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SAILBOARDS MAUI 8-4 WAVE
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8-4 WAVE
Length: 251 cm Width: 54.5 cm
Volume: 78 ltrs Weight: 14/6.4kg
Upwind: 3.75 Planing: 3.75
Speed: 4.00 Handling: 4.31
Jibe: 4.44 Overall: 4.05
Price: $1,260
Includes: Straps, Pads, Fin
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SCORES: (16 ratings)
Upwind 3.75 Planing 3.75 Speed 4.0
Handling 4.31 Jibe 4.44 Overall 4.05
COMMENTS:
“Easy to sail. Crisp, light feel. Did everything well.”
“Excellent to jump and land. Very capable and responsive.”
“I was flying off the waves,” said our woman whose spirit had wings. “It could use a better fin. The fin that’s there now isn’t very responsive.” The 8-4 comes with an 8” wave fin.
“A very sweet board,” said a guy who needed a lot of sweetener before he praised anything. “Smooth in everything it does. A solid ride. Not wiry like some wave boards out there. Good jump board.”
“It seemed a bit nervous. I liked it the least of the boards I sailed today.” Among the North Shore Maui 264, Kinetic 8-6 (the next least liked), Starboard 88 (259 cm) and RRD Cult 250.
“I haven’t sailed many wave boards, but this was good for a wave board. I was able to pivot jibe it.”
STAFF:
Upwind 3.5, Planing 4.5, Speed 4.0
Handling 4.5, Jibe 4.5, Overall 4.2
COMMENTS:
“Seems pretty stiff and hard. Not very forgiving in jibes. It starts to jump in the curve, if you don’t apply enough pressure,” said Hedy, who nonetheless gave it a 4 in Jibe.
“It carves very well,” disagreed Stein Erik Gabrielsen.
“I loved it, especially on a wave,” said Nevin Sayre.
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