So im looking for peoples thoughts on the difference and better suited models for OZ conditions.
Quad...??
or
Thruster...???
both have been around before and obviously both work but wat do people think??
cheers
Living around adelaide - a large flattish single freewave for <20knts or flat water (summer) blasting and a medium twinnie thruster or quad for >20 knts and decent waves - seems to work ok. Love the 92 twinser - just need to be well powered - and its still fun in solid B&J conditions and great for backhand waves - sure a quad or thruster would be similar but haven't had the pleasure as yet
If your wave sailing the multi fin will feel good - you just gotta see if you can demo each - its a hard call. Good luck in your quest
thanks russh.
im getting a JP polakow quad.
just wodnering if anyone has a opinion on how the thruster and quad ride. wats the diference
Bacon and Eggs.
Ferrari and Landcruiser.
Black and White.
Thruster and Quad.
Very different boards with different feels and their own positive and negative aspects.
Quads:
- Fast. They've got no drag fins (thruster centre fin).
- Usually wider tails - easier to plane.
- Really grippy, 4 fins aren't going to break traction easily.
- More stable through chop. For those windy cross off days.
- Direct.
Thrusters:
- Less fins. More of a loose feel. You want a bit of slip when hitting the lip.
- Probably just as stable through chop.
- Usually based on a single fin design, more smooth arcs, powerful, old school sailing.
Its easy to speculate on these topics. How to stop speculation? First hand experience. Cut through the bull**** and take out the best bits of the marketing slag. ie Quads = More fins = More grip. Thrust = Singlefin feel = Less grip. You choose one which might suit you and test it :) Success!
Its easy to buy into the hype, OMG Kaulis on quads fk yeah I'll get one! ... until you watch Angulo absolutely shred, with classic style on a single. What board is better again?
There is no best board.
There is black and there is white.
There is sky and there is land.
There is thruster and there is quad, and singles, and twins, and ALOT of different types of each.
haha any my points are in direct contrast with stehsegler's!
JOYRIDER windsurf magazine did a comparison between quads and thrusters a while ago. I'll try find and scan my copy of the mag. In the mean time, test both if you can, and if you can't read up on it. Even surfboard articles give a bit of a comparison.
Atleast if you find your purchase isn't what you wanted you can change the fins around a fair bit on both (if they have the right boxes) and play around with singles and twins, or quads and twins for thrusters and quad fin boards respectively.
www.windsurfingmag.com
best board to get is a custom designed for the conditions you most surf in, that way you'll be happy regardless if its a single, twin, tri fin, single w/ thrusters or twin w/ thrusters...
BTW I got myself a quatro custom quad set up for NSW onshore waves and cost $~$200-300 more than a JP quad at the time, and very happy with result.... but nude boards over in wa or even oes in SA maybe better priced than a US custom board at the moment IMO...
