i think exocet brought a board like that out about 4 years ago, my grip always wears out between the straps

keeps the weight of the board down with out it

starboard GO ,bic and tiga comes to mind http://www.bicsportwindsurf.com/ it wont stop delam just wont be as noticable , probabley Better of with out it and if you have delam you can deal with it

greg if your down for the n/easters have a look at the peanut ill show you how to do them www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/nsw2.asp

jsnfok said...

i think exocet brought a board like that out about 4 years ago, my grip always wears out between the straps

Exocet did it for a few years on the Cross.
We have one particular Cross that's afew years old & has the pad between the foot pads which is pretty smooth & screen printed.
It became a bit worn & slippery.

On Sunday I fixed it with the router
I routered grooves in it to line up with the original grooves in the foot pads (diamond pattern).
Looks OK & hopefully no more slipping off the back of the board