Hello all,

Thinking of replacing my Tabou Rocket Wide 120/77 with a Severne Fox 120. Reviews have the board really shining when lit in chop
yet it is slow to plane. Has that been your experience ? If so, did moving up a fin size or type help ? Mast for placement ? I would be using it a 7.5 and a 6.5 Gator. 90 kg Intermediate Flat water to medium chop usage. Any shared info and or experience is appreciated !

Thanks !

Fun board but I would say if it's windy enough for a 7.5 or smaller get a smaller board, mines happiest with a 8.6

Mine has had a reasonable amount of use with a 7.0 and 7.8- happy with those sizes. I would consider a bigger fin if you are worried about planing but use mine mostly with the stock fin or a 42 Drake RTR. Be prepared to be active with getting it planing if the wind is marginal ( kick downwind, pump) and it pays you back big-time; once there is decent breeze it just goes. Handles chop beautifully, nice feeling around the corners and has stood up to a couple of years' use still looking good. My 2c anyway.

I don't own one but I've heard a decent fin helps unstick them.

No experience sorry - but have you considered a Patrik F-Ride 125L ? - has less pronounced V so it might be slightly better suited to the flatter water. I have a 135L with 6.2-7.3 and love it (83kg) but wish it was the 125L now.

I'd happily get a smaller Fox though for ocean blasting.

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Hello all,

Thinking of replacing my Tabou Rocket Wide 120/77 with a Severne Fox 120. Reviews have the board really shining when lit in chop
yet it is slow to plane. Has that been your experience ? If so, did moving up a fin size or type help ? Mast for placement ? I would be using it a 7.5 and a 6.5 Gator. 90 kg Intermediate Flat water to medium chop usage. Any shared info and or experience is appreciated !

Thanks !

I (81kg) never tried the Fox 120, but use a Fox 105 for slalom-style ocean blasting. I use it mostly with 6.2/7.0 Overdrive sails. I also have Gator 5.5/6.5. While the 6.5 Gator works perfectly with the Fox105, the Gator 5.5 is too small. It doesn't create enough downforce to really keep the board down in high winds/high chop.
Based on that experience, I would think that the 6.5 is at the very lower end of what works for the 120L Fox. Even given your 90kg, I'd go for a 105L Fox when the wind is good for a 6.5. The sweet spot for a Fox 120 is definitely a 7 - 8m sail. So depending on your prevailing winds, give a second thought to the board size. Or in other words, keep your Tabou Rocket 120 as your medium wind board and your 7.5 sail, and buy a Fox 105 to have fun with the 6.5 when wind picks up and chop gets higher :-).

My first impression when buying the Fox105 3 years ago was that it is not good at early planing, but after getting used to the board, I'd say it is just plain average in terms of early planing. Where it excels is in medium to high chop which for me would be 60-100cm chop. If your water is rather flat, the Fox might not be the ideal board for you.

Regarding fin, I replaced the original 36cm G10 fin of my Fox105 with a 35cm carbon slalom fin and am very happy with it. Tried a 33cm slalom fin once, but was not happy with the lift. So I'd guess that the 40cm fin for the Fox120 is rather on the large end, and I would not buy a bigger fin at all.
Just as a comparison, I have an iSonic 72cm/123L which is 2cm wider and has 3L more volume than the Fox120 and use a 37 or 39cm carbon fin for it.

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mariachi76

I'm 85kgs and I have a Fox 120 which I use mostly with a turbo 7.5m. I've tried bigger and smaller sails but the 7.5m is perfect size for me. I use the standard fin from the fox 120 and for more bottom end I use the fox 140 standard fin. I always enjoy using my fox 120.

Thanks everyone. The above info is very helpful. Its given me pause to make the move. I will plan to demo . Thanks again

I own both Fox 105 & 120 I use 6.5, & 7m NCX & 7.5 Turbo only on the board.

I think the 7.5 turbo gives the board some grunt in the early planning department and has a good range on the board.

I use aftermarket F Hot fins the mostly used is 38cm with 6.6 and 7m

Hope it helps

NWF, yes it does, thank you very much. Am I correct that both sails work for you on both boards or are they paired respectively ? Looks like you used bespoke for fins

Yes, I use the sail sizes on both 105 & 120 Fox

I'm 80 kgs. 105 Fox. Awesome board, especially in chop. I use 6m Gator or or 7m Turbo on it.. .