Final Monster test before scanning and preparing for Simmer production. I wanted to test the mid wind accelleration of the board on a freerace sail after the last changes we made.

We have been looking for the right balance between handling and speed for these freeracers and we reached home base on the concept. The feeling is loose and crisp when normally powered up. In the gusts the boards settle down on the back cross steps like planned which creates massive control for heavy and light riders alike. The front X step is working like a dream in the gybes, pulling the board into the curve. You can really hang into the corner and initiate the gybe at much higher speeds than you ever dreamed off . When getting out of the gybe as you lean on the front  section of the board you'll feel a massive accelleration.

I wanted to test with a freerace sail and took a concept 5.8. It's light in the hands with a very soft feel. It 's got a nice feel about it when a gust hits. A  7.0 seemed to be the right size today and mostly I was way underpowered on the 5.8. The gusts were short so the board needed to respond in an instant to the tiniest gust. Normally a big board needs a big engine to really get going and you will loose big time when rigging small. Tthat's why I took it out of it's comfort zone and went small to feel how it would respond to the tiniest gust. Needless to say I am stoked this board which easily handles any sailsize from 8.5 to 5.5.

You can trim it by using a massiive range of fins for different conditions because of the added support the hull shape gives. The 66 handles finsizes between 44 to 28 cm for high wind speed. Freerace fins like the C3 Venom will put the nose down and  make it ride more on the back X steps. Fins like this support lighter and less experiened riders as they tend not to rail as much. Because of the back step the board never gets sticky and can be made truly fast using this style. Regular World Cup fins make it ride more free and trimming it that way you can match PWA oriented boards on any slalom course. When getting scared don't open the sail, but just go a little deeper and experience a control on chop you've never experienced before as the back X step comes into play.

Upwind is a laugh because of the deep concaves and the triple set-up. These design characteristics also dampen the chop. If you look closely you'll notice it looks as if  the chop is being eaten underneath the board and it seems as if the wake is vaporiised.

Sorry for being a little stoked, but this has been the last test before sending the files to Simmer. We hope all riders experience the same we do, find out our words are no marketing chit chat and  confirm the concept marks a thoroughly thought through breakthrough in windsurfing.