Exocet longboards

capetonian · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1197 Location: Florida

Best east coast boards. Nuff said.

dmilovich · Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 99

Hey Capetonian, will you explain this a bit? Wave sailing? Light wind cruising? Conditions and sail sizes? Thanks.

fanntom43 · Joined: 14 Nov 2016 Posts: 18

I've had both the 10.5 and 11.5 two of my favorite Florida boards! Don't do waves (except for Gulf of Mexico small ones) Great for blasting over big River swells, Tracks great, carves quite well, handles big sails - 5.8 to 9.0. Slogs very well if the wind dies. Ask Jingebritson, his favorite board! I'm 77 with balance and vertigo issues so now sail my Konaone or my WindsurfLT in inland lakes- need a dagger board to get me home sometimes. If I still had my old WS skills it might be my one board quiver!

LUCARO · Joined: 07 Dec 1997 Posts: 661

I love long board blasting. Not sure why I don't do it more often....

capetonian · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1197 Location: Florida

DelCarpenter · Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 499 Location: Cedar Falls, IA

Exocet boards can also be described as the best inland boards if that includes the ones made under the Kona brand. I'm pleased capetonian characterized them as good boards for some types of wave sailing. Though I'm a dedicated inland lakes flat water sailor, I do have some desire to at least try low level waves and expect to do that sometime when traveling comes back to my life.

(My 7 water boards are an ancient Fanatic MegaCat, two Kona Ones, a Kona Hula beginner board, a Starboard Start, an ancient F2 Comet longboard, & an AHD 135 liter SeaLion my only short board.)

37 seasons as a windsurfer and I've never tried waves. Some would say that is like saying I've never tried windsurfing. I say pickleball is much easier and still as real a sport as tennis just as flatwater sailing is much easier and still as real as wave sailing. Windsurfing is an overall name for several distinct sports.

fanntom43 · Joined: 14 Nov 2016 Posts: 18

DelCarpenter I also have been WS for 37 yrs, starting with a windsurfer OD. I've had Fanatic Ultracat, Mistral OD and Equipe, 2 Konaones, numerous short boards (favorite Mistral Screamer 2 103ltr.) I also sail in the Indian River as well as the Banana River , both can have major league swells, which I "surf". Nice having a dagger board when you need to get outta Dodge in a hurry if weather gets hairy! Love sunset sailing with a friend or two knowing I can get home in a timely manner- yeah it's all good!!!

cgoudie1 · Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 10:50 am Post subject:

Hey Del,

With all your experience sailing out of the straps, your nervous system
might just be set up for small wave surf style longboard riding.
I wouldn't have a clue how to do that myself (not to mention the last time
I asked my buddies to teach me to surf they told me I was past my "sell by"
date), but surfsailing on a Kona might be your calling.

-Craig

grantmac017 · Joined: 04 Aug 2016 Posts: 946

Of all those boards I'd use the sea lion, they will carve an easy wave nicely.

DelCarpenter · Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 499 Location: Cedar Falls, IA

Lately I've been working on deluding myself that I have good conditions here in Iowa for practicing beginning moves for wave sailing. Iowa? Yeah, it does sound delusional. But, I live only 2 miles from a gently sloping parking lot large enough to hold 940 cars. I already wear serious protective gear land sailing that lot on a 59" long, 14" wide, Kahuna Creations longboard skateboard with 100 mm scooter wheels. I'm hoping just riding the KC longboard downhill, practicing turning both directions repeatedly on the way will be safe enough. Due to our pandemic the lot is essentially empty so I can choose my slope, where I want to turn, & can go slower whenever I choose just turning away from straight downhill. I can carry a land paddle to slow me down faster if needed.

Yes, the wave sailing possibilities of the Sea Lion played a part in my decision to buy it about 2 yrs ago. Though I'm less stable on it & expect to first try larger boards when I try low waves.