JP Hydro Foil 135 liter is 215cm long x 86cm wide
Starboard Freeride 150 liter is 208cm long x 85cm wide
So 150L is smaller shorter than 135L
FTFY. You can't measure foil boards simply by length. Volume and tail width matter as much or more. I went from a 140 l to 190 for my big board. Same width and length. Yes, the new board is slightly "bigger" but not as much as the extra 50 l would suggest. It's mostly wider and thicker in the tail. You can't tell that much in foil mode. However, if I tried to fin with it, the difference would be much more apparent.
The JP is a bit of an older design but they got the basic things right. Two sets of strap inserts - inside ones are good and upright for learning. Outside ones will be good when you push it with a faster foil. Tail is a bit wider than fin boards but not too much for a beginner. It will go fast on a reach foiling but if you want to go upwind fast, you'll eventually want a board with a wider tail (get the back foot out further). The straps are a bit back compared to more modern boards but you can trim that out with a mast base further forward or flattening the stab a touch. On the whole, everything is still pretty much in the range of what you need unlike my first fin board I pressed into foil service which was totally out of whack for finning foiling.
I've sailed my wood JP 135 with the NP FoilGlide foils and it's really easy.
I am thinking, about, maybe, selling the following..... Windfoil board - JP Hydro Foil PRO edition, 135 liter (drilled out, I use slingshot foils) with JP board bag.
JP Hydro Foil 135 has good reviews.
What year is the board?
2018
Gene Mathis
FTFY. You can't measure foil boards simply by length. Volume and tail width matter as much or more. I went from a 140 l to 190 for my big board. Same width and length. Yes, the new board is slightly "bigger" but not as much as the extra 50 l would suggest. It's mostly wider and thicker in the tail. You can't tell that much in foil mode. However, if I tried to fin with it, the difference would be much more apparent.
The JP is a bit of an older design but they got the basic things right. Two sets of strap inserts - inside ones are good and upright for learning. Outside ones will be good when you push it with a faster foil. Tail is a bit wider than fin boards but not too much for a beginner. It will go fast on a reach foiling but if you want to go upwind fast, you'll eventually want a board with a wider tail (get the back foot out further). The straps are a bit back compared to more modern boards but you can trim that out with a mast base further forward or flattening the stab a touch. On the whole, everything is still pretty much in the range of what you need unlike my first fin board I pressed into foil service which was totally out of whack for
finningfoiling.I've sailed my wood JP 135 with the NP FoilGlide foils and it's really easy.
+1 for the JP135 hydro-easy-foil.
Alan
Damn!
I am thinking, about, maybe, selling the following.....
Windfoil board - JP Hydro Foil PRO edition, 135 liter (drilled out, I use slingshot foils) with JP board bag.Gene
Gene Mathis
oh... there's some good news coming!
btw, here's an interesting potential deal on a JP
https://adventuresportsusa.com/collections/used-gear/products/used-jp-hydro-foil-pro-edition-136
My birthday gift arrived.
Starboard Freeride foil and 150l board.
Unfortunately I have some issue with the fuselage. Waiting for a new one.
FoilDodo
webguy
Happy Birthday Ed.
Nice kit.
Alan
FoilDodo
Alrighty then!!
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