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I wish I hadn't sold it

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Created by nerdycross > 9 months ago, 15 Dec 2021
nerdycross
317 posts
15 Dec 2021 2:31AM
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What board have you sold in the past that you regret and can't find a replacement. My regret was a Atom iq 100 about five years ago.

CoconutJam
5 posts
15 Dec 2021 3:13AM
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2017 Goya One 105 - sold it after buying a custom wave board which turned out to be a bit of a dog and it rarely leaves the garage now...I should've kept the Goya which could turn and had some zip to it!

Brent in Qld
WA, 1355 posts
15 Dec 2021 4:50AM
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Strange, I've never regretted selling a board. Always felt it's good to see someone else share the fun if a board ain't used much.

elmo
WA, 8868 posts
15 Dec 2021 5:16AM
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Tabou Thunders, looked like they were bashed by the ugly stick, but jeeze they were fun to ride

John340
QLD, 3363 posts
15 Dec 2021 8:29AM
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Mistral Speed 95 (55 wide) - it was the perfect Queensland speed board, quick with good float. I replaced it with a Mistral Speed 47 which I rarely use.

Faff
VIC, 1370 posts
15 Dec 2021 9:36AM
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Fanatic Triwave 82. And then the buyer took up winging. So it's mainly gathering dust now.

Grantmac
2317 posts
15 Dec 2021 6:54AM
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~2002 Fanatic X-ray 155. First board I ever bought, really didn't appreciate just how efficient and easy to sail it was. Should have kept it for those dead flat 15kt days I had access to in my old place plus as a trainer for the kids. The Start I have for them now is just so heavy and dull in comparison.

Jetlag
NSW, 194 posts
15 Dec 2021 11:11AM
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I wish I still had my little speed board on the left from 1988. Ralph Riddell shaped it from rocker curves I developed and a custom paintjob from Darren (Podge) Podboj. I only got to sail it 3 times. I'd just love to have it hanging on a wall. Probably in the rafters of someone's garage !!?

Faff
VIC, 1370 posts
15 Dec 2021 11:13AM
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elmo said..
Tabou Thunders, looked like they were bashed by the ugly stick, but jeeze they were fun to ride


The outline is like some modern freestyle boards.

WaveMuppet
39 posts
15 Dec 2021 8:23AM
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For what it's worth, I have the Atomiq 110 from 2015 and think it's awesome, and I've sailed quite a few newer freerides - blast / fox etc. just about to spend some money on tidying/regripping. sorry to validate your opening post.??

redrabbitz
VIC, 65 posts
15 Dec 2021 3:55PM
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Wish l'd never let go of my favorite teddy bear. Saw one identical to the one I was given as a baby back in the early 60's. Recently saw it on Antiques Roadshow which fetched
over $8k. Thats alot of windcrank'n gear!!! Now just sweet memories of hugg'n the Wee Teddy never realizing the potential of such high values.


Can kinda relate to why "Hoarders" hoard.

Merry Xmas to all & may Santa blow lots of wind'n'swell to all his wind obsessed natives??

JakeNN
370 posts
15 Dec 2021 3:18PM
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CoconutJam said..
2017 Goya One 105 - sold it after buying a custom wave board which turned out to be a bit of a dog and it rarely leaves the garage now...I should've kept the Goya which could turn and had some zip to it!


Why did you think a custom wave board would be better than a board that was shaped by one of the best shapers in the world, tested by the best pros in the world, and progressively developed over numerous years?

duzzi
1120 posts
15 Dec 2021 3:44PM
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nerdycross said..
What board have you sold in the past that you regret and can't find a replacement. My regret was a Atom iq 100 about five years ago.



I think the only one I regret selling is my old mike's lab course slalom board. An eggshell, around 135 liters, 74 wide, very long (I do not remember if it was 250 something or 270 something). It has been my best light wind board by far. With an 8.0 and a 52 cm fin it foiled!

nerdycross
317 posts
15 Dec 2021 4:07PM
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redrabbitz said..
Wish l'd never let go of my favorite teddy bear. Saw one identical to the one I was given as a baby back in the early 60's. Recently saw it on Antiques Roadshow which fetched
over $8k. Thats alot of windcrank'n gear!!! Now just sweet memories of hugg'n the Wee Teddy never realizing the potential of such high values.


Can kinda relate to why "Hoarders" hoard.

Merry Xmas to all & may Santa blow lots of wind'n'swell to all his wind obsessed natives??


CoconutJam
5 posts
15 Dec 2021 4:59PM
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JakeNN said..

CoconutJam said..
2017 Goya One 105 - sold it after buying a custom wave board which turned out to be a bit of a dog and it rarely leaves the garage now...I should've kept the Goya which could turn and had some zip to it!



Why did you think a custom wave board would be better than a board that was shaped by one of the best shapers in the world, tested by the best pros in the world, and progressively developed over numerous years?


That's a very good question, which I ask myself every time I go out on it

PhilUK
1098 posts
15 Dec 2021 5:18PM
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JakeNN said..

CoconutJam said..
2017 Goya One 105 - sold it after buying a custom wave board which turned out to be a bit of a dog and it rarely leaves the garage now...I should've kept the Goya which could turn and had some zip to it!



Why did you think a custom wave board would be better than a board that was shaped by one of the best shapers in the world, tested by the best pros in the world, and progressively developed over numerous years?


