However, get this, beginners can learn on this very same gear!Ī friend of mine in Thailand, who is starting to plane on a Rio with straps and harness, he’s learning to foil on this same Foil X + SuperCruiser combo. The board is very radical, measuring just 190 cm long! Combine it with the SuperCruiser foil that gives you lift before Formula boards get planing and the low aspect wing that keeps you flying at low speeds, you basically can foil in very light winds and do foil jibes all day long. Combined, you have gear people can foil on and performance so cool that relatively advanced foilers like myself, Svein Rasmussen or Albert Pijoan, no longer use the Race foil! So everyone beside Gonzalo will be super stoked on the SuperCruiser foil + Foil X board. Tiesda You – “Long story short from Starboard side, the SuperCruiser foil is actually one of two parts, the second part being our brand new 2020 Foil X board. Words Tiesda You // Photos John Carter, Eric Collard & Adrien Grelon Starboard’s head of brand and design, Tiesda You, gives us the lowdown on both their new 2020 Foil X board and SuperCruiser foil. Recessed into the board for maximum efficiency, secured with improved sealant glue and additional clear tape around the edge.When Starboard released what they called, “Our easiest foil ever”, the “SuperCruiser”, we heard that there was actually a top secret new design of foil board in the works too.The standing area is much drier overall as less water enters when leaning on the rail to rail turn.50% reduction in weight change from 4 to 2 drainage holes.Faster drainage, we recorded up to 50% faster drainage time (drained in 18 strokes with center vs 39 strokes with rails).Less water weight on the rails, reducing the water causing imbalances in lateral stability.We moved the drainage from the rails to center of the board resulting in: *The deflector will not be installed on the boards but shipped in the accessory box.The rail deflector also acts as protection when tying the board onto roof racks. Deflect water entering into the standing, keeping water weight off the board and out of the cockpit.The new range of fins adds speed and performance like never before. The trailing edge features a super sharp 0.4mm for clean hydrodynamics. The 3k pre-impregnated carbon biax is ultra-lightweight weave and creates super stiff performance throughout the fin.The inner rails are more dug out in the standing area to utilize the full width inside the cockpit and improve stability. Multiple PVC stringers connect the deck and bottom structure, creating an ultra solid frame at the lightest possible weight. BIAX CARBONġ00% Biax Carbon technology offers the strongest and stiffest board at the lightest possible weight, using the lightest grade of carbon fiber (100g Biax Carbon). The hollow construction is a 100% biax carbon fiber sandwich technology with double carbon layers around a PVC body, featuring unidirectional carbon fiber and PVC for reinforcement. The secret to the ZERO technology is the premium sandwich hollow layup. With over 6+ years in development, Starboard introduces the lightest full carbon hollow construction in SUP racing history. Zero is our most premium race construction. Every detail and material have been optimised to conserve weight, making the Zero over 3kg lighter than Carbon Sandwich and 4.5kg lighter than Wood Carbon.
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