AlexF said..

My big board atm is the One 116, also a nice waveriding board esp. using a 21 centerfin,

philn said..




Hi Alex, please write more about the Goya One 116 L, looks like a great FSW shape. How does it compare to a big waveboard (e.g. 2017 Goya Quad 116 L or prior version of Goya Quad 118, or prior version of Quatro Cube in 110 L)?

SardegnaHubert said..
Hi, I?m Hubert, German, 80-85kgs, enthusiastic windsurfer for more than 30 years, preferring wavesailing in Sardegna, where I go about 5 times a year (spring and autumn). Sardegna offers all kind of windsurfing, with different wind-directions, all kind of waves, on good days even big and long running down-the-line beauties.
Reading your experiences always has been very interesting for me, thanks for this!
Bought my first Goya Quad 104 in 2012/13, because I needed a bigger waveboard for the wonderful light wind wave days after the storms. Was more than happy with this first 100l-waveboard I could get in Germany, it even worked very good with higher winds, perfect for that gusty conditions I often have to surf in Sardegna.
Since 2013 I go with Goya (sold all my other gear), always using just two different Custom Quads, one smaller (84) and one bigger (104, 106, two different 118?s). Last year I replaced my gear by the new quads, first had the 89 and 118, than (after two spine-surjeries and a few terrible months without any sports) I changed to 94 and 118, now have a perfect combination for me: 94 Custom Quad + 105 Custom Thruster.
So, - I can give a lot of informations, actually coming back after about 5 weeks at the sea and some very interesting wave-days, added to a couple of very different wave-days I had last spring:
I could not believe what Francisco had said in the video, that we could even go 10 liters more as in the years before. That?s why I first bought the 89, - really great toy, wonderful turning, perfect with stormy 3.7 to 5.0 days, - but really needing a bit more efforts, when not gliding. That?s why, after my surgeries, having a lot of time thinking and comparing the shapes, I decided to change to 94, which really has almost the same width as my (be-loved) 84 (2015), whilst the new 89 has about 2.5 cm (!!!) less. (By the way, almost same width and length as the new 84 !!). A friend of mine (also about 83kgs) in that time had used the new 94 Custom Quad more than 100 days in every conditions Tarifa and Sardegna had to offer, even on German lakes, - he was soo happy with it, said it would be better in all disciplines than his older JP quad.
And really: My experiences with the 94 CQ are exactly confirming Francisco: This board has 10l more, is gliding super easy, but its turning capability is better than the older 84 I had before, much livelier. Even and especially on some masthigh Alghero down-the-line waves with south-storm and fully blowing 4.2 it was a dream, automatically reacting on every impulse without any effort. And - not to forget - when suddenly the wind turned and almost stopped out there (the reef is about 2kms out at a small island) I was very very happy to have ten liters more under my feet to come back to the beach without swimming.
Experiences with the new 118: Turning like a small board, livelier than I had thought such a big board could be, carrying 6.3 Fringe with ease, working very good even with stronger winds, - but because of the thickness more tricky for my weight, when the wind had gone. I think for the big guys (10-20kgs more than me) it would be a perfect waveboard, - I with my weight cannot really have the profit of the volume, because I?m standing "too high".
That?s why I changed to the 105 Custom Thruster in September, especially after having seen an Austrian friend on it in May. What a wonderful and versatile board!!! Even as a quad-fan I must say, that the middle-fin option offers so many different qualities, - unbelievable! I went out with 6.3 and 28(!) freewave fin for freeriding, great early and constant planing, with 5.7 and 5.0, using 25 or 23 cms, depending on the conditions, with 4.2 (big waves, smaller fin) and even 3.7 (small wind-waves, just for trying, if there would be the end for this board) it worked, - a few years ago no-one would have believed, that it would be possible to shape an as versatile board as this CT 105.
So, for me, my weight and my different spots and wind-conditions, I have the best possible combination now: 94 CQ from 3.7 to 5.0, best waveboard I ever had, much easier than the 89! (If you compare: Between 84 and 89 there are 5l, but almost no difference in width and length, - between 89 and 94 there are 5 l, too, - but the 94 is 2.7cm(!!) wider than the 89!)
If I would live on a place of the world, where there are almost only wave conditions, maybe I would take the 104 CQ as my big board (did not try yet), - but after having tried the different options with my CT 105 I nearly cannot imagine a better board for me in Sardegna. Last week I again was staying out on the Reef La Maddalena Alghero, beautiful waves, 4.2 and CQ 94, the wind became less for an hour, I went to the beach, took my CT 105, same sail, and was the one with the smallest sail, but always gliding, taking one wave after the other, whilst most locals had to fight to get to the peak with 5.0 because of their small boards.
In fact: Goya should have informed the customers much more exactly and intensively about the change from 2017 to 2018 Custom Quads, then the German SURF test would have been another. With 94 Custom Quad or 86 Custom Thruster the Goya would have been a absolute favorite like the years before - and like now with the new 2019 test, where they describe the 86 CT.
If I would take a smaller board again, I would take the 84, because I believe (never tried), that this size is gliding almost like 89, but is more stable because of the less of thickness (same width and length).
But with my actual gear (in combination with my be-loved Fringes), I?m more than happy.
So, sorry for the long story, but I thought that I could add my experiences, maybe they could help someone.