Test 2016 - Touring Sport InflatableJP-Australia CruisAir LE 12'6''

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 27.02.2017

Test 2016 - Touring Sport Inflatable: JP-Australia CruisAir LE 12'6''Photo: Stephan Gölnitz
Test 2016 - Touring Sport Inflatable: JP-Australia CruisAir LE 12'6''
The JP-Australia CruisAir in the lightweight "LE" version is a heavyweight.
JP-Australia CruisAir LE 12'6''Photo: Stephan GölnitzJP-Australia CruisAir LE 12'6''

The board is light as a feather and when paddling, especially when accelerating and turning, you simply feel the lower inert mass. One step backwards, pull a bow stroke with the paddle and the bow rotates almost "mass-free". The pointed nose and stretched outline emphasise the sporty impression. There's no question that the CruisAir LE is one of the more sporty fitness models, even if it loses the last few tenths of a kilometre per hour in the flat water sprint compared to the narrower candidates thanks to its significantly raised nose and 31 mm width. On the other hand, the JP garnishes the sporty feeling with good, stable touring qualities.

Highlights Lightweight; particularly stable in this class

Price 1049 EuroLength 381 cmWidth 31''/78 cmWeight (Sup measurement*) 8.44 kgVolume 333 lWeb www.jp-australia.com

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Stephan Gölnitz

Stephan Gölnitz

Deputy Editor in Chief surf

Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.

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