Wondering if anybody has any experience with a JP Super-X as compared to an X-cite. My stats: 85kgs; intermediate windsurfer, confident planning in the harness and straps, tacking & gybing (working on carve gybe), strong deep water beach start, but can't water start. I currently have a JP X-cite 150 (l=260, w=76) and a Kona long board. Both boards see about equal use. I have a fairly full collection of freeride sails from 5.0 to 8.2. My local windsurfing area is inland lakes; light winds or nuking with gust and not much in between. The X-cite planes early and easy, its a great ride. However, as the winds pick-up it becomes a handful in the chop. At times I can barely hang-on as I get bounced around hard from the chop. This creates this narrow wind window for my shortboard windsurfing, I'm either slogging or struggling to keep it together.
I recently found an older JP Super-X 116L (l=243 w=66). I can't seem to find much information on this board. I'm looking for something with a little more forgiving ride in heavy chop the medium to higher winds and am apprehensive about a "small" board until I can water start.
Would this board be a good fit? Would I notice that much of a difference between the 2 boards?

tldr: Is there a big difference and what is it between a 2005 JP X-cite and Super-X?

>apprehensive about a "small" board until I can water start.
there is your answer....

with the skills that you already have the lack of water start is just an hour of practice away. Then the opportunity to ride smaller boards more suited to conditions you are seeking to master is available

Dont know anything about superX ... you will need water start to use it. It seems more like the size you are seeking for the conditions

cheers Jeff
Out of desperation I learnt to waterstart on the Kona before I learnt straps and controlled planing as uphauling in high winds/gusts would become impossible or wear me out too quickly

Just need to spend some time .. plenty of great videos on net. Recent getwindsurfing Youtube has some at home drills

X-cite is a nice comfy freeride board.
Supercross is quicker, a bit faster, more lively feeling board.
At 85 lbs, you should easily uphaul 105 liter boards.

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jirvin4505 said..
>apprehensive about a "small" board until I can water start.
there is your answer....

with the skills that you already have the lack of water start is just an hour of practice away. Then the opportunity to ride smaller boards more suited to conditions you are seeking to master is available

Dont know anything about superX ... you will need water start to use it. It seems more like the size you are seeking for the conditions

cheers Jeff
Out of desperation I learnt to waterstart on the Kona before I learnt straps and controlled planing as uphauling in high winds/gusts would become impossible or wear me out too quickly

Just need to spend some time .. plenty of great videos on net. Recent getwindsurfing Youtube has some at home drills

Thanks for telling me what I already kinda knew but needed some help admitting.

Perhaps you've already tried this but you may have more fun on the XCiteride if you drop down in fin size in strong winds and chop which will help with the bounciness. I have the 165 and it sails really well with shorter fins including the Black Project Delta - I've sailed it with sails as small as 5.1. It's also really key to get back on the XCite and ride the fin as much as possible in chop - you want to get that wide, friendly area around the mast all the way out of the water and just ride the narrower tail. You can try moving the footstraps and mastfoot further back to help with this.

The smaller, narrower board will be smoother (I haven't ridden that particular one) but as big boards go the Xcite has pretty wide range if you've got it set up right.

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Awalkspoiled said..
Perhaps you've already tried this but you may have more fun on the XCiteride if you drop down in fin size in strong winds and chop which will help with the bounciness. I have the 165 and it sails really well with shorter fins including the Black Project Delta - I've sailed it with sails as small as 5.1. It's also really key to get back on the XCite and ride the fin as much as possible in chop - you want to get that wide, friendly area around the mast all the way out of the water and just ride the narrower tail. You can try moving the footstraps and mastfoot further back to help with this.

The smaller, narrower board will be smoother (I haven't ridden that particular one) but as big boards go the Xcite has pretty wide range if you've got it set up right.

Thanks, I'll give that a try.