Just in from Lee Rolfe at LAR Watersports in West Sussex… The challenge for the Team this year was planned with military precision (ha ha )...
We have been impressed by several examples from this range over the past few seasons. It isn’t the easiest range to pin down in terms...
Starboard have gone for quite a radical redesign of the Kombat for ’08, signalled by changing the colour from the traditional blue and grey to...
Freestyle-wave, small freemove, freewave, cross, wave-slalom or threestyle; call them what you will, they’re the most exciting boards you can find for all-round sailing in...
With the help of some senior instructors, Ian Leonard charts the (new) right board progression to windsurfing competence… In recent years the landscape...
At last, wind and action on the final day of the 2010 Austrian leg of World Tour Freestyle. An early morning of explosive action allowed...
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 ’08 Evo 75 appears to have been subtly changed from the board we tested last year, with slightly increased tail vee and seemingly a...
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 BOARDS Test Team carry out an in-depth examination of the top freestyle and freemove contenders in the 62-65cm width (97-105L volume) bracket, and look...
Hitting the market last year, the 104 (along with the smaller 94) was Exocet’s first foray into the world of freestyle. On the water: Exocet is a...
Club Vass centre manager John Palmer, and BOARDS Test Team member Sam Ross have come up with a novel ‘spin’ on the Sunrise to Sunset...
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 Real World Wave boards underwent a big change in 2008, with a substantial increase in rocker turning them from ‘fast’ waveboards into fully rockered...
This wave sail review is a test with a difference. Sails do seem to generate more of a subjective viewpoint than boards,...
The freestyle-wave (FSW) is probably the most versatile shortboard you can buy. Other than light wind course racing there really isn’t much it can’t turn...
Mistral Screamer 116 (RD) : The Screamer remains the same for 2009, boasting a rockerline adapted from the Mistral’s SL slalom range, along with vee in...
The team review the boards on which you should successfully be able to perfect everything from your Robin Hood (gybing) to your Jackie Chan (tacking)! If...
The Test Team conduct their first examination of the new breed of small (under 80L) freestyle-waves, and compare them to waveboards and fast twinsers in...
Even if spring has well and truly sprung, it’s still a good idea to have a tinker and a tune with your kit. So lets...
In this instalment of his comprehensive series examining every aspect of wavesailing, Jem Hall looks to inject your forward loops with a serious performance boost… Let’s...
In this instalment of his comprehensive series examining every aspect of wavesailing, Jem Hall rounds his hands-free trilogy off with a no-handed jump. Word on the...
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