Boards

From: David Olson (dnolson@hotmail.com-DeleteThis.com)
Date: Mon Jun 25 2001 - 19:38:27 PDT


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From: "David Olson" <dnolson@hotmail.com-DeleteThis.com>
To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com
Subject: Boards
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 19:38:27 
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What a great weekend for windsurfing! Crissy was a blast! At crissy I
demoed a Real Wind 261cm board, and found it to be quite nice. It was the
first tri-fin that I have sailed. I found it to be quite turny, and jibes
like a dream. I have been in the market for a new board and the RW took me
by suprise. I have reading the reviews on the JP's, Naish's, Mistrals, and
F2's and they have some really nice wavy/B&J boards out there. I hope those
on the list might offer some of your thoughts on the topic.

Me: 6'0"/170#'s, sails mostly Crissy, 3rd, Coyotee, but enjoy wave sailing
in Maui and plan to get to the cost more often here. I currently sail an
ASD Enduro 8'6"

1) What are the pros & cons of a tri fin board(vs. std. single fin)?
(it certainly sticks to the water in the voodoo chop!)
- upwind ability?
- speed?
- quickness to a plane?

2) What is the word on Real Wind boards?
- Are they durable?
- What is the quality like?
- Are the boards consistent? (i.e. will I end up with the same size/shape as
the one I demoed)
- How responsive is the company if there is a problem?

I appreciate any thoughts that you have on the topic. You can either reply
to me directly or to the list.

Many thanks,
David

dnolson@hotmail.com-DeleteThis.com



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