FABIEN ABOUT R&D

The ‘85, ‘81 and ‘71 are completely new developments, new rockers, new outline, new underwater hull and new decks. The team is excited, these are the fastest Boards they have ever had under their feet. On the 85, we have experimented a lot  with the outline. We had a few prototypes with very narrow tail that were very fast. However, the rear strap was positioned so far inside that they could no longer stand relaxed. So we came up with the idea to hold the tail up wide, but keep the bottom with two bevels quite narrow. At the same time the new shapes have similar rockers like last years new 79er. Together with the new V-curve in the tail and in the nose  we get very smooth running boards which plane extremely early. In addition, we have  increased the volume in the tail for more speed out  of the jibe, which is extremely important to get free wind. All boards have a huge range, start to plane extremely early and can be used in high wind without loosing control. Mission accomplished.