Boards with multiple uses for wingsurfing, windsurf foiling and SUPing are popular ( HERE there's a test of other boards from this segment). Although they don't usually replace specialist boards in the individual disciplines, such crossover concepts often offer really good suitability in at least one sport and complement this with at least passable usability for other water sports disciplines. We tested whether this also applies to the Indiana All In One.
On land:
Six fin boxes are installed on the Indiana All In One. The foil sits, as usual, in a double rail, and there are also small fin boxes in the tail for use as a wave SUP, as well as a box in the centre area in which a centre fin can be mounted, which should make the board suitable as a windsurfing board for children and teenagers. At 224 centimetres in length, the board is quite long from a wingsurfing perspective. On the other hand, the weight of the Indiana board (9.5 kilos) in carbon sandwich construction is perfectly acceptable. The price of the board is 1839 euros.
On the water:
On the consistently wide board you stand very relaxed when dampening - whether with sail, wing or paddle - and the flat bottom curve also accelerates very quickly in all sports. As a windsurfing base with the powerful Indiana foil (Frontwing 920 H-AR) used for the test, the strap positions fit well, the setup seems a little more nervous around the transverse axis in the lower speed range, but then stabilises with increasing speed. Then the board - which tends to fly flat at slower foil speeds - is also easy to edge and push up very effectively. The Indiana 920 H-AR used tends to be a fast, sporty wing with which you should always be a little careful. A somewhat tamer front wing, such as the Indiana 850 S, would probably harmonise even better with the Indiana All In One. Nevertheless, we were still able to accelerate well in the test setup and enjoy the long-lasting lift in the gybe, which carried us safely through the bend and also through wind holes.
Crashes with a nose dive are quite harmless, regardless of whether you are using a wing or windsurf, which is particularly helpful for less experienced foilers. Instead of a foil, you can even fit a normal fin in the tail plus a centre fin for your first attempts with the wing. In the wing setup with the 1100-P wing, the Indiana foil required a slightly wider stance to control the rather lively handling behaviour. However, the stance position is relatively central and the board is perfect for first wing attempts as well as for cruising in light winds. With a paddle and three fins in the wave, the board accelerates even better than the JP Foil Slate ( HERE check out the test) and holds speed well in flatter waves. More attention is required when paddling out due to the flat nose and the wide tail and flat rocker require more pressure for turns. The Indiana All In One also works perfectly as a children's windsurfing board, as it offers a lot of stability and even steering impulses from small sails (<2.5 square metres) are sufficient to turn the board in light winds. The centre fin largely prevents lateral drift in light winds.
Indiana All In One - the conclusion:
The All In One lives up to its name and is just as suitable for learning wingsurfing for people weighing between 70 and 100 kilos as it is as a windsurfing foil board for cruising. Ideally, the board should be equipped with good-natured cruiser foils; fast high-aspect foils are less suitable. As a wave SUP for moderate waves, it also works more than passably and is more suitable for paddlers with previous experience due to its small size from a SUP point of view. Its suitability as a children's windsurfing board is ideal. It offers light beginners (25-50 kilos) sufficient stability even without previous experience and accompanies young rippers on the way from their first sheet start to their first planing. If you can already planing, you should switch to a pure windsurf funboard.
Huge range of applications
Only one loop position
