Exocet WindSUP Stand Up Paddle Board 11'8
WindSUP 11'8
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Enjoy your 200 litres of volume, but still feel the exhilarating ride of a short board.
The stepped tail design is not just another fashion look, but a technical feature adding obvious advantages due to the extended water line in displacement mode; as well as the reduced wet surface when on the plane.
For a limited time at these discounted prices. With a RRP of $2,500 for the AST and $3,100 for the Custom Bamboo Sandwich, these boards won't last long.
The natural standing position is in the centre of the board and due to the step tail it remains the same even when you catch a wave and accelerate.
A unique quality making it much easier to learn paddling in the waves.
This underside view shows the "step-tail" design, which combines a flat "swallow tail" plaining surface with a longer "pin tail" for smooth gliding and catching waves. (Picture shows removable centre board fully down)
With is length and volume this is a great flat water paddling board when in displacement mode and with the Step tail the board gets shorter on a wave (plaining mode) and very loose (easy to turn).
This is the ultimate "do everything well" board!
Carbon
| Windsup 11'8 | 220 Litres | 360cm / 11'8 | 79 cm | 14.6 kgs (+/- 6%) | Exocet 44cm + Dérive 61cm |
Power box | 4.5 - 8.0 m2 |
| Model | WINDSUP 11'8 | |
| Volume | 220 litres | |
| Length | 360 cm / 11'8" | |
| Width | 79 cm / 31.1" | |
| Wood Weight | 14.3 kg (+/- 6%) | |
| AST Weight | 15.8 kg (+/- 6%) | |
| Fin | 44 cm Power box + 56 cm Daggerboard |
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| Sail size | 4.5 – 8.0 m2 |
Picture above shows the typical construction of Exocet boards with the different layers and materials
CONSTRUCTION: Wood / AST
We are now offering an extensive line of paddles to compliment our SUP range.
Customer comments:
Recently two of my windsurfing students have purchased the Exocet Wind SUP's
on my recommendation through Charlie at Ride Hatteras. I knew this would be
a great board for them since they both love to SUP, surf, and are very
anxious to enhance their sailing skills to the point they can get out on the
ocean. Since they both live here in Eastern North Carolina with quick and
easy access to both the beach and miles of Intercoastal Waterway, salt
marshes, and river systems, opportunities for windsurfing and SUP paddling
abound. Add to that the stability and ease of sailing of the Wind SUP and
IMO it adds up to the perfect board choice for them to start their
windsurfing careers off on.
Anyway, over the last couple of weeks I have been able to both SUP and Sail
the Wind SUP that belongs to Bernie Copsey, one of my windsurfing students.
I have been very impressed with it and after a great ocean/wave light wind
sailing session last I really think this is a super all around board! I am also working with
Charlie at Ride Hatteras to get one of my own soon!!
"Overall, what a fantastic do all board. to think, it's been laying fallow in the old Kona line for a few years. glad it was resurrected as it is now. last Saturday, I had one of the better times riding head high and smaller waves all afternoon in 8-16 mph side on winds. fantastic fun.
will it aerial like my favorite 11'5 pic? doubt it, but it sure makes wave sailing even easier. stupid easy at that."
"First time out on the Exocet Windsup, (AST version) waist-high Lake Michigan swell/chop, 20mph side onshore conditions, Eazy 6.9 Wave Tiger.
This board is everything John said.
The Windsup powered upwind through the swell very smoothly, like a luxury car with a big torquey V-8 motor.
The board's ample nose seemed to love pounding the swell and pointed upwind nicely, with or without the daggerboard down, albeit higher with it down.
Reaching back toward shore with the swells, the board really came to life, smoothly accelerating up on plane with virtually no effort and remaining responsive and eager to turn, yet stable under my 215lbs. In short, this board made me look very good in conditions that previously would have been difficult for me to handle with my modest skill set.
Tacking and jibing on the Windsup is a snap. I found taking an extra micro step forward during tacks helped me on this day, the nose is very floaty and forgiving.
The daggerboard operates smoothly and is super easy to kick up and down. Prior to hitting the water I sprayed the gasket area and other contact points with a generous coating of McLube and worked the dagger by hand a dozen or so times.
The Allgaier dagger system chosen for this board is the right choice in my opinion, it performs well enough and is so easy to operate."
"teach, paddle, cruise, BAF, open class race and wave sail on it. what's not to like? my guess is the wind SUP will out do lotsa other long boards in lotsa ways."
