I have a JP Fusion SUP that is great fun sailing small waves. The only thing I miss is straps.
I've seen the OES wave boards go right up to 130l, but I was just wondering if anyone knows which large manufacturers make the biggest wave boards (in L).
Doesnt need to be "versatile" as I have other boards for other stuff.
Thoughts?
Matt P
The OES is well regarded and I certainly agree. Not aware of any factory boards over about 110L
Its not hard to scale up a waveboard and I found my 82, 92 and 100L ones that I scaled up to around 115L works really well
The hard part is always the balance of early planer vs wave riding ability. Float n ride is easy (conventional waveboard made fat) but to get it to plane earlier and still ride well is harder. Can't go too wide.... slows the planing down.
Goya Quad 114
Goya One 115 (wavy Freewave board)
I used the 2018 One 116 and the new 2020 One 115.
The 2018 felt "in size", the 2020 feels bigger due to the new shape with more width and volume in the tail. Still nice turning on a wave but I think about selling it and getting a One 105 instead, because the shape is so powerful that the 105 should work nice as my light wind waveboard for my 90 kg.
Starboard are saying that their 2021 Kode 125 L and 135 L boards work well as wave boards for big guys.
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Starboard are saying that their 2021 Kode 125 L and 135 L boards work well as wave boards for big guys.
I wish they had put a foil box in those. Talk about an awesome crossover.
I use my 2007 122 Kombat for foiling and light wind wave sailing, these new Kodes are the closest board to that one in production.
i was pretty happy to see the 135lt kode when the 21 range got released.. great looking board.
I probably wouldn't have built my own big board if the kode was available last season. for a while there i was looking around for a 2nd hand kombat.
My Kombat is really beat up. So I'm probably going to drop a foil box and some thrusters into it just to see how that works.
If the board breaks then I can cut the foil box out and reuse it.
Severne is releasing a 125 L Dyno too. Wonder which one is better - Dyno vs Kode?
Its annoying when they say their FSW is a good waveboard for big guys.
No its still a FSW, and thus still not a pure waveboard.
Of course some FSW are more wavey and its refreshing to see things like the Dyno being made, and the change to thruster in boards like the Goya One.
But pure waveboards over 110L are pretty damn rare
NXS on the sunshine coast makes a 120 - 125lt quad pure wave board. he has sold a couple to locals.
I have a starboard reactor 112. It is an outstanding lightwind waveboard. It turns tight, but as soon as it is windy i switch to my smaller board.
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Its annoying when they say their FSW is a good waveboard for big guys.
No its still a FSW, and thus still not a pure waveboard.
Of course some FSW are more wavey and its refreshing to see things like the Dyno being made, and the change to thruster in boards like the Goya One.
But pure waveboards over 110L are pretty damn rare
Also id presume their not strong enough for a 100-120kg rider landing hard.
114ltr Goya Custom 4. I was a big fan of SUP sailing in waves but when the 114 came around I realize I had my float and ride board.
Currently building a 135 L waveboard [236 cm x 76 cm] at the moment. This board is a Wave board and not a Bump and jump board with its wave board rocker line , bottom concaves , thin out rails and hidden volume in the centre line of the board.
For lighter wind, yes.
For bigger waves, narrower-maybe longer.
Of course, it depends on our definition of "bigger waves".
Big guys need floaty, quick turning, easy to bank wave boards.
This concept was ignored thru the '80's, '90's, early 00's, and lightly touched in the latter teens.
