Nice looking board.. I like the outline. Hope we get a few over here in WA sometime.. Would love to try the 45.
So...40 knot WSW...JP speed 45 - RSR 5.1 Evo ll...which fin Sam...X2 21 or Strike 18??[}:)]
That's the next project to think about. Pretty happy with my slightly ground and modified X1 21 but a backup to allow for screwups is on the cards.
Are you getting or have you got the 45 also? If so what have you got planned?
I think there might be one in the snail mail heading for Victoria
Hamma and I have had some good results out of the Strike 18 on our Sp40's on the really wild 5.0 days.
Hmmm. Strike 18's you say.
Might have to get in touch with Boogie.
See you at Sandy.
Sam.
I picked up 20cm strike for my SP 40 the fins have a real deep concave on one side and are angled off centre in the head hopefully i'll get to use the setup.
Hi guys,
I've tested both the 54 and 45 so far and I have to say I am flabbergasted about the ease of use and possible accelleration with these speedboards. Obviously I am sponsored by JP so draw your own conclusions haha. But for those who trust my judgement I can say the boards are super easy to set on the tail and keep the right balance when things get hairy.
The rockerline is pretty rounded with a very short flat combined with enough tailkick. The tailblock is relatively wide and judging from my first sail it seems you can get away with small sailsizes and still get very good accelleration values in (which I like a lot cause it means it's suited for "lighter" riders as well, lighter as in light for speedsailors). I would rate the 45 and 54 as superb flat water speedboards and the 54 for sure can be used for high wind slalom as the nose rides high enough. The 49 is designed differently with a constant v and wider hips around the front footstraps. I think that given board has been designed for strong wind Fuerte like conditions with messy chop and irregular waves as the outline and v set-up will help to settle the board. If you are thinking about purchasing boards for Sandy Point I would focus on the 45 and 54, for open water speed the 49 could prove to be a superb little open water speedboard.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Martin van Meurs
anyone know how the jp's compare to the starboards in price? in the speed/slalom range?
Took the 54cm out today with a 7.2RSS and my 24cm weedy
One run which ran out of wind has me hanging for more
Super slippery and easy to ride
C'mon Huey you fat basket I wanna play some more
