Has any one bought a JP super light wind board? Can you please tell me what you like about it or don't like?

What do find different between it and a formula board?

I may buy something like this and there is a big price difference between a new slw and a second hand formula board. Of course second hand slws will start turning up in a few months time.

How is a formula board like reaching with a smaller fin? Something around 50cm and a smaller sail of around 8.5m?


There are quite a lot of second hand formula boards for sale around in NSW.

Mobydisc said...

How is a formula board like reaching with a smaller fin? Something around 50cm and a smaller sail of around 8.5m?


There are quite a lot of second hand formula boards for sale around in NSW.

I don't think i've ever tried a smaller fin when I had my formula board. I would suspect you'd loose the efficiency of the board. Formula is designed around a big fin and big sail. Using smaller sails can have contol issues as it would be harder to get the MFP you need to make the board trim nicely.

The other alternative is a big freerace board like a JP supersport / Fanatic Ray or a big user friendly slalom board.

Oh I have a Tabou Rocket 140 which is around that size. I demoed the JP SLW and found it to a good board, quite different to anything I've tried before. I'd love to read or try a comparison between the SLW and a big freeride board.

Many of the big free ride boards tend towards the novice user, so you want something with slightly sharper rails, fatter tail and a good plaining flat, ie. the free race category.

I used to have a Bic Fv1s (I think) many years ago, it was the early version of the formula board, around 80cm I think. Great early planer, light & stiff, worked with 7.5 to 10m sails with a 50cm fin. The board was fast in every direction and reasonable to gybe.

If you can still find one of those, they make a great light wind hacker.