The Only Two Windsurf Board Shapes You Need

Totally agree with this. And with the different shapes the free ride board doesn’t need to be much bigger in volume than the freestyle wave. I currently sail the 100 ltr firemove and switch down to my 96 ltr freestyle wave for choppier, windier conditions with smaller sails.

Very effective video :) just don't agree on the increasing complexity of sails if you own a wave board. Indeed wave sails fit the freeride condition perfectly :)

I think you are spot on. After many years sailing I'm happy with a 100 litre FSW and a 120 litre freeride board. They cover all my needs and conditions. My choice are JP for the FSW and Tabou Rocket for the freeride.

I have wave sails - they work from 19 - 55kts. Yes, if you wish to get going in 15kts you will need something else. I am 83kg, 60 years old(!) and have two wave boards: 104L Quatro Cube, designed for onshore wave conditions and a JP Ultimate Wave 94L total down-the-line shredder. I use the 104 up to an up-and-down 25-30kts. It will turn. It get planning in soupy onshore mess. It gybes like a dream no matter what. My concern about defaulting to freeride boards is that in order to improve one must go out of one's comfort zone with something that is designed for turning . I have friends that struggle to get out back when the waves are not even head-high and thus cannot enjoy the best days of the year because the limitations of their equipment.

Multiple fins are much easier to sail when things get rough. Much reduced spin-out and need to sail of the back foot. More fool-proof when things go wrong. You will be able to get upwind through white water, thus enabling you to get 'out back' beyond the breaking waves and get on top of the board to control it through waves on the way back in. Multi-fin board completely changed my ability to deal with difficult conditions having started windsurfing in 1980 and suffered through many years of single fin awfulness. The extra speed thing about single fins is vastly exaggerated - the important thing is to be in control and confident.

If you want to advance to sailing very strong winds and any sort of wave, get a proper wave board with at least three fins. It does not have to be super small: your mass in kg + 15 = volume in litres. It is very easy to get stuck in a rut without something changing something and challenging yourself. Long harness lines, close together, front and rear straps far apart; boom not too high. It is very hard to have confidence in waves without something that will turn on a dime when you need it to!

Cool video and good suggestions ! Myself I also added a Formula board with large sails for that inland low wind conditions, but beyond that I also have a freeride board and a smaller freewave one too. What sizes of these two boards do you have and what is your weight, if I can ask ? Just wondering what buoyancy margin do you have on these boards, especially on the smaller one - in case the wind dies and you need to uphaul and stay afloat. Cheers 🙂

Also two shape of boards for me....one for slalom to be used during the months when the ocean is calm and flatter, and then q wave board for the months of November thru April, for wave riding and jumping. Needless to say I also have separate rig for each board....so two masts, two sails, two booms, etc.

Important note: I'm in the Caribbean!!!

bend your knees and ditch the gloves!

It all depends on what you want from your board and the sail.

You can fix that issue with the freeride board if you put the footstraps on the outermost position that helps a lot

Flikka 85 freewave & Flikka 72 wave

Freestyle wave 96l, slalom 108l and of course the foil board also. I prefer to have the slalom than the freeride board because it's much faster....or at least a freerace board.

Try to bend your knees when you hit chop. Use it like a suspension then you will probably have a very smooth ride and are way faster.

I'm actually buying my 6th Board at the end of the month xdd

Many things to add...
First: the groups are interpreted very differently. The Fox has cutouts and massive concaves. Not typical for freeride boards if you check other brands. Sometimes the Fox is promoted as a freerace board.
The Quatro fsw board is much more a waveboard. Other fsw/Crossover boards are more like a freeride board. The interpretation of the freemove boards are different as well.
Second: it depends on your weight/ skills/ boardsize. Fox 95 has nothing in common with the 140 version.
Third: the construction has a heavy influence as well. How flexible is the board. Does it absorb chop due to flex.
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Btw: put the footstraps of the fox to the outboard position!!! Otherwise you stand too upright and the chop makes you bounce. Outside position, so you connect the board from the side and the chop will not bother you 😉
So.... there are many more things to think about 🤙🏽

Hallo Till, habe ein 130Liter TabouRocket was it meine 90kg so ziemlich alle FR Situationen erschlägt, wie du schon gesagt hast wird es anstrengend in high wind and chop. Daher hatte ich schon über ein kleineres Brett nachgedacht. Was kannst du empfehlen, würde ja auch gern Segel kleiner 6m2 fahren, aber das geht bei meinem setup eigentlich fast nicht. Bei einem kleineren Freestyle/Freewave-Board sollte das ja möglich sein, das board sollte allerdings auch kein sinker sein. Gruß 🤙

I like your sound effects! You make be aware of the physical demands of windsurfing. It is quite an exhausting sport, especially in stronger winds.

Waaa!!!!ahhwaaaarrrraghhhhh………. I feeel your pain brudder….