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8-8 WAVE
Length: 259 cm Width: 57.5 cm
Volume: 93 ltrs Weight: 16.5/7.4kg
Upwind: 3.67 Planing: 3.23
Speed: 3.50 Handling: 4.46
Jibe: 4.14 Overall: 3.83
Price: $1,279
Includes: Straps, Pads, Fin
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SAILBOARDS MAUI 8-8 WAVE
SCORES: (12 ratings)
Upwind 3.67 Planing 3.23 Speed 3.5
Handling 4.46 Jibe 4.14 Overall 3.83
COMMENTS:
“Truly exceptional. It was incredibly stable and easy to jibe, and it handled really well in the waves,” said a non-technical sailor with a measure of natural ability.
“I loved it,” said a young sailor with almost no wave experience.
“In light conditions, it felt a little slow to accelerate and was difficult to stay upwind. But the fin was quite small.” This came from the same sailor who found the 8-4 capable and responsive. He was highly efficient, so his comment about the fin is relevant. The 8-8 comes with an 8” wave fin.
“Good turning in wave faces, but the construction seemed heavy. Very sluggish, very plowy.” This from the guy who thought the 8-4 was sweet. Reverting to his sour form, he gave it a 1 in Planing.
At least one other sailor found planing problematic on this board. Two commented on the width of the footstrap spread, which might have had something to do with it.
STAFF COMMENTS:
“An exceptional production board on a wave,” said Nevin. “The only weakness I could find is that it was a little sticky (slow) in the jibes, and sluggish to accelerate out of them.”
“Nonskid good, pads thin and peel off, straps good, fin too soft for non-experts,” said Mark Archer.
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