| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
tm00
Joined: 21 Jul 2000
Posts: 250
Location: Lake Champlain - NY
|
 Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:56 am Post subject: "old sneaker" Board |
 |
|
A few days ago, conditions were right to drag my old Tiga 254 VR out. Sailing it felt so comfortable.
Does anyone else use their old stuff when conditions are right? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999
Posts: 20935
|
| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:42 am Post subject: Re: "old sneaker" Board |
|
|
| tm00 wrote: | | Does anyone else use their old stuff when conditions are right? |
I far PREFER my "old stuff", and use it every windy day, for one simple reason: It does what I want to better than the newer stuff I've found. My old vs new dividing line runs about 2007, but my very favorites for anything short of full-on nuke days (averages pushing 40 mph) include three single-finned Wonderboards from 18 to 15 years old. Only when overpowered to the point of personal risk do I feel safer on my 2014 tri-fin ... and I like it so much because it went a bit retro in shape and has extra claws for traction and precision when struggling for control while maneuvering as hard as I can.
What's not to like, with their narrower hull, greater speed, smoother ride, thinner and narrower tails, and instantaneous heel'n'toe back-foot steering in the straps at any speed in any terrain? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You can attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
|
|
Search
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Register
