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nuteman said..If y'all have got the patience for another question:
So the Severne Verso 138L is also available (for about17% more in price than the Tabou - I'm willing to go for it, if it really is robust - see below).
There are others, but at displacements that are probably too small for me.
See the description below from their site (
www.severnesails.com/boards/verso/) - I don't know enough to judge whether or not this is significantly better than what I've got now, in terms of toughness. I also don't know if that's just a bunch of marketing bull.
ROBUST CONSTRUCTIONFull Wood deck and bottom layup with heavy-duty reinforcements. Biaxial Glass reinforcements between the impact zones i.e. mast track, nose, and heels. Rail Bands add parabolic reinforcements for added reactivity. More or less same build as starlite, mte, ast, etc...
Price entry boards, made at same place, are build the same: multi layers glass epoxy over light eps with a layer of wood veneer on deck sometimes only on back. This build is heavier an less stiff. Can have a good dings strengh but dent and buckle more easily as you ever experiment.
