Hi Guys,
Im trying to decide between a Fanatic Quad and a Quatro LS, does anyone have any recommendations / have actually tested these boards?
The models im looking at are around the 85/86l mark and i'm just interested to see if anyone had any good or bad points to mention about either board.
You couldn't go wrong with either one.
Both seem to rate the highest in all the reviews compared to any other board.
I have the 79 Fanatic Quad. It's awesome.
Thanks Qwerty it's good to know that the fanatic is a good board.
Just wondering though how well the quads do out of the waves? Most of the time i'll sail at Quinns or Pinnaroo and would use this as my high wind board for those locations, do they go OK in chop / swell too?
Can't comment on those locations as I'm over in NSW and only sail in waves.
However, it handles chop/swell very well, and especially for its size.
I'm 75kgs. I had it out in 35-40 knots last weekend. Plenty of blasting across the swell out the back.
Usually I'd be on a 68/70L board in that wind (and I still have those boards), but wanted to see how the Quad went in those conditions.
Sat in the water nicely. Very controllable.
The only difference to a single is that its slightly slower to get planing (but stays on the plane just fine).
No doubt due to the bit of extra weight from having 4 fin boxes.
But it's only a slight difference and really doesn't worry me. When there's decent wind, it doesn't matter anyway.
Disclaimer - I've not sailed either, but
Every Quatro pure waveboard I've seen or used has a bit more rocker than most, making them an awesome DTL wave board (ie Gnaraloo) but a bit slower to plane. That also makes them less directionally stable .... "hunt" a bit more through the chop. I know Quatro claim early planing, but don't they all 
Also, both are waveboards and will not handle short sharp chop like Pinnaroo anywhere near as well as a freestylewave that has some vee in it.
Will u use them for waveriding or 99% Pinnas / Quinns? If the latter, seriously go a FSW... or at least ride a FSW and those boards side by side on the same day and then decide.
Hi Mark thanks for the input.
Realistically i will use the board about 85% at Pinnas / Quinns but i;ve already got a 102L Freestyle Wave board and was looking for something smaller that could also handle the waves fairly well.
Do you reckon get a smaller freestyle wave instead of the quad?
I'm sailing the 75L quatro @ Cott quite a lot and it's not bad.
It goes on the plane quite early and has good upwind capabilities.
Although a FSW would be better for Cott, but I rather have a board that works great in waves and does OK on flat/water chop than the other way around.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the Fanatic Quad is more shaped like the Quatro KT, designed for high wind radical wave riding?
Where the Quatro LS is more a "world wave" board.
) you'll want to go frontside riding which FSW's are sh!t at
I tried a mates 85L JP Thruster the other day and reckon it could be what you're after.
It's got heaps of vee compared to a traditional wave board (Like my 85 Naish which is much flatter across the tail) This plus the thruster set-up gives it a grippy and planted feel. Its great for jumping and really glides through chop.
Can't comment on its wave performance but I'd assume being a JP it will be good.
If you're after a multi fin waveboard which is fun to blast I'd give one of these a test.
Have fun deciding
Thanks for all the advice guys, Ill definitely give the JP thruster a shot it sounds just like what I'm after!
Bertie at the moment I'm around 95kg mark, what would you suggest as a good 85l board?
If your 95Kg, i wouldnt go smaller than 90L yet.
The 93L JP thruster would be sweet. or 92L jp quad.
Other boards i know well are the JP real world wave 92 or Tabou pocket 93.
If you go too small you might loose too much speed on the wave and find it harder going than it should be to really progress well in the waves.
The difference in turning with any of the mentioned boards will amaze you compared to the FSW, but you needent go crazy small board size to get amazing performance.
Some companys do make big boards that suit big guys really well.
On an 85 if the wind drops out during a late session you might find yourself swimming home, no chance of that on a 93L.
G'day, if you intend to blast around pinnas mostly I would go for a singlefin over a multifin setup anyday.
Multis, especially quads are too slow and if you do manage to wind them up you'll find them really skittish and slappy in the chop.
Being generally wider than singles, multifins are a sinch to jybe though, and you'll plane out of more gybes as they won't stall as easy given thier wider tail.
I ride a 92 JP quad and took it to the river for a fang on a easterly last week, and I would have had more fun on a singlefin like a FSW shape.
Dont get me wrong, the quads are unreal and I would fin it hard to go back to a single for wavesailing, but for fangen around singles ar the go I rekon.
Thanks again guys for all the input, i think i might just get a smaller FSW board for the higher winds around 85l and then get a bigger wave board for pure wave sailing.
Has anyone had any experience with the Goya One FSW series, there's an 85lt version from 2009 in good condition for sale, are these boards any good?
Dude you dont need 3 boards. you just need a 92L wave board, and based on what we know now a thruster would probably be the go so you can use it as a bump and jump singlefin.
oops i didnt make it clear what i was thinking there.
Ali needs a 92 to go with his 102 FSW.
He doesnt need 3 boards, just 2.
1 board just aint going to cut it for what he wants to do.
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Disagree, DL.
When he said smaller FSW I think he meant smaller than his existing FSW, not that his smallest baord would be a FSW.
Buuut:For nukin' B&J a FSW will be way better. Now bearing in mind most ppl won't wavesail as such when it is seriously mega windy:
For good wind but not nukin' and at Lano a waveboard is in order but not as small as the FSW for hi wind.
Assuming he is 90kg as somebody said (?) a good quiver could be
102L FSW
90L waveboard
80L FSW for very hi wind B&J
A 90L waveboard is not for "nukin' " conditions if you are 90kg 
nukin B&J means a good 10L under your bodyweight, smaller fin than standard (perhaps) and something that tracks well (which means not a waveboard)
IMHO
So maybe a decision needs to be made - is it for Lano on good days, or blown out 30kn plus at Pinnas....... or have 3 boards
^^^^^The punctuation in that rant is shocking.
Please use spell check or proof read before posting.
You are teaching the younger generation bad habits.M8
Hi Guys,
I would probably go a 85l FSW for when it gets windy for use at Pinnas / B&J conditions and then a 90 odd litre wave board for the waves obviously, going on the advice not to go smaller than 90l if i weigh 95kg for the wave board this would seem to make sense.
