Thommen Wave 83 Windsurf Mag Test
www.windsurfingmag.comEditor's Pre-Test Notes:
- Lightweight, with an unusual bottom shape.
- Vee, double concave, single concave with vee, back to vee.
- Gotta ride this.
Test Team Notes:Intermediate/Advanced Testers
Eirini Smyrnaiou, lightweight
Its shape is short and maneuverable and its weight feels well balanced. I would own it - feels like a do-everything board I could improve with.
Catherine Kurz, lightweight
Slices through the water nicely at speed. Carves great and good volume for a variety of conditions. Good speed - I would own it. Is it a pure wave or free wave board?
Mac Barnes, middleweight
Comfortable, balanced, easy to master, jumps great. I would own this for high-wind sailing, even though it's a bit small. Much better for me than other boards in this fleet. But when the wind stops, it stops working very quickly. It's a little more difficult to waterstart and slog with this board.
Ray Scott, middleweight
Light and lively, yet controllable. Challenging for an intermediate in a good way. Slogging was exercise, but doable.
Expert Testers
Giampaolo Cammarota, lightweight
Good board, well balanced and turny enough.
Jake Miller, lightweight
Quick to plane, fast, comfortable pads, easy to jibe. Feels like an easy-jibing big-wave board. Not as slashy as OES.
Dave Wissink, middleweight
A perfect floaty onshore and down-the-line board. Good for bump and jump too.
Eddy Patricelli, middleweight
Lively, direct, slippery feel over the water. Lightweight, and somewhat high strung. Nice in the turns. Can't tell if it was made exclusively for waves - a good thing. On a wave it feels right - both backside and front side. Cons - still looking for 'em.
Dave Troup, heavyweight
Turny with super smooth ride and excellent upwind performance. Felt like a good high-wind board for heavyweights.But it's a pure wave board and I don't live on Maui.
