Super sports bikes are super-fast, production-based racing motorbikes – and JP clearly wants its Super Sport to reflect that image and glamour: packed with power – yet still manageable. The Super Sport is JP’s widest board in the freeride-freerace class and is therefore particularly well suited to large sails and occasional foiling.
You won’t have to look far to find comfort-focused design features on the Super Sport. The pads are large and non-slip, and the footstraps are soft and comfortable. Compared to slalom race boards, the deck is more heavily bevelled on the heel side of the footstraps, and the outer row of footstrap pegs also leaves a little space to slip your feet in, although the footstraps are positioned slightly further out than on the Super Ride. A distinct, rounded V-shape in the hull’s underwater section, in the area in front of the mast track, ensures good cushioning on the underside. The V then tapers towards the stern and runs almost flat at the thin 44 fin. Around 90 centimetres of planing surface promise good planing, and the minimal upward curve at the stern – no more than one millimetre – underlines this. Everything on board is bolted using Torx screws. The deck is only moderately lowered around the mast track, leaving a large, usable area for manoeuvring when hoisting the sail, planing and during manoeuvres.
Neck qualities that are rare among freeracers
Just like having VIP access to the pit lane, the Super Sport spoils you as you enter the Freerace League. You’re given a particularly easy start – essentially ‘access to all areas’ – only not for canapés and champagne, but for impressive performance. When hoisting the sail or planing, you’ll enjoy the generously proportioned VIP seat on deck with more legroom than in the standing area: the minimal dip in the mast track barely disrupts the flat deck line. Thanks to the long planing surface, the JP glides over the planing threshold with little resistance – even on a half-wind course without tacking – maintaining a steady, swift and stable ride. The rounded deck shape guides your feet almost automatically into the comfortably positioned footstraps. It all feels as if you’re in an electronically controlled sport mode, without that somewhat boisterous racing feel you get on a Goya Bolt.
Even at full glide speed, the board feels comfortably cushioned and easy to control: the bow never tends to lift off, yet glides freely enough. The board barely moves around its longitudinal axis. The thin fin requires a slightly more sensitive application of pressure when planing and climbing than the previously thicker fin, but also allows for a higher top speed. The adrenaline rush at the limit, similar to that on the Bolt with its slalom-race feel, is slightly less intense on the Super Sport. However, the board demonstrates qualities when jibing that are rare in the freerace segment. The wide tail doesn’t want to turn on a dime, but on medium and wide turns the board glides smoothly, stably and remains unfazed even by choppy waves. Even wide carving jibes – for boards in this width class – can be executed at least reasonably well with plenty of foot pressure.
surf’s verdict on the JP-Australia Super Sport 122
A freeracer that’s particularly easy to sail, with a wide wind range and excellent jibing performance.
Take-off, speed, control, planing jibes, comfort
Foil-ready
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Technical Specifications: JP-Australia Super Sport 122 Wood Pro
- Weight: 8.1 kg*
- Price: 2,599 euros
- For more information, see jp-australia.com
*surf measurement, without fin and footstraps
JP-Australia Super Sport: Available sizes and specifications
| Volume | Width | Length | Weight** | Finn |
| 111 | 70 | 234 | 7.2 | 40 |
| 122 | 76 | 234 | 7.8 | 44 |
| 133 | 82 | 234 | 8.1 | 48 |
**Manufacturer's specifications
This board is part of the major 2026 freerace test. Also featured are Duotone Flash, Future Fly White Tiger, Goya Bolt, JP-Australia Super Ride, JP-Australia Super Sport, Patrik F-Race, Severne Fox, Starboard Futura, Tabou Fifty and Tabou Rocket+. All test reports in surf 5/2026 and, in no particular order, here on surf-magazin.de!
