THE ORIGINAL ALL-ROUNDERS
Ever since JP released the first Freestyle Wave in 2001, the successful range has been extended and the shapes have been further developed and fine tuned. Today we present 5 shapes in PRO Edition with a thruster setup and the 4 bigger sizes also being available in single-fin FWS technology. No matter how many brands copied JP’s concept or even called their boards ‘Freestyle Wave’, if you want the true original you don’t need to look anywhere else.
The ultimate boards for stronger winds. They are fast, great for jumping and easy to control in the air, but it’s in maneuvers where they really stand out. They carve superbly whether you crank them hard or carve them smooth. WIND magazine was surprised by the smoothness of the 102 and PLANCHEMAG liked its radical tight turns in the waves.
SHAPE
Short and compact. The widest section and the center of gravity are close together, guaranteeing balance and stability. Sufficient tail thickness creates a rounder constant dome deck and a very comfortable stance no matter if your straps are in the outboard or center position. The rail radius is thin and sharp to offer great grip in the turns. The straight outline offers great control in high winds and the big planing area provides good low end performance and pop.
The straps are rather far back allowing you to use the fuller outline radius for snappy turns by pushing on the back foot. It also creates additional speed in longer turns when applying more pressure on the front foot.
The bottom is equipped with a constant Vee and double concaves running through. The flat bottom curve in the concaves delivers great early planing and speed while lots of bottom curve in the rail line provides good maneuverability. The double concaves under the mast base cushion the ride over chop.
The brand new 112 unites all the virtues of its smaller brothers, and with the Thruster fin setup, the Pro version carves more determined than ever in swell and waves!
SUMMARY
Great all-rounders with an incredible wide range of use. They deliver a perfect balance of wave, seriously fast bump & jump and freestyle performance. All the Pro Editions also excel in all wave conditions (from side-on to side-off) due to the Thruster setup.
All PRO Edition boards come with 2cm shorter main fins than the FWS models.
Additionally they come with mini tuttle sidefin boxes, thruster fins and covers for the sidefin boxes when used as single fin.
- Thruster setup – comes with PRO
- recommended Single Fin setup for PRO – comes with FWS
