So since someone decided it's fair game to complain about Severne I thought I'd throw it open to other brands too. What current product (has to be currently in production or available new from windsurfing stores i.e. 2020 or 2021) should the industry be ashamed about?

Any sail designed to be used in punishing conditions that has a fair amount of monofilm, i.e. in wave/freestyle/high wind freeride sails where it's a certainty that they'll often cop a good deal of punishment!

Long live X-ply sails!!!

The Formuline rope wears off visibly, and snapped after 6 months. Isn't that supposed to be "the best of the best"?
The outhaul rope supplied with NP carbon boom snapped after 4 months of use. This one is not the Formuline though, so OK to last 2 months less.

Obelix said..
The Formuline rope wears off visibly, and snapped after 6 months. Isn't that supposed to be "the best of the best"?
The outhaul rope supplied with NP carbon boom snapped after 4 months of use. This one is not the Formuline though, so OK to last 2 months less.

Do your extensions have stainless steel cleats? Stainless steel cleats eat all rope including formuline.

Downhaul rope is a consumable item, it's not a permanent fixture. I replace mine regularly along with uni joint tendons. The cost is minor in comparison to the inconvenience of having **** break out on the water

Starboard Ultra Kode 2019 Flax Balsa, faulty construction. Not sure is it the same with 2020.

Had 93 and still have 86. Both broke on the deck, next to the mast track in about 3 sessions, to the point that laminate started through. Got one warranted (took 2.5 month! thanks to a certain web shop). 86 got fixed as it was in the middle of the season and didn't bother.
And it's one of the heavies wave boards you can find.

But to be fair for me it's one of the best shapes I have ever ridden.
That 86 is just perfect on 3.0 to 4.7, at least for a heavy person it is :)

Just keep away from Flax Balsa construction.
Here's a little talk about it (on 55:50), I wonder why don't they pull it from the retailers.

The current booms from all brands are substandard designs.
Length adjusters that break/fall off
Mast clamps that break, rotate, fall off

Footstraps that desintegrate after one season in the sun.

4 frigging types of different fin boxes

Extensive use of monofilm in wave sails

Pretty shait also is the current wetsuits, my first one lasted 20 yrs... now they go for 2/3 years until everything unglues apart.

From a good mate inside the industry once said that only NP and Severne makes profit from windsurf sail manufacturing, the others still only carry in their portfolio afraid of hurting the brand if they pull out...

^^^ end grain balsa always was a dumb idea idea anyway. Strong in the wrong direction and sucks water so a minor ding always was going to be a disaster.

I think the boards could all use a layer of kevlar covering at least the complete top and sides/rails. have a kayak made with a kevlar and carbon sandwich (kevlar on outside), light and incredibly durable, it has taken some hits but never got damaged. Maybe that is what Witchcraft boards are made with. Now the Bic boards with the plastic shell are very durable too, but heavy, at least the Bic Nova 189 L I got used, from the early 2000's, was heavy at 13.6 kilos!