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JP 2010 - Polakow Twinser Wave

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Item	Volume	Price	Available ?	Action
Polakow Twinser wave - Pro	74 L	$2,265.00 $1,925.00 $USD	Yes
Polakow Twinser wave - Pro	82 L	$2,265.00 $1,925.00 $USD	Yes

 

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT Jason Polakow?s signature line now with an all new twin fin set up. Since many years Jason is the benchmark in performance. His style is unique and the entire wave scene credits him for his extreme big wave riding skills and unmatched fast, powerful radical carving style. Jason saw the advantages the twinser set up was offering and has developed boards to mirror his style and perform best in the conditions he loves the most - big, down the line, wave sailing. SHAPE NEWS Werner took his knowledge from the Twinser line - which he designed with Kauli Seadi, the reigning World Champion. He refined the fast and radical turning and added more control for bigger waves. You can?t go too fast on the wave with this board, the rails just hold the speed and give you confidence when you need it most - turning in front of a massive wave! Board width is the most obvious difference, engineered for maximum control in big surf by keeping the outline narrow with a sleek pin tail. The concave tail provides unrivalled stability even at full speed. The tail tracks smoothly without a trace of slide throughout the bottom turn. The bottom shape has double concaves in the front fading into a single concave in the tail area. This unique bottom design allows to change from rail to rail very quickly and gain instant grip on the rail. The boards offer a very loose ride, with a bottom shape which generates a lot of lift and makes the boards plane and accelerate easily. They are far from being limited to big surf, have great potential in smaller waves and side on shore conditions, too. Revolutionary fin design gives the board unbelievable speed and control in combination with unparalleled turning ability. The cut back alone will blow your mind. SUMMARY Twinser Wave boards designed for Polakow style sailing in medium to big waves. They deliver the unbelievable turning of Twinsers and at the same time provide the control and confidence you need in big waves. If you do not plan to sit on the beach when it gets mast high and bigger or if you simply prefer slightly narrower boards Jason?s Twinsers should be your choice - otherwise you might consider Kauli?s Twinser Waves or the new Wave line. REVIEW FROM BOARDSEEKER, UK, March 2010: -When powered up it has almost the same bite and drive as the single fin JP and arguably a bit more control? -Feels compact underfoot with a higher riding nose -Very secure and controlled ride, particularly in chop? -Very safe and predictable bottom turn and versatile for backfoot and front foot turning on bigger and smaller waves? -Nice and compact underfoot for jumping and directional enough for lining up with the ramp? -Has a really nice surfy and flowing feel to the way it rides, but possibly a little more technical to ride than the single fin? It doesn't take long on the JP to realise that they have a very good board here. Some boards you get on and they instantly just work and the Kauli Twin is one of those boards. In a straight line it has very good speed... However, what is noticeable is how comfortable the board is at speed where it has a really stable, locked down feel to it. It also feels nicely compact underfoot with a higher riding nose, which gives it a very secure and controlled ride. Where most twins need to be sailed more off the front foot and suffer a little when underpowered, the JP has very good drive from the tail/fins and is easy to get going... Compared with the single fin JP Wave, the Twin only really loses out on straight line performance when underpowered. You have to be a bit lighter on your back foot and more light footed to get it planing and upwind. An 80kg rider could expect to use this board comfortably with 3.7 up to 5.0m sails (and 5.3m at a push) In cross-on wave riding conditions, the JP scores as our joint favourite... superb board, offering fantastic performance in cross-on conditions... Within this group, the JP scores so well because it holds speed well through the turn, is predictable, agile through the turns and versatile on the top turn. Whether you choose to grip or slide through your top turn, the JP is happy to deliver either in control. For cross-off riding, the JP has a really surfy, flowing feel to it. It feels short and compact and is very versatile through the turns allowing you to link shorter turns on the face or pull out in front and carve hard back into the section. It always feels secure through the turns and never once let us down in the bottom turn... As we have come to expect from JP, the quality of detail and fittings is extremely high. The fins match the board well and the pads and straps are very good... Summary The JP Kauli Twin 74 is a superb all-round wave board with very good straight-line performance for a twin fin, combined with a compact surfy feel on the wave. It really is hard to find much to fault with the JP. It scores highest in the group for cross-on riding and is right up there for side-shore riding also. Click here to get JP Australia User Manual in PDF version

 

Technical Specs   Technical Specs   Construction Volume Length Width Weight Fin box Fin size Sail size Pro 74 L 229 cm 54.5 cm 5.7 kg U.S. 2x 16.5 <5.5 Pro 82 L 233 cm 56.5 cm 6 kg U.S. 2x 17.0 4.2-6.0