New Phantom 380 Owner

[symon260z]

Hello to everyone on the forum,

I´ve been out of windsurfing for over 15 years due to knee problems. I always prefered longboard to shortboards, maybe I liked the challenge in a good blow :-)

I am now living in the south of China where the winds are generally light to moderate so I´ve just placed an order for a 380 Phantom and a 9,5 Starboard raceboard sail, infortunately I will not receive until early August.

Has anybody here on the forum had experience with the sail that I bought ? is it good in light winds ? Any body got photos of the sail on the water ? I´ve looked everywhere in the internet but I can´t find any info.

Symon

[Remi]

Hi Symon,

Welcome and you can have a look here and you will discover the Phantom Race 380, 320 but also the Star-Board and Severne Race-Board sailBy the way I recommend you the Severne one

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/...9380806&ref=pb

All the best

[symon260z]

Hi Remi,

Thanks for your reply.

I live in China and Facebook is censored here, I´ll take a look the next time I go Hong Kong :-)

I didn´t know that Severne also makes a raceboard sail, I have looked at the Severne website many times but I couldn´t see any reference to a Raceboard sail

Symon

[Remi]

Hi Symon,

Yes I forgot this, I was 2 weeks ago in China and notice this. On moday I will try to send you a link to have access to this

All the best

[symon260z]

Hi Remi,
At last I´ve been able to look at your Facebook photos. Some great shots that give a really good idea what raceboarding is about, I particularly liked the onboard shots :-)
Now I am even more impatient to get my board, luckily a mate that lives in Hong Kong wil lget his board in a couple of weeks and has invited me for a test drive !
Thanks for everything
Symon

[Remi]

Hi Symon,

Give me your impression when you get it, and enjoy it

All the best

[vamvanen]

hi Remi

I am also a new Phantom 380 owner, coming from ancient years of DII thereafter long boards (mistal equipe and AHD 380) now i hv decided to start over again the longboards experience since Formula became more and more extreme for a middle 40's workoholic.
My questions is since i am a heavyweight (94 kg) is it the 9.5 severne enough or i should look for a bigger one to enjoy my rides?
What are my options in the market between sails companies then, since the formula sails are a bit stiff and "heavy" for longboards?
The 9.5 has to do with the sail design of the sails middle 90's?? looks like from the photos!

regards
Spyros

[Remi]

Hi Spyros,

I am about 90kgs and the Severne Race-Board is perfect for me for ligth winds conditions, you should look at the Facebook page at post 2 and for more details about it on the Severne Web page.

All the best

[smilefixer]

Spyro geia sou . eimai o manos symeonidis apo ton NOVouliagmenis an katalava kala mallon eisai o palios mou synathilitis apo tin varkiza !!! An theleis mporw na sou daneisw kai megalyteto Severne Code red 11.7 na dokimaseis . mallon tha agorasw kai egw to Phantom apo to Marko . twra exw mia FORMULA LWR pou tsakizei !!! kai ena exocet sting. An to diavaseis syntoma mporoume kai na milisoume sto tilefwno ... kai sto forum mpika gia na diavasw an proepei na dialeksw PHANTOM 380 i 320 .

[symon260z]

Originally Posted by Remi

Hi Symon,

Give me your impression when you get it, and enjoy it

All the best

Hi Remi,

I've had my Phantom for 3 months now, I´ve been sailing it loads.

I think that the Phantom is amazing, good in light winds, good in strong winds, goes upwind like a rocket and on a reach no one has come by me yet. It´s even good on quite a bumpy sea. Just a shame there aren't more Phantoms here in China so we could put together a decent race series.

Somebody has thought a lot about the Phantom, all the little details are right, even the daggerboard works well ! Footstraps are in the right place. Only thing I would change is to have an infinitely adjustable mast track.

Thanks for the good work

Symon