Hi,
Am chasing a decent high wind blaster for the insanely windy days :)
Have a chance to purchase a board which would suit me, however it has one major flaw.
On the bottom of the board, it has been scraped all the way across width wise by the harness hook. It is a few mm deep, just indented, not cracked, but it is all the way across its width, near the mast track (on underside of board)
The board is std construction, 77 litres. Would something like this compromise the strength of the board a lot? ( eg- first big jump I do in high wind and the board will snap where the dent is)
I am 90kgs, and sail predominantly in cross onshore bump and jump, with only small to no waves. The area is always very choppy so I am chasing a board that is ultra comfy and controllable over chop. Speed isnt important at all. Wind range for this board will be 30-40 knots.
So Far I have in mind:
rrd fsw 85lt
goya one 77lt
starboard evo 80lt
Tabou pocket 85lt
Any other boards I might be missing which would suit my sailing conditions stated above?
Boards I have now: 2010 105 litre Tabou 3s ltd
2010 95 litre fanatic freewave
Are you sure it's a harness hook dent and not a crease?
If harness hook, the only damage is to the outside, if not cracked the tensile strength shouldn't be affected too badly, but the sandwich core has been compressed so is more liable to bend at that spot. The only scenario I can think of that will create that sort of force is landing a back loop attempt nose first.
If it's a crease, the internal sandwich fibres may be damaged as well, much more chance of catastrophe.
Can't comment on the production boards, but I recently fixed a delaminted 80 litre RRD slalom board, and what looked like a full carbon construction was only black resin and fibreglass.
I agree that if it is only a harness hook drag then it will not compromise it to any great degree. You won't snap it unless landing flat from some pretty substantial height.
Your list is pretty different though.
For B&J stick with the RRD FSW or Goya One, the others are too wavy, and particularly new school waves shapes which don't do blasting well at all
Yes its just a harness hook dent, so it should be ok then.
Oops meant kode, not evo.
You think even the pocket wouldnt suit? I have heard it can be great at high wind b+j in mushy crappy conditions, its not a full on wave shape, but I could be wrong, its just from what Ive been reading on the web.
So there really isnt much choice out there for what I want by the sounds of it.
There is also jp fsw but I am not interested in getting a jp at this stage< I heard the others mentioned have better control in any case.
You could consider the Naish Koncept.
I have the 110L and predominantly use it for freeride and a bit of B+J in 18 - 25 knts.
I've found it super comfy with great deck pads and ability to eat up chop.
If i had the cash i wouldn't hesitate to get a smaller one for the real heavy days, not that i'm out in that much, but i'll be looking at a 90ishL wave board next i think.
Just for the fact i want to wave sail more next season.
I definately recommend demoing it.
How does the bottom of the board get scraped all the way across by a harness hook?
I would be suspicious of something more sinister, especially if it is a straight line.
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Nice looking board but I didn't spot the harness hook mark on it... 
The genuine carbon in the Thommen logo must give it all sorts of performance advantages! 
If you're looking for a board that handles 30-40 knots then sub 80L would be the go. I Have a FSW 78 and at 90kg it still feels very big in that wind range.
Just to add, I used have an early version of an Exocet Wave board (Light blue) it was an 84L and compact. It was very calm in big wind and bumps, it had more of a FSW tail /rocker and double density pads. They also made a smaller version. If you could find one they should be cheap. After all you wouldn't get 30-40 knots to often, so an old beater would be good for the job.
Re the cross 87, im only looking to buy a cheap 2nd hand board, as its not used often. It would be pointless to get an 87litre board in any case, as I already have a 95 litre fanatic freewave.
There is a goya one 77 litre for sale here which I will most likely grab, just waiting on some clearer pics from the guy.
Cheers for all your help guys.
The thing I dislike about JP is that every man and his dog has one were I sail.
Not a bad thing, just means they are a very popular board with good rep.
Ive owned a few jps in the past and they were all good boards, but I have never owned a goya or rrd board, so wouldnt mind trying something different.
Well, take a look at the Exocet cross IV , I have the Pro edition and is very good!! Just to add to your wish list!! JP I had one and hate the ride!! It was a All Ride. Hope you choose wisely!!
You want a cheap but awesome board to use then get a small jp real world wave or radical wave, fast fun and super light plus they are pretty cheap if you can find one, I had a 83 liter once for the 35+ days and was absolutely fantastic, sold it due to not being enough super windy days, so now I have a 107 stone surf which does from 5.9-4.2 weather
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but in 30+ knots I found a freestyle board to be the best, but I'm big and heavy
But dont freestyle boards have the least rocker so they will be worse on the ballistic days? Am I missing something here?
Mark, out of curiosity,
What board would you suggest would be the best in these conditions then?
I'm not very experienced & am a lightweight but I have a Tabou Pocket wave 78 ltres..2005..? I've had it out in 30kts + in B & J conditions. I'm not used to it yet but I was surprised at how fast it was - seemed much faster than my Rocket freerides. Gybes great ( too b fast ! I've got to try & stay with it) and easy to handle on the straights.I haven't jumped it much but seems good there too. I haven't had any hassles with directional stability although I run a freeride fin on it so I can get upwind better for lake sailing.
i have a old f 2 axxis 262 85 ltr that i have kept for the ballistic days.
has done 36 knots with a wave fin and gybes very nicely .