At the end of 2019 I decided to buy a new FSW type of board (secondhand) as my older Exocet from 2008 was a good B&J board but not so good for wave riding on slow waves. I bought a 2014 Goya One 86l. It certainly turned well, but was dog slow. I couldnt live with the compromise of a board which turned so well but was slow and took an age to get back upwind. They updated the design in 2017 to be a bit quicker. I've recently bought a Quatro Tetra 89l, only tried it once and it is so much faster (2 knots on the GPS) than the Goya and goes upwind well. Turns pretty good as well. Its from the same shaper. You cant just assume because a production board its what you want, despite watching their videos and reading the brochures.
Fanatic Stubby & stubby FSW? Where are they now? Same with other brands who jumped on that bandwagon. Wide and thin freerides? 2nd generation they were mostly a bit narrower.

If you want a custom board, you have to be very specific to what you want. If I was going to buy a custom FSW I'd say it needs to be flat between the straps. If it turned out it wasnt, I wouldnt hand over the money.

I've never sold a board and regretted it later.
However, I really wish I'd bought a discounted Exocet x-wave 94l from 2019, and not the Goya. I reckon it would have been more suitable for my than the Quatro as well.

Loreni
80 posts
16 Dec 2021 12:25AM
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an old Naish freeride board 125L 65cm wide

segler
WA, 1656 posts
16 Dec 2021 12:32AM
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F2 Vega. It was long and heavy, but it was the best waterstarting board out there. If you needed a long tail to rest the boom on, this board was nails.

leto
284 posts
16 Dec 2021 2:14AM
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JakeNN said..


CoconutJam said..
2017 Goya One 105 - sold it after buying a custom wave board which turned out to be a bit of a dog and it rarely leaves the garage now...I should've kept the Goya which could turn and had some zip to it!




Why did you think a custom wave board would be better than a board that was shaped by one of the best shapers in the world, tested by the best pros in the world, and progressively developed over numerous years?



I thought about trying customs a few times which never materialized for same exact reason JakeNN mentioned. Also it's a good idea not to rush sell anything until you try a replacement several times and at a few spots. Never sold a board I regretted latter but I'm very incremental in any updates.

SurferKris
475 posts
16 Dec 2021 4:55AM
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I've sold an AHD power wave (72 liter, if I remember correctly) and I regret it, it had such a crisp feel to it and it was great for jumping.

Mistral flow was another great board, crappy construction (I had the green version, 96l), but great for bump and jump.

Starboard Apollo, it is the earliest plaining board I've ever had, much easier to get going compare to the more modern Formula boards.

Blueskydrinker
8 posts
16 Dec 2021 1:18PM
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f2 sunset slalom 103 circa 1991-. 1st ever shortboard. Wish i still had it mostly for the graphics. Good times getting smashed in the Brighton UK shoredump. (This not actual board, but same model and graphics).

gavnwend
WA, 1372 posts
16 Dec 2021 3:23PM
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My second board, Tiga 260 slalom.wish l still had it. fast for its time, forgiven in chop & indestructible.

tbwonder
NSW, 730 posts
16 Dec 2021 6:44PM
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John340 said..
Mistral Speed 95 (55 wide) - it was the perfect Queensland speed board, quick with good float. I replaced it with a Mistral Speed 47 which I rarely use.


Yes I agree John the Speed 95 is the only board that I have sold that I regretted selling. It was a size that you could always use on those patchy days. I sold it because it was not fun to gybe.

WindRider
QLD, 838 posts
16 Dec 2021 8:19PM
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For a while my red futura's, but now I wish I had my BIC Astro Rock. As it was my first short board I planned on and carve gybed.

redrabbitz
VIC, 65 posts
17 Dec 2021 12:26PM
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Wow.
Absolutely great to
hear that another ol'skool board (Bic Astro Rock) gets a positive mention. Thumbs up they were a great board tough as well. Had a neat Bic Rap as well for higher wind velocity. They were fun times on those older boards.

How things have changed since.

RuddeBos
136 posts
17 Dec 2021 6:29PM
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nerdycross said..
What board have you sold in the past that you regret and can't find a replacement. My regret was a Atom iq 100 about five years ago.


Ha, saw that iceberg and dodged it.

After a long line of Starboard windsurfing boards...probably in the region of 30+ boards, they are the only ones left, as they've been replaced by foil boards.
we would never sell our pair of Atom 100's.
There is a waiting list for second hand boards in the UK.

felix1111
86 posts
18 Dec 2021 12:01AM
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mistral diamond head 1984

segler
WA, 1656 posts
18 Dec 2021 2:56AM
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I never had a Bic Astro Rock, but friends did. Instructors used to say, "If you can't learn to jibe on an Astro Rock, you can't learn to jibe on anything."

onshoreroy
59 posts
21 Dec 2021 6:43AM
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A 87 kode wave twin, which I just bought back 3 years latter.


ka43
NSW, 3091 posts
21 Dec 2021 7:13PM
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Bombora Trifin, pink. Circa 1983. Best board ever!!!

redrabbitz
VIC, 65 posts
22 Dec 2021 9:18AM
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You wish you'd never sold it but you did

Move on.


How sad too bad, no shortage of gear on the planet. Plenty more out there, & more in the development stages.

Onshoreroy, wow that's epic buying back a previously owned board after 3 yrs.


Kinda like gettn' back with an "x".

That ends up in sliding doors moment.

Either works well or a belly flop you'll never know. Think of the other fabulous board(s) you've potentially missed out on!



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