"I got to sail John's demo version of the WindSUP, wood version, this Saturday in 20-25 gusty choppy winds on the Banana River, FL. I am 205lbs and was using a 6.2 cranked down to make it feel like a 5.2-5.5. All I can say is wow! This thing planed so easy and was so much fun in the straps. It is big so it plowed right thru the chop and my very first run was about 2 miles down and 2 miles back completely powered, comfortable, and grinning ear to ear. On the way back to my launch site, I was "riding" the 1-2 foot wind chop like a wave and having a blast. It was so easy. I didn't get to paddle it in the chop but I see it being a very easy flat water/small wave/teaching SUP. I think this thing is the perfect "1 board" quiver for SUP, plaining/non-plaining fun, and teaching family and friends. I envision this being my "Keys trip" board for the family on long weekend trips to Florida Keys with one board that can do everything pretty darn well.
I immediately put my Kona 11-5 and Starboard SUP board up for sail and have ordered a WindSUP from Sandy Point. I'm going to pick it up Saturday"
Below is a link for the matching board bag for this board (We recommend MIX - XXL).
(Note that the 10' WINDSUP goes with the 'Exocet Board Bag SUP - S', and the 11'8 goes with the 'Exocet Board Bag MIX - XXL')
Item Reviews
Rhys
Getting back into windsurfing after a 12 year break, this board is excellent to get me going again. Big and stable. Easy to get up on plane, and I was quickly tacking and jiving again between some good speed runs. Wind dies down, and pull out a paddle and its great for supping too.
Mike is easy to deal with, very knowledgable about the products he sells and is talented at matching the right equipment for your needs. Highly recommended!
Angus H
Great service from Mike. Wen the extra mile in getting me setup, had at been on a board for 20 years and he came up with the right solution and was so good to deal with I just kept buying more gear. The board is excellent to get going on for either windsurfing or SUP
Jamie Silk
Part 2 Only real thing missed was getting the good upwind stance of past years with the rounded rails, no beating straps and in marginal planning beating a feeling the rig needed to be further forward to really push against plate (but then would have lost out on reaching). The WindSUP planned though the gybes well (though wide!). Several combos of adults and kids enjoyed the stand up paddle (though the kids used to 10 foot SUP did say they preferred a smaller one when gusts got it). Other board pluses should anyone ask is having the smaller kids (incl 11 year older) sat on the front whilst sailing and I can confirm it can be fun catching waves on the days when the surf board is too small. Very happy with the board as Wind surfer and SUP
Jamie Silk
I sailed raceboards for many years (IMCO's, Equipes and Fanatic Cats as well as earlier longboards) and I was looking for a board that I could sail with my kids while they sailed their Optimist and which they could learn to windsurf on. I was also looking for SUP that we could flat water paddle in New Plymouth harbour and catch smaller waves around Taranaki when it was too small so that we couldn't use our surfboards. The board sailed (and SUPed) well in flat water - a 12 year old got up and going happily with a 3.5m Sail and it sailed well with an 8m in both planning and displacement modes transitioning seamlessly between them when gusts came and you got plate up and down. Feet straps very well placed for planning mode (though will miss the upwind straps on the old long boards). Part 1
Alan Rusyak
Review Part 2 (first part below) Not only is www.nzsailing.net online line of products rich in choice and well presented, I find Mike to be the most helpful, friendly, understanding, knowledgeable, trustworthy and efficient person. I have never met him, we communicated only online, yet we went through exchanging several emails a day, me asking beginner's dumb questions, and Mike patiently answering every detail, guiding and supporting as much as required. Thanks to Mike's experienced guidance, I now have a great windsurfing gear that I really enjoy learning with and using every time more. Thank you, Mike, for "putting me on the water", I could have not done it so well without your help
Alan Rusyak
Did lots of online research before deciding on this Exocet WindSUP 11'8 as my first ever windsurfing board. And I couldn't be happier with my choice. Great board to learn with, stable and very forgiving, and always a great fun to ride. It will also provide a capable platform to build my windsurfing skills with, as it is evaluated by the experienced windsurfers as a great freeride board, fast and fun, for everybody from a novice to the most seasoned pro. In the process of buying the board, mast, sails, and other windsurfing gear, there were many qualified decisions to make. As a rank beginner finding my way through a maze of unfamiliar technical details, I had lots of questions and depended heavily on Mike's from NZsailing.net advice and guidance. And Mike really excelled in this, beyond any high expectations.
Alyce Edwards
I am new to windsurfing and supping and I find this board excillent. It is very stable and just glides over the water and it goes over chop in the ocean effortlesly. My two year old daughter also enjoys sitting on the front while we sup on flat lakes, she has a life jacket on ofcourse not that she has needed it because the board is just that stable. One negative is with the matte finish every bit of dirt does not come off while washing it with water. It is my task today to fine something that gets all the marks off. All in all I love my new board.
