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EL NINO 57
Length: 257cm Width: 57 cm
Volume: 88 ltrs Weight: 14.5/6.6kg
Upwind: 3.33 Planing: 3.67
Speed: 3.00 Handling: 3.00
Jibe: 4.33 Overall: 3.47
Price: $1,296
Includes: Straps, Pads, Fin
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KINETIC El Nino 57
SCORE: (3 ratings)
Upwind 3.33 Planing 3.67 Speed 3.0
Handling 3.0 Jibe 4.33 Overall 3.47
COMMENTS:
“Too loose,” from a sailor with below-average intermediate skills, who found the RRD Avant Ride 70 to be a “great board,” on the same day.
STAFF:
Generally, we think the board is better than its ratings, and didn’t get sailed carefully or thoroughly enough to get a fair shake.
El Nino 61
SCORE: (5 ratings)
Upwind 3.8 Planing 4.0 Speed 3.8
Handling 3.2 Jibe 3.0 Overall 3.56
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EL NINO 61
Length: 262 cm Width: 61.5 cm
Volume: 108 ltrs Weight: 16.5/7.5kg
Upwind: 3.80 Planing: 4.00
Speed: 3.80 Handling: 3.20
Jibe: 3.00 Overall: 3.56
Price: $1,296
Includes: Straps, Pads, Fin
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COMMENTS:
“Bouncy and unstable in overpowered conditions,” said another below-average sailor, a woman, who loved a different RRD, the TwinTip freestyle board, on the same day.
“Didn’t work upwind at all. Also slow to plane,” said her
husband, and you wonder if they compare sailboard notes in bed at night, under the romantic Maui moon.
For what it’s worth, in last year’s test, Ken Winner said, “Turns beautifully, and maintains speed through a jibe like no other.” Kinetic still uses the comment in its promotion, which is where we found it.
“Has all the great features of the RRD TwinTip, yet is a touch faster and stiffer in feel, which helps you catch a little more air time.”
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