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2010 Windsurfing Board Tests: High Wind Boards |
| Windsurfing introduced something new to its windsurf board tests this year — superlatives. Yup. We’re coming out and saying it: These windsurfing boards do this best. Planing, turning, blasting and more — we’re picking the winner and a few runners-up from every category and telling you straight-up. First up: The best planing boards from our High Wind Board Test. |
Best Windsurf Board For Planing: |
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Naish Global Wave 90 |
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When the wind was light, the entire test team was eyeing the 90-liter Naish. With plenty of float and width in the tail, the Naish Global Wave 90 easily exhibited the most sail range and planed significantly earlier than every windsurf board in the test except the Thommen MWX925 — yet still remained relatively controllable even when the wind came up. The Naish Global Wave 90 was definitely a favorite board for larger members of the test team. Full Naish Global Wave 90 Review |
Planing Test Favorites: |
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Thommen MWX925 |
| Peter Thommen wouldn’t be caught dead on a windsurf board that didn’t plane — the Thommen MWX925 is no exception. Full Thommen MWX925 Review |
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Starboard Quad 86 |
| Width and volume give the Starboard Quad 86 an advantage despite having less fin depth to drive off if. Full Starboard Quad 86 Review |
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Angulo Chango 88 |
| The Angulo Chango 88’s classic wave shape of the smoothly glided onto plane with minimal rider input. Nice. Full Angulo Chango 88 Review |
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JP Freestyle Wave 78 Pro Edition |
| Despite the smaller size, the JP Freestyle Wave 78 Pro Edition still impressed with its planing prowess. Full JP Freestyle Wave 78 Pro Edition Review |
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RRD WaveTwin 90 |
| Plenty of float and width around the middle make the RRD WaveTwin 90 pop on top of the water with ease – just inch the nose a little extra bit downwind to make up for the smaller fin area. Full RRD WaveTwin Review |
How we test for planing:
Testing windsurfing boards for planing requires something none of us likes — gusty wind with plenty of lulls. Rather than rigging to plane constantly, we rig to plane in gusts, giving us an accurate assessment of how much wind is needed to get going.
Trade-offs:
The width and volume became a handful for small sailors in high winds, where they preferred to step down to smaller windsurf boards.
Tags: angulo chango 88, High Wind Boards, jp freestyle wave 78 pro edition, naish global wave 90, starboard quad 86, thommen MWX92, windsurf board, windsurfing boards
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There are no Mistral boards tested, and none tester in the latest Windsurfer magazine either. Why? They usually ranked highly in previous issues. Tom
such interesting repartee in all seriousness!,lucy