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...
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...
Design: The X 97 is a relatively long and narrow board, particularly narrow in the tail. The rocker is fast with minimal tail rocker and...
Design: Unlike the 76L model tested in the last issue which was a new shape for ’09, the 97L is carried over from last season....
Design: The RRD is a classic ‘fast tail’ all-rounder, with very little tail rocker and a standard (150cm 2cm point) FSW planing flat. Planshape is...
Design: The Quatro is very similar to the Goya One, with a very wave-oriented design featuring relatively high tail rocker, a rounded plan shape, fairly...
Design: As detailed in the Style write-up, you need to forget any old associations of the Syncro name with slower, wave / control biased boards....
Design: Mistral have had quite a major re-organisation of their smaller ranges over the past couple of years. Their very popular Syncros got a name...
Design: Standard tail width but slightly narrower than most in both mid point and nose. The planing flat is standard freestyle-wave, but the tail rocker...
Design: The defining characteristic of the Goya One is its rockerline which, with 7mm tail rocker, a 137 2cm point (i.e, a very short planing...
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