Windsurfing - Fanatic Blast 115 - 1st impressions - Freeride/Freerace gybing expert

Описание: After sessions using 5.4 sqm up to 7.2 sqm sails - Fanatic's claims appear to be on the spot. Blast 115 is made for taking you to next level windsurfing and excels in blasting and gybing. It wants to be driven hard not least in the gybes. Just lean in and the harder you drive it the tighter it turns. Stand a little bit further back and it turns amost ridicoulusly tight. In short it is a blast to ride.

The board wants active riding, excels when pushed and is actually easier to push than e.g. my Firemove 110. When planing the board eats chop very well but you need to balance foot pressure. To heavy back foot pressure and you spin out yet in a controlled slide. Just apply a little bit more front foot pressure and the problem is solved. Acceleration is good but more it is the feeling that this board can go really fast that stands out.

Despite the stated 115 L it feels smaller when not planing. Boyant like 115 L but stability like a 100 L board. The volume sits in the domed deck on an otherwise compact shape so it is to be expected.

Compared to the older more classic shape Fanatic Hawk which the Blast in a sense replaces the Blast 115 is a bit more agile ride compared to a Hawk 113. Both boards are great fun to ride fast in a straight line but the Blast is more reactive to foot steering and when it comes to gybing it outperforms the Hawk in a big way.

You can start to learn windsurfing on a Blast 115 but chances are you might give up. A similar size freemove board offers more stability that enables faster learning getting you into proper planing windsurfing sooner with plenty of fun. A freemove board of similar size is lacking perhaps mainly in top speed and ability to absorb chop- Not least as it is generally 7-9 cm wider and typically has a different rocker with less defined concaves and vee.