Despite continuing with the 99 name and volume, this new ’08 model is a bit shorter and wider than previously but with the same rockerlines...
For many years the Skate was the benchmark for ‘accessible’ freestyle with a heavy crossover into ordinary recreational sailing. It appears that some things don’t...
Although the smaller of two in the X1 range, the 105 with its relatively high length, max width and volume is still one the bigger...
The middle of three JP Freestyle boards, available in this lighter Pro Edition or in Full Wood Sandwich. The JP Freestyles are another range with...
This is the biggest of Mistral’s two freestyle boards. Both are marketed specifically as freestyle boards for expert sailors and new-school tricks. On the water: The Joker...
The middle size of three Twin Tips for ’08, the 100 feels relatively low in volume and is short but significantly wide throughout. It looks...
One of four freestyle boards in the Tabou line and acclaimed as their “most popular”, the 100 has been beefed up for ’08 with extra...
First things first. This test isn’t the definitive answer on twinsers. It’s going to take more than three weeks in (predominantly) one set of conditions...
Last year we tested the 83L version of the same range and found it very similar – though obviously a bit bigger – to the...
The X-Wave is unchanged from the board that we tested last year, although we did notice slight differences in the distribution of the rocker and...
The board we tested here was actually an ’08 board from the OTC centre but as it missed our main test last year (getting tested...
Another board that we tested last year and which hasn’t changed shape at all for this season. On the water: By modern standards the New Wave feels...
Fanatic are making mileage from having come out with their twinser a little later than the other brands, giving themselves what they consider a crucial...
After two extremely successful years Goya have given their fast wave / freestyle-wave a redesign. It gets a very slightly narrower tail, slightly wider nose,...
The Real World Wave boards underwent a big change in 2008, with a substantial increase in rocker turning them from ‘fast’ waveboards into fully rockered...
Advertised as “Kauli’s Babes”, the JP Twinsers are shaped by Werner Gnigler and “developed for side-onshore to side-offshore conditions, achieving maximum potential when they have...
Mistral have approached the twinser from a slightly different direction. The planshape is similar, with the fairly standard narrow tail and wide nose – but...
The Mistral Wave line is unchanged from last season’s line-up. On the water: Longer than most at 235cm and with a fairly standard (not stubby) planshape, the...
At 230cm the length is pretty standard for the twinsers and the hull is single concave like the Fanatic and JP Twinsers (as well as...
The Hardcore boards should not be confused with the ordinary Wave Cult boards which are all a little larger, wider tailed and with moderate vee...
The new Pocket Wave from Tabou unfortunately only arrived near the end of the test trip and we only managed to use it in 5.2m...
Witchcraft are a range of tri-fin waveboards CAD designed by Bouke Becker in Fuerteventura and CNC made in their own factory in Bulgaria. Last year...
The Poison is billed as the “powerhouse wave” and its vaunted characteristics are comfortable power and instant response. It adds freeride ability to its other...
The Manic is billed as the “softer” and more manoeuvrable of the two Gaastra wave sails capable of both “pure down-the-line waveriding … and solid...
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