The 56 mm fin is no problem with 9.3 and even powered up with 8.5 the board always remains perfectly controllable. Even for surfers without racing experience, light wind surfing becomes a pleasure. Simply stand on it, wait for the gust and glide off - then you can go unbraked through even the worst wind holes. The JP is also well-behaved when pumping: fanning it twice is usually enough, after which it glides very smoothly, but also rather leisurely into full planing, with even pressure distribution on both feet. For very active riders, perhaps coming from a slalom board, the board cannot be torn aggressively enough, the lack of pressure on the back foot - which makes it so easy to surf for "normal surfers" - prevents explosive acceleration. All in all, a very successful light wind base for a broad target group, ideal for travelling in combination with freeride and freerace sails.
PLUS Top glider (passive planing, planing through); very easy to surf. MINUS Quite tame for performance-orientated surfers
Prices2599*/2099**/1749*** Euro
surf measurement: Weight: 9,34 kgLength: 252,0 cmWidth: 92,0 cmFinJP Super Lightwind 56 cm/Deep-Tuttlebox/Carbon-GFK
InfoPryde Group GmbH, Tel.: 089/6650490, www.jp-australia.com
All test results and detailed descriptions of these boards can be found in the PDF download below.
