I was considering the JP Super Lightwind 2023/2024. It has very different cutouts compared to the previous edition. The tail is wider and the board is longer. Maybe it planes easier but may be more sensitive to chop? Has anybody tried it?

As someone who lives in a light-wind area, I'm also interested in this. Marketing fluff is great and all, but is exactly that - fluff.

Find an old ultra sonic somewhere, hands down my favourite board. 10 to 16knots it's so much fun

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Ben1973 said..
Find an old ultra sonic somewhere, hands down my favorite board. 10 to 16knots it's so much fun

Sounds like most people would agree with you on ultrasonic. So, i doubt there is many unwanted ones of those laying around.
I drove 5000k's to fetch a used JP SLW 2017 i think it is.

Brienno have you tried older light wind boards before?
I am really liking the SLW in up to 18kts wind, i am 67kg but it is fine in very flat water.

Yes I've tried the SLW at a windsurf center in Egypt and liked it very much, even with some chop, but I'm 90 kgs, so it's like a large freeride for me. I'm curious to know if the new model can stand chop better than the old one because there are no flat water spots close to where I live in Northern Italy. Btw there's a used one in prime condition 500 kms from me, but that is a very looong way for a European.

In italy it should be easier to get an rrd ?
I had a lightwind and was better than the jp, my review here

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Review/RRD-X-File-light-wind-v1-2014?page=1

There are dozens of reviews of both SLW and US147. I wanted to know if the new model with modern cutouts is any improvement or not.

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Brienno said..
There are dozens of reviews of both SLW and US147. I wanted to know if the new model with modern cutouts is any improvement or not.

I went from SB US147 95wide to patrik SL140 84wide and found that it was very similar but plenty faster. Only 7 less volume too. Sail range still huge and uses slightly smaller fin. The older patrik SL150 is worth looking at too. And the patriks will be cheaper too

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Brienno said..
I was considering the JP Super Lightwind 2023/2024. It has very different cutouts compared to the previous edition. The tail is wider and the board is longer. Maybe it planes easier but may be more sensitive to chop? Has anybody tried it?

Mate, where are you seeing the specs for the 2024 version? Can you share?

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Orange Whip said:
Mate, where are you seeing the specs for the 2024 version? Can you share?

JP, like all brands, keeps every model unchanged (except for the graphics) for at least two years in a row. Since they updated the shape in 2023, it will most likely remain the same in 2024 as well.

Just took out my new 2023 SLW and after having 3 or 4 of the previous incarnations including the first one, can honestly say I'm still in love with the big girl, 11-15knots today with a 7.8 out in chop, 25kn peak with 3x 23kn Naughty's when using a 45cm weedy.

More there waiting.

Still a happy muppet

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elmo said..
Just took out my new 2023 SLW and after having 3 or 4 of the previous incarnations including the first one, can honestly say I'm still in love with the big girl, 11-15knots today with a 7.8 out in chop, 25kn peak with 3x 23kn Naughty's when using a 45cm weedy.

Elmo, which brand 45cm weedy are you using in the SLW?

A "Pepe" custom modified fin (read he made it into a wonderful fin from the POS it was originally).

Previously on my other SLW's I have used the bog standard JP slalom weed 50cm & 42cm as well as another 50cm Pepe, all went very well, with the 42cm just a bit more susceptible to heavy foot pressure.

Used a 21cm Pepe Delta Pizza cutter on my last board for shallow access with a 7.8m was surprised with how well it went although I did have to stand a lot more upright as you don't have much fin in the water coming over knee high chop.

Trick I've found with the weedies on the SLW (with a base similar size to the NP units) is having the base so it covers the entry for the mast track going back to covering the vent plug.

Pepe is our local EXTREMELY talented mad scientist.

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elmo said..
Just took out my new 2023 SLW...

Mate, you're the perfect candidate to review the 2023 model and let us know what is the effect of the new cutouts, and if they are an improvement compared to the previous version.

To be honest, I've no idea, I'm not that sensitive to that kind of difference.

It was about a year ago that I last fired up the SLW with a fin and it was only a 21cm Pepe Pizza cutter so not a true reflection. Mostly I'd been foiling with it for the last 3-4 years.

Last session was on shin to knee high chop, it behaved very nicely as all my previous SLW's have behaved.

I need a bit of flat water to check out the top end, the best I've had previously is either 30 or 31knots (can't remember which) which the standard fin and there wasn't much board touching the water.

The board still gets going easy, back foot just in front of the rear foot straps with your heel on the center line seems to work the best.

Sorry I can't offer more than this, MPO is that I've loved sailing all my big girls, I can see one being in my quiver for many a year.

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Ben1973 said..
Find an old ultra sonic somewhere, hands down my favourite board. 10 to 16knots it's so much fun

Second that on the Ultrasonic being a spectacular board. Handles chop well, being so thin and long, even though it's wide. I'll replace it with a SLW if I ever break it beyond repair.

I used to have the US147 and now have the latest 23/24 JP SLW and for me the biggest difference is actually it's ability with smaller sails in lighter winds but I'd say it's as fast as my old US147.

I'm 75kg and have used the stock 56 fin with 9.0m and 7.8m sails but for sure it got a bit bouncy ... we have LOTS of chop here (vs wind speed) and I used to look at the conditions before taking it out becasue I have older / narower boards that handle this better but don't have the range.

Then my friend let me borrow his Chopper fin (47cm) with my Ezzy 7.5 in 15knots and the difference was wild ... you couldn't push too hard (under-finned vs width of board in outboard straps + bad technique) but the lift it gave the board made the chop dissapear and I was flying in conditions I wouldn't ususaly attempt on a board this big and floaty.
So to answer the OP's question, it's no more sensative to chop than any big slalom board but I think with a bit of experimenting with fins, chop isn't something you should be worried about.

My favourite board to date and I'm usually the only fin out there with the windfoilers. With a 59cm fin and a big sail, you could probably give the wingers a run for their money as well!

I have 2020 SLW, gem of a board - minor tweaks over the years, but same fundamentals - easy, early, passive planing etc etc

my 2c is forget about the cutouts and focus on railing - I find it wants to sail flat, especially with weed fin, but do need more TOW to play with tuning, probably just my technique is lacking (and constant reboots going from foil to fin don't help!)