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Starboard Airfoil board?

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Created by Goofcat > 9 months ago, 4 Aug 2022
Goofcat
239 posts
4 Aug 2022 1:43PM
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Anyone seen the new inflatable board from Starboard in the wild? Interesting concept with the hard plate on the top, so rides more like a hardbaord. Also "edge release" suppose to help with getting up

sup.star-board.com/wing-boarding/air-foil-inflatable-wing-board/

RAF142134
325 posts
10 Aug 2022 8:33AM
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Yeah there is an interesting side to the design, but I feel at the same time it is also the Achilles heel, you effectively lose 5cms of your regular mast, so who is going to buy a new mast just for that board, only to find that once you move on your mast is now more than you need (I have admired starboard as a brand but I haven't really found their wing foiling boards to be very interesting, just my own personal feelings)

Grantmac
1953 posts
11 Aug 2022 2:50AM
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I've had a couple wing boards with the plate on the bottom and I am not a fan. Unsure if it's the lack of stiffness or the excess thickness but everything felt disconnected and unstable.
If this fixes those feelings I'd gladly lose some mast length.

a3aan
4 posts
11 Aug 2022 3:04AM
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hello, as Newby the forum I'm not allowed to post links but there is a 1st review by mackiteboarding om YouTube

Goofcat
239 posts
11 Aug 2022 4:24AM
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a3aan
4 posts
11 Aug 2022 5:38AM
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This vid is the assembly. There is one also as a review.

DenisP
NSW, 2 posts
11 Aug 2022 8:35AM
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They need to do a bit more work on it for me. I don't like that foam thing around the mast + screws are exposed from the top, right under your back foot. These 2 give it a bit of a cheap impression. I can also see myself or my kids losing that foam bit. Still feels a bit like an unfinished prototype at this stage.

Goofcat
239 posts
11 Aug 2022 11:07AM
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Siksvan
44 posts
11 Aug 2022 5:14PM
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It says "The system is compatible with top plate foils. The foil position can be trimmed within 5cm".

So it's working only with few foil models/brands.



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