Select to expand quoteomg said..Velocicraptor said..
Resurrecting an old thread because I finally got around to weighing some Appletree boards.
I have both a 60L Appleslice v2 and a 5'7" AppleSkipper DW and both of the boards were 4.1 kg (probably 50g margin of error). Somewhat surprising since the Appleslice has had several repairs and is still below the advertised weight.
Hey, please share your thoughts on the AppleSkipper, please? Does it get on foil much earlier compared to Appleslice and how do you find the pumping etc.? Oh, and what's your weight?
Hey, I've now had several sessions winging on the Skipper DW, 80 liters, 5'7". I'm 80kg and using this with the 60 liter 4'9" skipper v2.
the DW works very well when the conditions are fairly consistent - either light wind or smoother swell. It definitely gets up to speed and into foil faster in these conditions. The board is a handful when it gets really choppy or cross grained. The narrow width combined with the displacement hull makes it quite tippy and unforgiving. That said, those conditions probably aren't really the intended purpose of the board. I get some pretty chaotic short period downwind conditions in the spring and fall and I'm not sure I'd be comfortable on this board for those days Yet.
once it's on foil it feels great. Super stiff, so pumping and going from rail to rail is very confidence inspiring. My normal board is only about an inch wider but for some reason the width on the DW took some getting used to. My back foot toes were at the edge of the pad and I actually glued some additional textured traction on the edges so I know where my back toes are.
Knowing what I know, I might have gone with the 5'11" but im still pretty new to figuring out this setup that might change the more time I get on this board. The 5'11" is also slightly wide for what I wanted.
I think this board is going to be super fun to experiment with. The v2 will probably still remain as my go to everyday board though. Weiger is very upfront that this is not a novice board and id definitely agree with that. I just did a downwinder in 10 knots and used a 5m and 1200 sqcm foil, so I'd call that a success.
