Hi guys,
still enjoying my Sector V2 on those lighter days but I am wondering if it would pay off to upgrade to a V5.
Surely the 3 fin config is easier to turn and several generations in between should have made for other more subtlerer upgrades also.

I am not into racing as such, just cruising around with my Edge 11 or 17.

Anybody here that has ridden both boards and can comment on the differences? Quad setup vs 3 fin, etc.
I could get a new V5 for well less than a grand. Are the differences potentially worth it?

Thanks
MWD

From what I've heard and seen, the later versions are more race and much less freeride...

From what I have read that is true for V3 and V4, I understood that V5 is closer to the V2 again (single rear footstrap, rounder edges for carving, etc). But I might be wrong, hence my post. They abandoned the 66 version too, so I think they are getting away from true race board performance and going back to freeride, but I migh be wrong.
Not that much info out there on the V5. V6 looks identical to V5.

Sounds like the one I saw in Thailand this year -- the dealer said it was racier than previous ones fwiw ... and they buggered up the Slayer for light wind freeride :(

EDIT just looked at the Airush page -- the board I saw was a v6 (2015), the Slayer I had was v1 (2013). There are the two Monaro's, so you are probably right.

Free bump for you anyway

... I can confirm, Kamikuza is right, the Sectors got more racey (aka less friendly) from V3 and onwards.

They may have made them a bit more friendly in the V5 or V6 compared to the V3 or V4 but no way are they as friendly or as easy as the V2. More racey meant they were faster but faster is not necessarily better, just one aspect. I don't think anything is easier or as fun to use than the V2.

I used to own a V2 60 and would still use it if I hadn't kept rolling the mini tuttle boxes (which I always thought was a silly idea). I still own the V3 66 and hardly use it now.

The old V2 IMHO was the easiest sofa cumfy ride bar none!

cheers,

Robbie :)

i had a v2 and v3 60 . I think the v3 was the sweetspot . Having the ability to switch from 4 to 3 fin config which gave you the option of either race fins or the carving set was the go . I sold my v3 purely as i was never using it but it was a tough, awesome light wind board

you every tried a foil? You be cruising like never before ;)

Thanks for your input guys, just the type of stuff I was after. The 54 has good reviews as well as I understand, but I weigh 95kg dry and I want to stay clear of mini tuttle fin boxes.
The versatility of the V3 surely is interesting with the possible fin configurations.

Foil is another level of cash and time committment and does not work so well at my favorite spots.