*Board loosing lead in Formula???

29th March 2010, 04:35 PM

Formula Worlds ended and no Star-board on top 3. At least unexpected. Sure Wilhem did great job and became lightweight champion, but still first *Board only in 5th Position.
1st - JP (ok, AA can win with any board)
2nd - Patrik Diethelm
3rd - Vapor
4th - F2
5th - *Board (and still it was an 161, not the new ones).

Has anyone had the chance to compare the new Starboard Formula with PD, JP and Vapor boards? Couldn't find any test on formula boards. Happy to hear from the experts in this forum.

viking · 29th March 2010, 05:14 PM

Starboard lost its lead when they let Albeau leave, that's all! But many people were predicting that AA would loose this time because he had not run in formula for 2 years, but he is simply the best.

But, besides the Albeau factor, it is true that the overall result of *board, if you consider that maybe 75% of the fleet was on a starboard, this can be called a disaster indeed...

agrelon · 29th March 2010, 05:17 PM

Yeah, would be nice to have a JP Formula vs. Starboard HWR/LWR test.

Papounet · 29th March 2010, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by agrelon

Yeah, would be nice to have a JP Formula vs. Starboard HWR/LWR test.

JP, JP....

Yeah, you are speaking of the Mikes lab looking like a JP

29th March 2010, 11:02 PM

Well why wouldn't you take an expert board builder and pay him to design a great board ?

nonopr · 30th March 2010, 12:29 AM

Almost the same board. But the JP is longer and has a few more liters of volume.
Mike Z L10 is 162 liter. Jp is 168 liters. Alomst 1/2 a kilo in wieght difference

F4 Fins · 30th March 2010, 02:32 AM

Papounet, Antoine was NOT riding a Mike's Lab. He was riding the production JP board. The L10 and the JP are a bit different in shape and definitely different in construction.

Antoine was on the same board that anyone can go out and buy.

Mike Zajicek is an amazing shaper and JP was super smart to get him to shape the Formula board.

Some companies have amazing marketing and put out a relatively poor product. Other companies have no marketing and make amazing stuff. Everyone has their own business model.

When I used to run a windsurfing shop I paid twice as much to get a Mike's Lab over a production Formula. AND the Mike's Lab was a better value without a doubt! Mike always had a good shape and his construction is unmatched.

This will get settled on the water. For now it maybe isn't fair to make conclusions because Antoine is so dominant. But, in my opinion Mike Z's horses are the smart money, whether that be the JP or the L10.

Ben

30th March 2010, 05:50 AM

What brand of fins is AA using on his board?

F4 Fins · 30th March 2010, 07:28 AM

He registered two Kashy fins and one Ifju. I think he was also on his old sails. Would not be surprised if to see some different fins and new sails worked into the rotation. Scary to think of him going faster!

Deja Vu · 30th March 2010, 09:30 AM

I should have my JP formula and Is131 in a couple of weeks - I'm really looking forward to getting on these boards.

29th March 2010, 04:35 PM	#1
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Board loosing lead in Formula??? Formula Worlds ended and no Star-board on top 3. At least unexpected. Sure Wilhem did great job and became lightweight champion, but still first Board only in 5th Position. 1st - JP (ok, AA can win with any board) 2nd - Patrik Diethelm 3rd - Vapor 4th - F2 5th - *Board (and still it was an 161, not the new ones). Has anyone had the chance to compare the new Starboard Formula with PD, JP and Vapor boards? Couldn't find any test on formula boards. Happy to hear from the experts in this forum.

29th March 2010, 05:17 PM	#3
agrelon Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 421	Yeah, would be nice to have a JP Formula vs. Starboard HWR/LWR test. __________________ JP Super-X 106l, North F8 Ram: 5.8m, 175cm, 54kg

30th March 2010, 02:32 AM	#7
F4 Fins New Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3	Papounet, Antoine was NOT riding a Mike's Lab. He was riding the production JP board. The L10 and the JP are a bit different in shape and definitely different in construction. Antoine was on the same board that anyone can go out and buy. Mike Zajicek is an amazing shaper and JP was super smart to get him to shape the Formula board. Some companies have amazing marketing and put out a relatively poor product. Other companies have no marketing and make amazing stuff. Everyone has their own business model. When I used to run a windsurfing shop I paid twice as much to get a Mike's Lab over a production Formula. AND the Mike's Lab was a better value without a doubt! Mike always had a good shape and his construction is unmatched. This will get settled on the water. For now it maybe isn't fair to make conclusions because Antoine is so dominant. But, in my opinion Mike Z's horses are the smart money, whether that be the JP or the L10. Ben __________________ F4 Fin Company. San Francisco, California To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. email: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

30th March 2010, 07:28 AM	#9
F4 Fins New Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3	He registered two Kashy fins and one Ifju. I think he was also on his old sails. Would not be surprised if to see some different fins and new sails worked into the rotation. Scary to think of him going faster! __________________ F4 Fin Company. San Francisco, California To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. email: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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29th March 2010, 05:14 PM	#2
viking Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Thailand, France Posts: 142	Starboard lost its lead when they let Albeau leave, that's all! But many people were predicting that AA would loose this time because he had not run in formula for 2 years, but he is simply the best. But, besides the Albeau factor, it is true that the overall result of *board, if you consider that maybe 75% of the fleet was on a starboard, this can be called a disaster indeed...

29th March 2010, 11:02 PM	#5
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Well why wouldn't you take an expert board builder and pay him to design a great board ?

30th March 2010, 12:29 AM	#6
nonopr Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Posts: 573	Almost the same board. But the JP is longer and has a few more liters of volume. Mike Z L10 is 162 liter. Jp is 168 liters. Alomst 1/2 a kilo in wieght difference

30th March 2010, 05:50 AM	#8
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	What brand of fins is AA using on his board?

30th March 2010, 09:30 AM	#10
Deja Vu Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 61	I should have my JP formula and Is131 in a couple of weeks - I'm really looking forward to getting on these boards.

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