Has anyone sailed a starboard kombat. i'm lead to believe it is an allrounder. any feedback please and any other infor on similar boards. my budget is not big.
My two cents on the 86 liter.
I'm 85ish kgs and used it regularly with a 5.7 and 5.3. For me it was a excellent board for moderate Perth seabreezes (18-25 kts) in the open ocean. The board is fast, easy gybing and a good jumper. I found it to be too big when I used it with a 4.7 in +25 knts.
As a back and forth, bump and jump board in a good ocean swell it was agile and confident.
As as wave board, probably due to my poor technique, I found it a bit too fast in the waves and had to slow the board on the wave or I would never be were I wanted to be and would be turning too far in front of the wave. It may not be a good wave rider but an excellent jumper due to its volume and speed.
As a flat water board I'm sure there are better options.
Today with all the multi-fin boards I miss a good fsw board like the kombat. They can be a lot of fun.
Awesome board - great fun as a B&J/allrounder - the Starboard Kode (freestyle wave) replaced the Kombat in the SB range
