here. I was the only one with Gaastra boards and brought them in from Europe.

Would be cool if you could share some info on the PD or maybe some pics? All I’ve seen is that post Patrick made on ContinentSeven about the board a while back …

]]> By: eduardo http://www.carbonsugar.com/design/the-ultimate-fw-board-tuning-guide/#comment-15105 eduardo Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:03:27 +0000 http://www.carbonsugar.com/?p=151#comment-15105 the PATRIK BOARD is unreal!!!!!!!!!! have you guys been able to try it? Ed the PATRIK BOARD is unreal!!!!!!!!!!

have you guys been able to try it?

Ed

]]> By: Sean OBrien http://www.carbonsugar.com/design/the-ultimate-fw-board-tuning-guide/#comment-15074 Sean OBrien Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:38:35 +0000 http://www.carbonsugar.com/?p=151#comment-15074 @ Hogar - Yes, we have a pre-production JP Formula board here in Australia which I got a chance to ride only briefly. It's incredibly wide in the tail, almost like an F2, but amazingly in strong winds its really controllable in chop and with the double-chicken is quite nice off the wind. Upwind, with the wide tail it has great angle and is comfortable. It needs a big fin though because the tail is so wide. My only complaint was that in light winds it seemed a bit 'sticky' when trying to get on the plane. I think again, that's because of the wide tail and maybe the cutouts are a little too big to get the surface area required for early planing. I think it will be a popular board this year for sure though... @ Hogar –

Yes, we have a pre-production JP Formula board here in Australia which I got a chance to ride only briefly. It’s incredibly wide in the tail, almost like an F2, but amazingly in strong winds its really controllable in chop and with the double-chicken is quite nice off the wind. Upwind, with the wide tail it has great angle and is comfortable.

It needs a big fin though because the tail is so wide. My only complaint was that in light winds it seemed a bit ’sticky’ when trying to get on the plane. I think again, that’s because of the wide tail and maybe the cutouts are a little too big to get the surface area required for early planing. I think it will be a popular board this year for sure though…

]]> By: Hogar http://www.carbonsugar.com/design/the-ultimate-fw-board-tuning-guide/#comment-15014 Hogar Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:00:05 +0000 http://www.carbonsugar.com/?p=151#comment-15014 Hi Sean, did you have a chance to try the JP formula? Any comments? Hi Sean, did you have a chance to try the JP formula? Any comments?

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]]> By: Sean OBrien http://www.carbonsugar.com/design/the-ultimate-fw-board-tuning-guide/#comment-11347 Sean OBrien Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:17:19 +0000 http://www.carbonsugar.com/?p=151#comment-11347 @ Phil I think the way Starboard has marketed their boards this season is really confusing as lot's of people have been asking the same question! Don't think of them as a light-wind board and a high-wind board as that's not correct. Their names are supposed to mean Lightweight Racing (LWR) and Heavyweight Racing (HWR) however I don't think its correct to choose from these boards based on your bodyweight either! The LWR is a development of the F160 and the HWR is a development of the F161. Both the 160 and 161 were great boards but they have different riding characteristics (see some comments about this here - http://www.star-board.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3057). If you have previously used Starboard boards, I would advise you to make the decision based on whether you like the 160 or 161. The 160 being a looser, free'r board in the water and arguably faster in high winds (160 = LWR) or the 161 being a more flatter-riding, more locked in board (161 = HWR). Hope that doesn't confuse things more! @ Phil

I think the way Starboard has marketed their boards this season is really confusing as lot’s of people have been asking the same question!

Don’t think of them as a light-wind board and a high-wind board as that’s not correct. Their names are supposed to mean Lightweight Racing (LWR) and Heavyweight Racing (HWR) however I don’t think its correct to choose from these boards based on your bodyweight either!

The LWR is a development of the F160 and the HWR is a development of the F161. Both the 160 and 161 were great boards but they have different riding characteristics (see some comments about this here – http://www.star-board.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3057).

If you have previously used Starboard boards, I would advise you to make the decision based on whether you like the 160 or 161. The 160 being a looser, free’r board in the water and arguably faster in high winds (160 = LWR) or the 161 being a more flatter-riding, more locked in board (161 = HWR).

Hope that doesn’t confuse things more!

]]> By: Phil http://www.carbonsugar.com/design/the-ultimate-fw-board-tuning-guide/#comment-11328 Phil Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:33:59 +0000 http://www.carbonsugar.com/?p=151#comment-11328 I have a question. Starboard will come 2010 with 2 fw boards. One for lighter winds and the other for more wind. I dont understand why is the light wind version with less volumen und smaller? I have a question.
Starboard will come 2010 with 2 fw boards.
One for lighter winds and the other for more wind.
I dont understand why is the light wind version with less volumen und smaller?

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]]> By: Gasper http://www.carbonsugar.com/design/the-ultimate-fw-board-tuning-guide/#comment-11104 Gasper Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:06:36 +0000 http://www.carbonsugar.com/?p=151#comment-11104 @Mats I am from Slovenia. Could you contact me by email? @Mats

I am from Slovenia. Could you contact me by email?

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