Anyone have experience with this board? There's one available (2020) at a price I can afford and it looks almost like a heavyweight's one-board quiver. Current owner is a top-flight builder and sailor. Probably I could make it work from 7.0-10.0 on a fin, and it has foil box for the rest of the time. I mostly foil nowadays but that's partly because I don't have a board I love riding with an 8.6 and a fin just now. I'm curious about how well it fins, how it handles heavy chop, and durability. I don't tend to sail super-overpowered which a lot of real slalom boards prefer, so that may be a thing too...
I am trying to get that board too haha, is it the one in the east coast? I have an RRD x-fire 122 for sale a bit cheaper if you are interested. it has less volume but the width is pretty close.
I ride in long island and my most used sail is the 8.6, trying to get something with a bit more volume that could keep me stay dryer in the winter.
I'd make sure that the box is foil approved from JP web. what vol is it? I've got a 2022 Patrik Slalom 140x84 that definitely does have a factory foil box if either are interested. Rated from 7-9m sails I was told. I foil more than slap so it's taking up space. Fast comfy chop eater and can sweeten it with CLSL fin too. I used to have older JP 125 Slalom than JP SS 124. Loved them both for Busso bay sailing.
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I am trying to get that board too haha, is it the one in the east coast? I have an RRD x-fire 122 for sale a bit cheaper if you are interested. it has less volume but the width is pretty close.
I ride in long island and my most used sail is the 8.6, trying to get something with a bit more volume that could keep me stay dryer in the winter.
Yes - Dave's board. He thinks a friend of his can get it down to Florida for me. The X-Fire would work fairly well if the deal with David fell through for some reason. I'm kinda committed, though, if he can get it to me.
I might have a good "dry in the winter" board for you though - a Custom Tillo Foil/Fin Convertible. Alex built it for me - All carbon, 163 liter, 91 wide and 232 long. Designed for foil and fin and I've used it a LOT for both. Don't use it much now because it kinda duplicates it's own wind range - it's a great 8.6 board on fin but that's the same wind as 7.0 and a foil. I'll be driving home to Massachusetts in mid-december and could bring it if you wanted it (and nobody around here snaps it up first- much admired board). Well-used so not expensive. Not as fast as the X-Fire but then what is? Definitely a board to stay dry on, though. It's like Tillo's stock 141 Convertible - bevels up front, hard rails in back - but longer and all-carbon instead of the wood deck.
BSN - That Patrik sounds terrific but I think it's in Oz and I'm in USA...
