Slingshot Space Pickle first impressions
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:14 pm
Been out on the 5-0 SP 4 times now, from super light dead flat with 17m, choppy and over powered on 17m in 20 knots and little knee high wind waves, to massive chop and 2m windwave faces on Fully powered 9m. Kiting done a 3 different spots with different water depths and currents. This is pretty much the range of conditions I kite in.
Im 80 kgs, kiting strapless for 3 years, 12yrs in all. Old boy.
My last 3 years on a slingy celeritas 5-8.
Overall the SP is most fun board, super slashy, tight turns. Handles chop suprisingly well. Its more bouncy in chop than celeritas, but edging and fact board is inherently slower thru water compensates. I can handle it easy in the chop and powered conditions, and its way more fun on the waves I get.
I seem to be able to better keep the board under my feet in small jumps over waves ( slower speed?).
I can get up plently speed, but its not as fast a celeritas. Not a race board forsure.
Part of advantage is its easier to ride from one stance with foot all the way back all the time, without stalling out board.
Minimal splash because board is wide.
My celeritas has been super strong too, rammed loose boards, logs, skidden over rock reef several times, and travelled on planes 3 times with almost no damage. Ramming the TT would have wrecked a standard surfboard. SP seems to have same stong build.
Only negative so far is the cheapo plastic fins that come with it. They vibrate and hum. Factor in that you have to buy new set of better quads for 80-100 bucks.
Id really like to try the 4-6 wakeskate version...
Im 80 kgs, kiting strapless for 3 years, 12yrs in all. Old boy.
My last 3 years on a slingy celeritas 5-8.
Overall the SP is most fun board, super slashy, tight turns. Handles chop suprisingly well. Its more bouncy in chop than celeritas, but edging and fact board is inherently slower thru water compensates. I can handle it easy in the chop and powered conditions, and its way more fun on the waves I get.
I seem to be able to better keep the board under my feet in small jumps over waves ( slower speed?).
I can get up plently speed, but its not as fast a celeritas. Not a race board forsure.
Part of advantage is its easier to ride from one stance with foot all the way back all the time, without stalling out board.
Minimal splash because board is wide.
My celeritas has been super strong too, rammed loose boards, logs, skidden over rock reef several times, and travelled on planes 3 times with almost no damage. Ramming the TT would have wrecked a standard surfboard. SP seems to have same stong build.
Only negative so far is the cheapo plastic fins that come with it. They vibrate and hum. Factor in that you have to buy new set of better quads for 80-100 bucks.
Id really like to try the 4-6 wakeskate version...