- Find out which five windsurf boards scored highest for windsurfing beginners in WINDSURFING's 2010 Light-Air Windsurf Board Tests
- Bigger isn't always better. So claims Gaastra's IQ freestyle/wave windsurfing sails, which utilize super-short masts and boast a rig-small mindset. Former WINDSURFING editor Eddy Patricelli spent a week riding the 4.7 and 4.2 Gaastra IQ windsurfing sails in the Gorge. Here's his report.
- This skeg was spotted by Peconic Jeff out at Montauk a few days ago. It’s called the Turbo Tunnel Fin, and there are surfers who say the thing does many wonderful things…helps maintain speed through turns, improves nose riding, provides lots of drive and so on...
- Find out which four windsurfing boards scored best overall in WINDSURFING's 2010 Light-Air Windsurf Board Tests.
- Find out which four windsurfing boards scored highest for speed in WINDSURFING's 2010 Light-Air Windsurf Board Tests.
- I've been following Thomas Traversa and Alex Mussolini for a while now- They both have a pretty sick style, blending new school aerials and wave moves with old school carving power and style. Thomas is a Gaastra rider, and Alex rides for Vandal sails, both of which are designed by Dan Kaseler...
- Planing in almost no wind JP's new Super Light Wind starts planing in a wind range thus far exclusively reserved for Formula windsurfing – no white caps necessary. By merging the Formula, Slalom and Super Sport shape concepts, JP created a board which gets planing in minimal winds, allows totally relaxed blasting and has the sensation of speed...
- The Tabou Rocket 135 windsurf board delivers a super-smooth ride that required little input from the rider to perform — but responds well when you push it.
- The Starboard Carve 121 windsurf board is easy-peasy, sweet ’n’ simple for any sailor to use. Classic shape delivers fun for any skill level — including advanced sailors.
- The RRD FireRide 125 is a great big bump ’n’ jump windsurfing board that offers easy-to-access high-performance sailing.
- The high-wind jibing Quatro Freeride 125 was the go-to windsurfing board when the wind came up.
- The Naish Grand Prix 128 windsurf board is fast and friendly in light winds — a flat-water board many testers liked.
- The JP-Australia Super Sport 74 windsurf board is smooth and controllable on all points of sail. A great jiber. Fast!
- The Goya FXRS 130 is an early-planing windsurf board that’s incredibly beginner friendly. Lots of volume in a big package that somehow avoids feeling bulky.
- The Fanatic Falcon 133 windsurfing board is light and responsive, planes early, and goes fast — really fast.
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