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    Posted: 09 Feb 22 at 7:12am
Laser Equaliser.
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Originally posted by eric_c

Originally posted by 2547

If that is build full carbon and light to 30kgs I bet it is being built by these guys.



I don't understand these 'surfski' things? They look like flat water straight line machines to me? I assume it's totally different from what used to be called a 'surf canoe', which was a cross between a sit-on kayak and a surfboard. Wide (ish)  and flat underwater with a fin like a board?


I think you mean a 'waveski' by 'surf canoe'.

Surfskis (aka oceanskis) developed out of the 'spec skis' (long and thin, often with a wave deflector on the bow) that lifesaving clubs use. They are mostly used for racing and downwind surfing and it's small but growing niche of paddlesports. http://oceanski.org.uk/
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Originally posted by DiscoBall

Originally posted by eric_c

Originally posted by 2547

If that is build full carbon and light to 30kgs I bet it is being built by these guys.



I don't understand these 'surfski' things? They look like flat water straight line machines to me? I assume it's totally different from what used to be called a 'surf canoe', which was a cross between a sit-on kayak and a surfboard. Wide (ish)  and flat underwater with a fin like a board?


I think you mean a 'waveski' by 'surf canoe'.

Surfskis (aka oceanskis) developed out of the 'spec skis' (long and thin, often with a wave deflector on the bow) that lifesaving clubs use. They are mostly used for racing and downwind surfing and it's small but growing niche of paddlesports. http://oceanski.org.uk/

No idea really, I thought 'ski' involved being towed by a powerboat, or a jwetski.
I think our local lifesaving paddlers call their craft 'sleds'?

Complex business, this 'no sails' malarkey.

There are some very short ones and some very long ones!
Something in between that doesn't weigh half a ton or fall apart  first time the sun hits it might be of interest.

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Yep, its a pretty confusing bunch of names...  LOL

Depending on your budget, and definition of 'a ton', I'd recommend an Epic V6 - my other half has had one for years and it is the best of all worlds - fast, stable, carries kit, pretty robust and about 16kg (I think you can get down to 12kg for the more expensive version).

Epic UK are based near Tiverton. Jim will be able to sort you out with a demo...  Smile 
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We need a separate section for you goat boaters, should come under a separate heading 'Retarded Water Users' springs to mind you could have other joiners like Stand Up Paddleboarders and talk about the sores you get from your underbiting habit.

We need a separate section for people to post stuff moaning about what other people post...
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Back from a date with the Portstar. 
Looks OK, built quality looks good and some nice details. There are some oddities, it has a reverse snub nosed bow which looks on vogue from the front but looking from the helms position looks plain ugly. The winds are covered in cork, waste product from all the Port corks. The bung is just weird, almost sticking vertically upwards. The rudder is mounted on a tower, with no access hatch. The traveler is a fixed length and oddly knotted and spliced. The X in carbon that forms the mast gate looks cool but ultimately will need UV treatment eventually. The dagger board trunk ends only a few cm above the deck but the board travels up and is supported by the carbon X but only the very from few cm, it feels structurally strange. 
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