shinobi said..
Just pickend up my new 130 iSonic, looking nice!
Some tweaks here and there, most noticeable changes in the rail and the area behind the fin got smaller again.

This looks familiar...

Don't get me wrong Sean as I sell both brands and have a little 107 I Sonic all ready to go but how do those tails look similair.
The JP looks like a winger squashed pin that connects to the water and the Starby is way off that.
Colours do look similar though.
Have you used the new 130 yet? Have a guy keen to get some goss on it for the lighter stuff.

Cheers for the feedback mk.

Cheers Sean,

Catch you soon.

Sam.

Took the isonic 120 carbon for a premiere ride last Sunday here in Sweden.
Sunny, 12 degrees celcius and 4 degrees Celcius in the water.

Had the isonic 117 carbon 2011 until 2013 and last year and a Fanatic falcon 132.

Wind strength were gusty 10 to 23 knots and moderate to small chop.

Compared to the 2011 117 this years model felt very different. It promotes a more upright stance and easier to put a 50/50 weight on your feets.
It feels like the 120 transfers the gusts into more speed than the 117.


My max average speed 5x10 sek with the 117 was 28.92 knots and with the 120, 30.55 knots.
Max 2 sec with isonic 117 , 31.32 knots and with the Isonic 120, 33.05 knots.
This is from my first session with the 120.

So there is indeed some improvements in design from 2011 to 2015.


Compared to the fanatic falcon 132 i find the 120 easier to trim.
the falcon 132 was a nice ride but more sensitive to mastfoot position and fins.
The isonic is in a different league for me.
I used Mauisails TRX 7.7 and Hurricane speed slalom 44 m-

the isonic one twenty rocks !

Matt.

Hi guys!

I have some doubts about which board to buy, i am a heavy weight sailor, around 95kg, i'm already owner:
Isonic 133 (2009)
Isonic 117 (2013)
And i'm in doubt if i buy a 2014 isonic 107 or 110...
I need a board to use in 15-25kt wind range...

BRA4253 said..
Hi guys!

I have some doubts about which board to buy, i am a heavy weight sailor, around 95kg, i'm already owner:
Isonic 133 (2009)
Isonic 117 (2013)
And i'm in doubt if i buy a 2014 isonic 107 or 110...
I need a board to use in 15-25kt wind range...

Yep im with sausage get the 107

I've tried the 13 or 14 model carbon version 110 and its a big board.

Felt pretty crap but performance was good!

The 2015 107 feels like a small board once on the plane. The 2014 107 feels bigger in the tail than the 2015 model (though its not)

The 110 feels like a big board,so go for the 107.

The 107 feels so much nicer than the old 110--- much smaller especially,sweeter and faster!

The 110 feels like a wide,big board so I presume the new 114 feels similar. The 107 feels like a medium sized board.

I have been using my 107 with a 44cm Sonntag fin and 7.6m in light wind (10-15) and it gets me going in 10-11 knots of wind.

No point in going bigger for my 70kg.

Tried the 2015 model carbon 90 litre yesterday in winds of 18-25 knots with a 5.5 and 32 Vector EX fin.

Too much lift in the gusts! Very hairy to ride above 23-24 knots for me. Very fast in 18-23 though.

Rigged up my 6.6 when the wind dropped a bit (15-22) with a 36 CL carbon fin.

Even more lift! Going upwind amazing in sharp contrast to using the smaller fin.

Prefer my older model (2012) 87 wood when the wind is strong by far. More comfortable and controllable to sail when the wind is strong by some!

Half an hour on the 90 in 25 knots and I reckon I'd be done.

The 2015 IS107 is a much nicer board than the 2013 Is110 that I had previously. The IS107 will take an 8.6 comfortably, I use a Sonntag SL-P 40cm fin with teh 8.6 - I do have a 43cm Sonntag SL-P, which I used on the IS110, but find it too big on the Is107.

The Is110 would plane marginally earlier than the Is107 - but as an overall package the Is107 is by far the better board. When Slalom racing, I always use my Is137 with the 8.6 as it carries more speed through the gybes, but for recreational sailing I prefer the Is107.

In terms of the Is90, I have a 2014 Is90, that replaced a 2012 Is87 - initially I didn't get on with the Is90, however, I now love this board. The biggest issue was the fin - the Is90 is incredibly sensitive to fin size and profile. With the Is87, I used 32 and 34cm Vector fins, but they just didn't work in the Is90, I find that the IS90 only sails well with a fin which has a lot of rake - I now use Drake R2R DW 30, 32 and 34cm fins, but rarely use the 34cm fin. However, once you get the right fin, and get used to the "unlimited" speed feeling, the Is90 is an awesome board

I had a very quick ride of a 2013? RRD 114 litre.

It does not have the new large tail cutout that most of the newer boards have.

I could feel the extra the drag of the tail no question about it!

Did not feel that fast a board to me--- though Peter Dans could beat nearly everyone on it

The newer boards especially in the larger sizes benefit from these new large tail cutouts.

Not convinced in the smaller sizes like a 87L it will make a much if any difference. The tail is already small anyway.

Spocktek said..
I think the 107 iSonic is the most versatile board on the market. I made my '16 model go 43 knots on a speed run with a 23cm fin, then a few days later put a 7.8 on it and went for a upwind cruise with a 42cm fin!
As said before its a medium wind slalom board, but for the heavier sailor it's good for more than 30 knots with the right fin. Sometimes 'ignore' the recommend specs on fins, sail size and wind range and go experimenting!

43 knots! Damn!

How big are you!?

43kts is incredible on this board!

I was really happy with 35.9 kts on a 7.0 with 34cm fin on the 2015 Is107 - No way I could go much faster though

I completely agree with you on the recommended fin sizes - I almost always use 2cm less than recommended on both the Is90 and Is107

mattspoonersurf said..
43kts is incredible on this board!

I was really happy with 35.9 kts on a 7.0 with 34cm fin on the 2015 Is107 - No way I could go much faster though

I completely agree with you on the recommended fin sizes - I almost always use 2cm less than recommended on both the Is90 and Is107

What type of GPS's you guys have? Mine must read low cause even in 35 knots of wind on a little 80l isonic I'm not hitting 35 knots!

www.gpsteamchallenge.com.au/sailor_session/show?date=2015-12-24&team=10

I'm Spock. Max speed was 43.01 on the dail with a 2 sec peak at 42.7.
I'm using a logsys gt-31 gps like most the crew.
Mark, Is your 54 litre speed board a dunkerbeck iSonic?