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RRD FIRESTORM LTD V2 111L 2014 TEST REVIEW
RRD Firestorm Ltd V2 111L 2014 Test Review THE LOW-DOWN The Firestorm isn’t actually RRD’s stated freerace board, which is actually the Firerace. However we knew from (…)
110L FREERACE BOARD TEST
FREE TO RACE 110L Freerace board test 2014 Freerace boards, as the name suggests, crossover between the freeride spectrum and the full-on slalom racing segments of the (…)
NORTH E-TYPE 7.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW
NORTH E-TYPE 7.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The all-new E_Type is the result of a merger between the Natural and X_Type lines previously in their collection. The (…)
120L FREEMOVE BOARD TEST
2014 120L FREEMOVE BOARD TEST REVIEW REPORTS GAME CHANGERS? Report by Test Editor Brian McDowell Have the wide and thin freemoves outdated the ‘classic’ freeride board? Are (…)
FANATIC GECKO 120L 2014 TEST REVIEW
FANATIC GECKO 120L 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN Fanatic were early to the wide-and-thin party with the Gecko that sits beside its Hawk ‘Freecarve’ and Shark ‘freeride’ (…)
GOYA FREESTYLE WAVE 105L THRUSTER 2014 TEST REVIEW
GOYA FREESTYLE WAVE 105L THRUSTER 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN Goya’s ONE series has been trimmed down to just three sizes following their ‘one-board-does’ concept that used (…)
JP AUSTRALIA FREESTYLE WAVE 101L PRO EDITION 2014 TEST REVIEW
JP AUSTRALIA FREESTYLE WAVE 101L PRO EDITION 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN New for 2014, the Freestyle Wave PRO Edition JP uses S-Glass laminate in the deck, (…)
NAISH STARSHIP 100L 2014 TEST REVIEW
NAISH STARSHIP 100L 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN Naish term the Starship (replacement to the Koncept) as a ’bump ‘n jump/onshore wave’ board. It’s part of a (…)
QUATRO FREESTYLE WAVE 105L 2014 TEST REVIEW
QUATRO FREESTYLE WAVE 105L 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN Unchanged for 2014 the Quatro FSW is the largest of a 4-size range starting at 75 litres. Amongst the (…)
SIMMER FREEWAVE 105L 2014 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER FREEWAVE 105L 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN This 105 is the largest of a 4-size range that are delivered with 5 finboxes and four fins making (…)
STARBOARD KODE FSW 103L CARBON 2014 TEST REVIEW
STARBOARD KODE FSW 103L CARBON 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Kode freestyle-waves consist of 3 singlefin sizes (86/94/103) that sit ‘on top’ of the ‘Kode wave’ (…)
TABOU 3S 106L LIMITED 2014 TEST REVIEW
TABOU 3S 106L LIMITED 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The new 3S 106 has a lot going on in the tail, with a lot of features crammed (…)
FANATIC FREEWAVE 106L TEAM EDITION 2014 TEST REVIEW
FANATIC FREEWAVE 106L TEAM EDITION 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN Last year Fanatic took the plunge in the freestyle wave shakeup that saw a number of brands (…)
GAASTRA MANIC 4.7M 2014 TEST REVIEW
GAASTRA MANIC 4.7M 2014 TEST REVIEW BEST FOR All shape and sizes and board types, but a genuine hard-core sail that might attract a few heavyweights usually (…)
GOYA BANZAI 4.7M 2014 TEST REVIEW
GOYA BANZAI 4.7M 2014 TEST REVIEW BEST FOR Although a lot of the behaviour sounds better oriented to lightweights, heavier sailors and/or those looking to drive larger (…)