ALESSIO STILLRICH
The beginning of every year is always a fun time because that means I meet the whole Fanatic wave team in Cape Town, plus I get to see and try out the new production boards. It’s an ideal place to sail and test boards as Cape Town has a huge variety of spots (from side off to side on, big and small waves, flat water, strong or light winds) and this is what makes it so perfect to try the boards and different fin setups in all kinds of conditions. The fact that all the team is there also makes things easier as we can discuss directly face to face our impressions about the boards while sailing in the same spot at the same time. Every year we try out the custom boards from each other and I think this is also a important step to get more sensations or impressions about the different shapes and what really works best to make next year’s designs even better, together with Klaas’s extensive knowledge about shapes and boards.