Author Topic: 2015 Starboard 14 x 23.5 Sprint  (Read 1486 times)

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2015 Starboard 14 x 23.5 Sprint
« on: February 13, 2015, 02:57:40 AM »
Does someone own the 2015 Starboard 14 x 23.5 Sprint ?
I would love to hear your feedback on stability and speed of this new model (especially compared with the 2014 Sprint 12'6 x 24).

At this point though, I would take any comparison you got against other SB boards.
I am thinking of getting raid of my 2014 12'6 x 24 Sprint, and replacing it with a Starboard 14-footer.

Here's what isn't working for me with my 2014 Sprint:
The wave created in the rear is absurd, yet I only weigh 129 pounds. I have tried ever position imaginable on the board.
Stability is okay, though the 2015 12'6 x 25 is so much MORE stable. Its cut away to allow for a wider stance is brilliant.
It's pretty fun and responsive, surfs pretty well in small DW - but I can always use more stability and speed :).

14' tails are far narrower and should close the waterline a little better. I may get more speed.

The 14' x 23.5 Sprint comes to mind, but perhaps a more playful mate would be a 14x25 Ace, or a 14x25 Race.
Nelo SUP - 14' x 23"
Nelo Surfski 560M - 18'4" x 17"

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Re: 2015 Starboard 14 x 23.5 Sprint
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2015, 04:28:53 AM »
Round out your quiver with a planing hull with hard rails! (pun)   You’ve got enough fully rounded hulls and you have enough friends telling you good things about the AllStar. Go for the AllStar 14x23 since you can handle it and make that thing fly. That and your UNL  for flats is a perfect quiver.

Speed is fun but planing is better. Then throw a few turns in while on a plane and you’ll be laughing. You’ve got enough options for great downwinds where you ride you really should try a planing hull out.

Oops, sorry for thread drift.

[edit to add] unlimited stance possibilities on a non cutout deck! Just imagine. Oh, and Bonus: no more standing in cold water!

[redit to add] ... and while we are drifting the thread: reach dammit reach
« Last Edit: February 13, 2015, 04:33:36 AM by yugi »

 


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