BBR spent a day last week with the guys from Fanatic looking at their new range of surfboards. A nice range of boards will be available from the 2011 range, in a high gloss bamboo wood finish, and also in standard white. James was invited over to the Fanatic seaside ranch on the south coast where he was able to try the 2 boards from the range that will appeal to the majority of kitesurfers.
The 6’2″ gunn shaped board performs exactly as expected from first looks. An all-rounder shape designed for the recreational surfer with competitive spirit. Single-to-double concave bottom with mid-volume rails and performance rocker give reliable and nimble performance. Nice and reactive on the turns, still usable through the chop and good sensitivity to weight placement.
The round nose 6’6″ didn’t disappoint either. A floaty thruster fun from slop to fast surf, the board is stable, but still manoeverable mainting speed an excellent fun in the small waves and chop. Mega comfy when going out through the chop and inspires confidence in the gybes.
Both great boards for different conditions and abilities, allowing kitesurfers greater choice in the surfboard range.
Many thanks to Ant and Nik Baker for their hospitality.
Some pics below:
