I have been waiting get one of these but had no info so after some snooping around i came across this photo.

Looks Sx'y. I hope they are as good/fast as the 2007 models.Only 4 weeks to go

I look forward to geting the 63

DAMN!!! How good do they look !!!!!
They are going with the cutouts again !!!??
I have a 2008 model 90lt...... just about the only model without cutouts
I know they probably dont do much but they look friggin awesome, especially the 2007 with the airpipes

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Bender said...

I have been waiting get one of these but had no info so after some snooping around i came across this photo.

Looks Sx'y. I hope they are as good/fast as the 2007 models.Only 4 weeks to go

I look forward to geting the 63

Good to see your getting another one as there is no chance of getting your 2007 back,I love it !!
Who is selling F2 in W.A. these days?

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djl070 said...

Bender said...

I have been waiting get one of these but had no info so after some snooping around i came across this photo.

Looks Sx'y. I hope they are as good/fast as the 2007 models.Only 4 weeks to go

I look forward to geting the 63

Good to see your getting another one as there is no chance of getting your 2007 back,I love it !!
Who is selling F2 in W.A. these days?

I do now regret selling the SX Medium to you, but it means i can get a new one

Call Paul at 2nd Wind they have F2's in store. The Sx's will be in next month i'm told

found some pics of the new F2's in the flesh!

Sh#% look at the weight of these babies...
And the dimesions. The 135L board a 235cm long?
Very nice....

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Obelix said...

Sh#% look at the weight of these babies...
And the dimesions. The 135L board a 235cm long?
Very nice....

most slalom boards are around that size, it has advantages and disadvantages. A little bit longer suits most riders, which is why they have the rx which are the most under-rated freeslalom board imo.

Dunno about the new graphic scheme, not that I was hugely impressed with the old one or the 07 scheme for that matter. Makes you wonder why a brand with arguably the best looking speedboard graphics can make their other boards look so ordinary.

SX's should look like this

Damn its a sexy bitch

Good evening from Greece,

following your conversations regarding the F2 SX I would like to ask for your opinion as I am about to buy my first slalom board; I am an 82kg intermediate/advanced sailor looling to get into slalom.

Is it really a huge step to go from a freerace board to a slalom board and what do you guys think in general terms about F2 slalom boards in terms of user friendlyness. I currently sail with a 2008 116lt mistral screamer with NS STYPE 6,0 and 6,6.

The 2010 is indeed very SX'y but I have also found a 2007 SX M that has only been a couple of times in the water for 1,000 aud, which means that I can use some of my cash to expand my sail quiver.

Shall I proceed selling the screamer and getting a slalom board? Some times I get the feeling that if I don't do the swap and bruise myself I will never feel ready enough for a slalom board

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mr V said...

Good evening from Greece,

following your conversations regarding the F2 SX I would like to ask for your opinion as I am about to buy my first slalom board; I am an 82kg intermediate/advanced sailor looling to get into slalom.

Is it really a huge step to go from a freerace board to a slalom board and what do you guys think in general terms about F2 slalom boards in terms of user friendlyness. I currently sail with a 2008 116lt mistral screamer with NS STYPE 6,0 and 6,6.

The 2010 is indeed very SX'y but I have also found a 2007 SX M that has only been a couple of times in the water for 1,000 aud, which means that I can use some of my cash to expand my sail quiver.

Shall I proceed selling the screamer and getting a slalom board? Some times I get the feeling that if I don't do the swap and bruise myself I will never feel ready enough for a slalom board

Buy the 2007 SX Medium. They are a magic alround slalom board. You will find it will ride over chop and still be very fast. Just dont sail it underfinned. I used mine with a 36cm techtonic Falcon 36cm, it was sweet. I wish i never sold mine now.

@MR V

I went from a 115 F2 eliminator to a F2 SX small '08 with no problems at all. The only thing i found is that they are stiff so they are a bit harder on the feet and arches but its a small price to pay for the speed. I think the only difference between a freerace board and a full on slalom board is the comfortability. IMO a screamer isnt a freerace board, more a free ride board.

Does that mean F2 are goneski??
The F2 shaper making his own boards, seems a bit sus. First they lost Finian and now Patrick. Maybe they will just keep pumping out the new boards with the same shape but different graphics.... oh wait they already do that....

Thank you very much for the replies guys
I cannot wait to get my hands on the sx

@pacman, propably you are right that it's not a freerace however it was quite faster than most freerides when fully powered up

@Bender can you expand a bit more on what you mean as an ''allround slalom'' board...


cheers

I would agree with allround as they do everything you expect a slalom board to do quite well. I've had/have large, medium & small and for their sizes I think they are one of the easiest slalom boards to use- comfortable, go well through the chop and the flat, faster than you will ever need, nicely controlled and well constructed with the 07 onwards boards. Stick with the standard fin as it's not too bad and any further fins get something similar, if you don't get standard fin use something with a little bit more rake than say a select SL7. They have nicely rounded rails so it wont trip in gybe or chop yet they go great upwind also.

Downsides of them- some guys have had spinout issues. Start with footstraps in middle hole position, mast track about 1/3 from the back and don't go too small with the fin and you wont have a problem. It seems as though the airpipe/cutout make the board quite loose at low speeds. The airpipes add a bit of weight, don't bother using the cutout plates. To me they gybe great (i'm not a great gyber though) it was one of the things I noticed immediately when I first stepped on them, however they do have a tendency to have a slight slide when you put them onto the rail in the gybe but stay committed and they track round fine.

From all the slalom boards i've tried the SX's are probably the most balanced, they have an even volume distribution so you wont sink the nose like some other boards. They seem to be favoured by 90kg+ guys, if you have the power to drive them they just keep going faster. I am highly critical of boards, if they don't do something however minor I will move on from them pretty quick- i've still got an 07 medium and small and aren't parting with them anytime soon.

As for keeping similar shapes, boards don't have to change very much year to year once they've hit on the right formula and that is one of the things that has appealed to me with both the SX's and the isonics. Get it right then refine... but give them nice graphics

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I would agree with allround as they do everything you expect a slalom board to do quite well. I've had/have large, medium & small and for their sizes I think they are one of the easiest slalom boards to use- comfortable, go well through the chop and the flat, faster than you will ever need, nicely controlled and well constructed with the 07 onwards boards. Stick with the standard fin as it's not too bad and any further fins get something similar, if you don't get standard fin use something with a little bit more rake than say a select SL7. They have nicely rounded rails so it wont trip in gybe or chop yet they go great upwind also.

Downsides of them- some guys have had spinout issues. Start with footstraps in middle hole position, mast track about 1/3 from the back and don't go too small with the fin and you wont have a problem. It seems as though the airpipe/cutout make the board quite loose at low speeds. The airpipes add a bit of weight, don't bother using the cutout plates. To me they gybe great (i'm not a great gyber though) it was one of the things I noticed immediately when I first stepped on them, however they do have a tendency to have a slight slide when you put them onto the rail in the gybe but stay committed and they track round fine.

From all the slalom boards i've tried the SX's are probably the most balanced, they have an even volume distribution so you wont sink the nose like some other boards. They seem to be favoured by 90kg+ guys, if you have the power to drive them they just keep going faster. I am highly critical of boards, if they don't do something however minor I will move on from them pretty quick- i've still got an 07 medium and small and aren't parting with them anytime soon.

As for keeping similar shapes, boards don't have to change very much year to year once they've hit on the right formula and that is one of the things that has appealed to me with both the SX's and the isonics. Get it right then refine... but give them nice graphics

All of what he said.

One of the outstanding things i noticed was that it is actually worth pumping to get onto the plane. That could have something to do with the race sail as well but with my free ride board in marginal winds it is not worth pumping because it doesnt get onto and stay on the plane as easily as the SX does.

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mkseven said...

I would agree with allround as they do everything you expect a slalom board to do quite well. I've had/have large, medium & small and for their sizes I think they are one of the easiest slalom boards to use- comfortable, go well through the chop and the flat, faster than you will ever need, nicely controlled and well constructed with the 07 onwards boards. Stick with the standard fin as it's not too bad and any further fins get something similar, if you don't get standard fin use something with a little bit more rake than say a select SL7. They have nicely rounded rails so it wont trip in gybe or chop yet they go great upwind also.

Downsides of them- some guys have had spinout issues. Start with footstraps in middle hole position, mast track about 1/3 from the back and don't go too small with the fin and you wont have a problem. It seems as though the airpipe/cutout make the board quite loose at low speeds. The airpipes add a bit of weight, don't bother using the cutout plates. To me they gybe great (i'm not a great gyber though) it was one of the things I noticed immediately when I first stepped on them, however they do have a tendency to have a slight slide when you put them onto the rail in the gybe but stay committed and they track round fine.

From all the slalom boards i've tried the SX's are probably the most balanced, they have an even volume distribution so you wont sink the nose like some other boards. They seem to be favoured by 90kg+ guys, if you have the power to drive them they just keep going faster. I am highly critical of boards, if they don't do something however minor I will move on from them pretty quick- i've still got an 07 medium and small and aren't parting with them anytime soon.

As for keeping similar shapes, boards don't have to change very much year to year once they've hit on the right formula and that is one of the things that has appealed to me with both the SX's and the isonics. Get it right then refine... but give them nice graphics

I have a large and a medium and found they do spinout if underfinned.
Problem solved when I increased the size of the fins used.
These boards are awesome,I am 100kg and they are great for heavyweights.

i tested 09 80litres, 235cm by 56cm on wednesday, windy day.the 09 is same board as 2010.
the boards good points. gybes 10/10. planes early 9/10. never spins out 10/10. lightweight 10/10. footsraps 10/10.

downside 56cm wide is wide for small board +backfoot not so sensitive as narrower model 07. harder to put the hammer down in bigger gusts compared to 07 model, probably due to wider tail.

overall 09 is better board, sweeter no spinout unlike 07,can use in medium winds too. 07 is more sensitive on backfoot esp + is faster in gusts.

still say my kinetic 52 is faster than them both.

could hardly wait to try them out, was overall resonably impressed.

Petermac33 ,get a gps and compare the speeds

Picked up my SX today 95L 235X63cm. It looks quick, well quicker than a kinetic anyway

Cant wait to fire it up
Not that there's gunna be any wind for a while

Wheres the picys Bendy

Just got a 06 sx small and love it,also have a large for lighter days , just have to wait for the wind nowI will be sailing 5.2 through to 6.4 on the small, what size fin and types have proven to be the best to reduce spin outs in everyones opinion, does anyone use weedys as where we sail weed is a issue

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elmo said...

Wheres the picys Bendy

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pacman76 said...

elmo said...

Wheres the picys Bendy

will try and get some pic tomorrow. might have to give it a clean as i got bit excited looking at it

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wantmorewind said...

Just got a 06 sx small and love it,also have a large for lighter days , just have to wait for the wind nowI will be sailing 5.2 through to 6.4 on the small, what size fin and types have proven to be the best to reduce spin outs in everyones opinion, does anyone use weedys as where we sail weed is a issue

I use select SL9's which seem to match pretty well though they can spinout if heavy footed. Simplest fix for that problem is don't run back footstrap right at the back. Fin size 27-33 for those sails.

Here is a quick tease of the new SX and rx from F2 for 2010.