Oldnbroken wrote:The length is 160 cm / 5' 3" ....pretty short for a surfboard.
The width is 49.5 cm / 19.5 inches ....so not really super wide either.
Does the board take as much power (or more or less) to plane and go upwind as an average 5' 8" kite surfboard?
Like a Slingshot Celeritas 5' 8' or Naish Skater 5' 9" or whatever.
The Oase thread on the Zone.Oldnbroken wrote:So, we have one fellow in Denmark who bought a Zone 5.3 and has provided feedback, which is great and helpful.
But really, nobody else here has bought one?
norcom wrote:I have the older 6' Zone I picked up on the forum here. It's definitely a different board but it's no surfboard. It's super flexy which is GREAT in the chop and you can get tons of speed with it but it's basically a twintip and needs power. A surfboard with volume will get you going a little earlier, ride through the luls better and let you ride the wave without sinking. If you're powered up the Zone's a little better going upwind as you can dig the rail as well as use the fins. Overall a fun board and you can jump it without worrying about landing perfectly. I wouldn't say it's a sufrboard replacement though.Oldnbroken wrote:The length is 160 cm / 5' 3" ....pretty short for a surfboard.
The width is 49.5 cm / 19.5 inches ....so not really super wide either.
Does the board take as much power (or more or less) to plane and go upwind as an average 5' 8" kite surfboard?
Like a Slingshot Celeritas 5' 8' or Naish Skater 5' 9" or whatever.
Hi,windyway wrote:norcom wrote:I have the older 6' Zone I picked up on the forum here. It's definitely a different board but it's no surfboard. It's super flexy which is GREAT in the chop and you can get tons of speed with it but it's basically a twintip and needs power. A surfboard with volume will get you going a little earlier, ride through the luls better and let you ride the wave without sinking. If you're powered up the Zone's a little better going upwind as you can dig the rail as well as use the fins. Overall a fun board and you can jump it without worrying about landing perfectly. I wouldn't say it's a sufrboard replacement though.Oldnbroken wrote:The length is 160 cm / 5' 3" ....pretty short for a surfboard.
The width is 49.5 cm / 19.5 inches ....so not really super wide either.
Does the board take as much power (or more or less) to plane and go upwind as an average 5' 8" kite surfboard?
Like a Slingshot Celeritas 5' 8' or Naish Skater 5' 9" or whatever.
Rainer- Can you make one more size please.
174 x 49cm 5-8x19.25 inches.
This is the perfect surfboard size for kiting.
More length = Wave catching, steep drops and deep bottom turns.
More length = More waterline tracks better going upwind
More width = For lighter wind, whitewater float, and stable for easier jibes.
This size is for real surfers and a gives more surfboard feel.
This size is for bigger guys.
This size will have big wave control and be light wind friendly.
When can I send you my order?????
norcom wrote:So I've been falling in love more and more with my older model 6' Zone. It seems to be the board I keep grabbing, unless it's just SUPER light. The thing rocks in chop, junk waves and landing bad jumps It just doesn't have the super low end I sometimes need.
I keep checking out the new Zone with the foil mounts and according to the Spleene site the foil mount holes are 75x120 where as my LF foil is 90x120. It seems the 90x120 is more common though?
Any thoughts of an adapter? Anyone using the new Zone with a foil, what make foil? The foil inserts SEEM a lot less secure than the bolts that go all the way through the FoilFish. I do hate riding the FoilFish when the mount holes spray water all over you; among other things. I'm usually too lazy to cover them up.
I haven't measured how much space there's on the foil to drill new holes in it. I've seen the pictures of a guy who drilled the holes through his Zone to mount the foil with the reinforcement
plates. I'm just not ready to drill holes in any of my gear, yet.
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