New Alpha Race 14 pics.

[DavidJohn]

I popped into my local SUP shop to have a look at the new Coreban 14' flatwater race board.. and took some pics for those who've not seen one.

The bag was very nice.



It was a bit different the way the bag lid zipped off and straight away you could see the high quality and finish on this beautiful board.





Up on the rack it was very boat looking and very different to my 14' Naish Javelin.











Different to my Jav the deck is slightly recessed.. and it also comes with a stick on foam splash guard (that I wouldn't fit on).







The deck shape at the rear should allow water to drain out.



Here's a view of the rails.









The bottom is also interesting and some views of the concaves that will try and turn this displacement hull into a planning hull.





Slight v at the very rear.



Very quickly you can see the double barrel concave appearing even before the fin box.





Ahead of the fin box the concaves begin to deepen and stay deep through most of the bottom..



Right in the nose area you can see a slight single concave.



The graphics are nice and classy.



The fin is exactly what I expected.



Stickers.





The board has some very nice lines.



A final view of the rocker.. It will be interesting to see how it goes against my Javelin.

DJ

[pdxmike]

DJ:  Are you going to test one?  I'd love to see a direct comparison with your Javelin. 

One of those two boards might be my next one--for flatwater.  If the Coreban is similar to the Javelin, but more stable (recessed deck is a selling point for me) that would be a tough package to beat.

And I've always liked the pure white of the Javelin, but mint green is my favorite color.  And I remember Dave Kalama saying that the most important thing in choosing the board is the color.  Or maybe he said that was the least important...

 

[aircube]

Going have to start calling some of these monsters SUB, StandUpBoats....they are getting so huge and don't really look like "boards" at all

[Simondo]

SUB's !!  A few people already say SUB !!  Short for Stand-Up-Board though.

But yeah, some of the bigger boards are a little bit "boaty", but I still like them.  With some of the boards, they do start to morph into Stand-Up Canoes or Kayaks.

And another thing;

Touring on these bigger boards is actually far more pleasurable than touring on a surf orientated board.  They are faster, easier to paddle, and you can feel more secure in the knowledge that if winds change, you can probably still get back to point of origin, or intended destination.

WARNING - always pay attention to weather forecasts before you go... if you hot the open waters, rivers, lakes, etc, you are very much like a tiny under powered "boat", and you need to take various safety precautions. 

[caseyg]

Very slick looking board.  Kind of reminds me of an SIC style shape.  Maybe a little like Livio's Bullet.

[SoCalSupper]

wow nice looking board!
great photos showing the details!
I dont care what you call it-great looking board-SUB-whatever.
never paddled a coreban-maybe someday at a demo day.