Since being shaken out of their cosy stability some years ago by the arrival of the Starboard Evo, waveboards have been the most ‘happening’ sector...
The X Wave takes over from the Exo Wave as the principal higher wind riding board in the Exocet line-up. The design is similar in...
The AllWave is the ‘stubby’ of Fanatic’s two dedicated wave ranges. Although nominally only 3 litres smaller than last year’s smallest 75L, this year’s 72...
This is slightly the more ‘trad’ shaped waveboard of Fanatic’s two lines, although apart froman extra 7cmlengthmany of the other differences of style and planshape...
Despite the quoted 75L of volume the Custom Wave is actually a very small board which, as well as being the narrowest on test, also...
This successful range is carried over without change from last year. Although this board was effectively the biggest on test and carries the ‘freestyle-wave’ tag,...
The ‘trad’ shape of JP’s two wave ranges. The JP Pro has changed name and changed shape from previous years, dropping the ‘Rad Wave’ name...
(FULL WOOD SANDWICH) Despite being considerably shorter and quoting only one litre more in volume, the Real WorldWave (RWW) 74 is clearly quite a lot...
This year the Red Dot (RD) boards replace the long-running Beast range. Traditionally the Beast waveboards were very easy boards to sail but that changed...
This 80L size, said to be Robby’s board of choice, is a brand new shape for ’08, though it fits comfortably into the existing range...
Although we enjoyed the Quatro FSW we tested in 2007, this is the first experience we have had with Quatro waveboards for a while. On the...
This year RRD split their range between the bigger Cult range (the stubbies) and the smaller Cult HC (hardcore) waveboards (narrower trad style with single...
The Evo needs little introduction. It would appear that only details have been changed from the board that we tested last year. On the Water: For a...
The ’08 Evo 75 appears to have been subtly changed from the board we tested last year, with slightly increased tail vee and seemingly a...
The Pocket Wave is the ‘stubby’ planshape board while the Da Curve (not tested) is the more conventional of Tabou’s two wave ranges. Although anyone...
Pretty much a complete change from the Thommen X-Wave tested last year, and in nearly every way a change for the better. The X-Wave was...
Witchcraft is a Fuerteventura-based custom house run by Dutchman Bouke Becker that has recently branched out into larger-scale production via their own new Bulgarian factory....
Sizes: 3.6, 4.0, 4.4, 4.7, 5.0, 5.4, 5.8, 6.2m. Mast recommendations: We only tried the Boxer in 5.4m and on its own mast, so we have no information...
Sizes: 4.0, 4.2, 4.5, 4.7, 5.0, 5.4, 5.8, 6.2m. Manufacturer’s mast recommendations: As for Gaastra Manic. Our mast recommendations: We have only set the Poison on Gaastra RD 75% masts,...
You will now be more confident in the wave environment – and, of course, looking to step it up a bit. The realisation that you...
In this instalment of Jem’s comprehensive series examining every aspect of wavesailing, Jem Hall guides us through the component parts of another form of aerial...
The BOARDS Test Team check out a line-up of classic ‘burn-&-turn’ freerides for everyman. Pix by Andy Jozwik… Freeride boards are the bread and butter of...
The shape of the 117 is unchanged from our test 2 years ago where it fared very well so it works as a good benchmark...
Nice to see this Italian brand back on the scene with a new and enthusiastic UK importer. They are made in the same factory in...
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