Looking to move down from an antique 185 litre long board and have been looking at something in the 150 litre range as I am an 88kg beginner-intermediate and mainly sail on a lake where the wind is fickle and can be anything from 5-20 knots over a short time frame (usually drops out late arvo). Have seen an F2 Xantos 152 advertised and wonder if this is a good general purpose/light-wind board and a good next step up from the old clunker. Does anybody have any views on the Xantos ?

The xantos is a fairly old board, but if your unable to get the money together for something more modern, it would be a perfect progression board for you.

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Krusty said..
The xantos is a fairly old board, but if your unable to get the money together for something more modern, it would be a perfect progression board for you.

F2 still make a 155 and 180 Xantos www.f2.com/surf/boards.php?L=&da=1120&dk=46&db=13&name=XANTOS

i went from a 1980s Alpha375 to a 2005 152 Xantos (i'm 95kg)…..it cost me about $500 in 2009 and was by far the best investment in windsurfing I've made, it's easy to uphaul and I learnt to plane, use footstraps, use a harness, water start and gybe on it before going down to 114L….I didn't truly enjoy windsurfing until I bought it


it's not the most modern shape on the market and is a little heavier than newer boards but at the right price it will serve you well.

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BFlood said..
i went from a 1980s Alpha375 to a 2005 152 Xantos (i'm 95kg)…..it cost me about $500 in 2009 and was by far the best investment in windsurfing I've made, it's easy to uphaul and I learnt to plane, use footstraps, use a harness, water start and gybe on it before going down to 114L….I didn't truly enjoy windsurfing until I bought it
it's not the most modern shape on the market and is a little heavier than newer boards but at the right price it will serve you well.

Thanks BFlood.

Do you recall the weight of the board ?

I understand the answer depends a bit on wind strength, but did you find an optimal sail size (and what sails did you use in general) ?
How well did it go upwind / did it need a particular fin and/or sail size to go upwind in lighter conditions ?

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LakeLad said..

Do you recall the weight of the board ?

I understand the answer depends a bit on wind strength, but did you find an optimal sail size (and what sails did you use in general) ?
How well did it go upwind / did it need a particular fin and/or sail size to go upwind in lighter conditions ?

Unfortunately I couldn't tell you the weight exactly...mine had an unfortunate incident with a rock and now has water in it so is heavier than it should be. At a guess it would have been 10-12kg previously

I found that it sailed at its best with a sail between 6.5 and 7.5m (twin CAM freeride sails) but I have also sailed it with 5.5 (doable but not ideal).

It came with a pretty big fin (48cm I think) but I replaced it with a 42cm because it had far too much lift (at high speed or in chop the board had a habbit of leaving the water without my permission)


In light wind (sub-planing conditions) it is difficult (but not impossible) to sail upwind, it's got enough flotation to tack which helps.


As for planing upwind.......

Xanthos 152Litre
264cm
77cm
152ltr
48cm
Max Sail 9.0

If it is one of the more modern ones with those specs i'm sure it would be great