Full EVA decks for maximum comfort (Go Models) No EVA decks for a lighter weight (Go Sport models)
Side-cuts improve fin drive and release
Tail cutaways improve speed and acceleration
Centre carry handle (Go 144, 155, 175)
It's been more than 10 years since the GO board was first introduced. These original wide-style,
full EVA deck, all-round fun designs marked the beginning of the modern windsurfing era by bringing
comfortable, accessible windsurfing to everyone, everywhere, anytime.
With the new GO Sport models, these accessible and high performance shapes are now also available without full EVA decks, making them lighter and more responsive for the freeride windsurfer.
Why go wide? With extra width, the GO boards simply give you more stability and early planing. The GO 155 for example, has so much stability that many motivated people go for it as their first time board, learning and progressing all the way to advanced levels. With extra width also comes more power and early planing ability: as you progress, the GO boards give you some of the highest performance levels you can get from a windsurf board. With their full EVA deck, they provide exceptional comfort and the carry handles make them easy to transport.
These are the secrets behind the GO board's success and its number one status as the World's most popular board over the last ten years: they are easy and comfortable, people can learn on them and yet they will grow with its rider as he or she progresses to the highest levels.
The largest GO board, the GO 175, is a dedicated GO design that provides the most stability and it is the easiest to learn on. With its short length, its wide outline and when fitted with the supplied Shallow fin, it becomes a good platform for learning and progressing. It is also the GO size that has most racing like performance when fitted with the larger racing fin (also supplied), making it the most powerful and earliest planing GO model for more advanced windsurfers. With extra volume, it is also the perfect family board: kids can play on it, jump on board, learn, experienced adults can blast up and down with full power. The GO 175 has footstrap positions that will cater for the total beginner, progressing sailors and advanced windsurfers.
The GO 155 is based on the same concept as the GO 175, but it is one size smaller making it the better choice for those who want a more fun freeriding board without that much compromise on stability and ease. Like the GO 175, the GO 155 has footstrap options to cater for the total beginner, progressing sailors and advanced windsurfers.
The GO 144 starts to become more pure freeride orientated, yet it remains wide and stable enough for windsurfers that are already getting better. From this size and down, there are no more beginner footstrap options, only intermediate and advanced options.
The GO 133, the GO 122 down to the GO 111, are more performance orientated freeride machines. They are fast and fun, with a wide wind range, early planing performance and class leading stability. Multiple insert options remain, which allows progressing windsurfers to tune the board for maximum planing ease, or for more advanced windsurfers to tune the board for maximum power and performance.
The GO 111, 122, 133, 144 and 155 share the same shapes as the Futuras.
New construction
For 2009, the GO collection introduces a new variant of Starboard's Tufskin technology: using a new manufacturing process known as A.S.T. , the GO boards lose their outer plastic skin to be replaced with a half-deck wood layer that improves the board's rigidity without a weight penalty. The rest of the board's skin remains the same: it is made from layers of 3-dimensional 400g glass mat wetted out with an expanding epoxy resin system, which creates a thick, durable and tough skin.
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What else is new?
New model - The GO 111 is a new addition to the GO range.
New outlines - the GO 111, 122, 133 and 144 have new outlines that have are wider in the area between your front foot and your back foot, with the same tail width: improved planing efficiency and improved jibing performance.
Improved ergonomics - all GO boards have increased dome in the tail section and footstraps positioned further inboard: improved comfort, more accessibility, whether you're using the full outboard setting or the inner setting.
New deck concave and a centre of gravity that is shifted back (GO 111, 122, 133, 144) - more deck dome in the tail increases the thickness, but the front half of the boards were shallowed-out with a deep deck concave - the overall volume remains the same, the centre of gravity remains low and it is also shifted back closer to the rider: more control and a quicker response to foot pressure.
Summary:
The original wide-style, all-round fun designs
Improved ergonomics
Easy, progressive, comfortable and high-performance boards for all
New GO Sport range
New GO 111 size
New Tufskin A.S.T. construction
New deck concave and a centre of gravity that is shifted back
The GO 111, 122, 133, 144 and 155 share the same shapes as the Futuras
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Go 111
Go 122
Go 133
Go 144
Go 155
Go 175
Specifications
Model
Volume (litres)
Length (cm.)
Width (cm.)
Tail Weight (cm.)
Weight (kg.)
Sail range (Msq)
Fin
Fin range (cm)
Fin box
GO 111
111
240
68
43.1
8.52
5.0-8.0
Drake Freeslalom Swift 380 S-Flex
30-42
Tuttle
GO 122
122
244
72
47.3
9.13
5.0-9.0
Drake Freeslalom Swift 400 S-Flex
32-44
Tuttle
GO 133
133
247
77
49.2
10.01
5.0-9.5
Drake R13 Race SL 480 S-Flex
40-50
Tuttle
GO 144
144
246
79
50.0
10.64
5.0-10.0
Drake R13 Race SL 480 S-Flex
42-52
Deep Tuttle
GO 155
155
249
85.0
59.5
11.97
5.0-10.5
Drake R13 Race SL 520 S-Flex + Shallow 410
48-58
Deep Tuttle
GO 175
175
253
91.0
62.4
12.40
5.0-11.0
Drake R13 Race SL 560 S-Flex + Shalllow 410
52-62
Deep Tuttle
Tufskin weights +-6%. Sail ranges and fin are recommended indications.
Model
Volume (litres)
Length (cm.)
Width (cm.)
Tail Weight (cm.)
Weight (kg.)
Sail range (Msq)
Fin
Fin range (cm)
Fin box
GO Sport 111
111
240
68
43.1
8.37
5.0-8.0
Drake Freeslalom Swift 380 S-Flex
30-42
Tuttle
GO Sport 122
122
244
72
47.3
8.73
5.0-9.0
Drake Freeslalom Swift 400 S-Flex
32-44
Tuttle
GO Sport 133
133
247
77
49.2
9.45
5.0-9.5
Drake R13 Race SL 480 S-Flex
40-50
Tuttle
GO Sport 144
144
246
79
50.0
10.18
5.0-10.0
Drake R13 Race SL 480 S-Flex
42-52
Deep Tuttle
Tufskin weights +-6%. Sail ranges and fin are recommended indications.
Starboard windsurfing equipment's technology has proven to win more championships than ever. The innovation and quality gear developed will take your sailing to a new level when you encounter the wind and waves any place any time.
