These little beauties have just arrived into Australia! JP have really stepped it up for the distance and downwind racing. Wider boards for the bigger fellas to smash a downwind run and the race boards, with the right paddler, will rival for top spot on the podium! Can't wait to get these babies wet.
JP Race Allwater 12'6 on the stand;
JP Sportster All Water 12'6 x 30 Carbon and JP Sportster 12'6 x 29 Wood Sandwich in the background
JP Race Allwater 12'6 x 27 on the stand;
Underside of JP Sportster All Water 12'6 x 30 Carbon
Very pretty nose of the JP Race All Water 12'6 x 27 
Available for demo now:
JP Sportster All Water 14 x 30" Wood Sandwich;
JP Sportster All Water 12'6 x 30" Carbon;
JP Sporster 14 x 28" Carbon;
JP Sporster 12'6 x 29" Wood Sandwich.
Looking forward to seeing 'Wrecking Ball' Shiresup tackle the 14' x 30 Wood Sandwich this weekend!!
WSS
Select to expand quoteWINDSURFnSNOW said..
Looking forward to seeing 'Wrecking Ball' Shiresup tackle the 14' x 30 Wood Sandwich this weekend!!
WSS
Niiice...shall await the Hitman's ride report with interest . What's the volume on the 14 x 30?
Nice to see some paint. Does the one on the stand have more of a vee than the others or is that just the shadow?
WINDSURFnSNOW said..
Looking forward to seeing 'Wrecking Ball' Shiresup tackle the 14' x 30 Wood Sandwich this weekend!!
WSS
Niiice...shall await the Hitman's ride report with interest . What's the volume on the 14 x 30?
Volume 299 litres
Not feeling any pressure.............
Mind you to evaluate properly might take more than a weekend, thinking maybe a summer (or 2) 
Select to expand quoteWINDSURFnSNOW said...
[br]These little beauties have just arrived into Australia! JP have really stepped it up for the distance and downwind racing. Wider boards for the bigger fellas to smash a downwind run and the race boards, with the right paddler, will rival for top spot on the podium! Can't wait to get these babies wet.
JP Race Allwater 12'6 on the stand;
JP Sportster All Water 12'6 x 30 Carbon and JP Sportster 12'6 x 29 Wood Sandwich in the background
JP Race Allwater 12'6 x 27 on the stand;
Underside of JP Sportster All Water 12'6 x 30 Carbon
Very pretty nose of the JP Race All Water 12'6 x 27
Available for demo now:
JP Sportster All Water 14 x 30" Wood Sandwich;
JP Sportster All Water 12'6 x 30" Carbon;
JP Sporster 14 x 28" Carbon;
JP Sporster 12'6 x 29" Wood Sandwich.
Looking forward to seeing 'Wrecking Ball' Shiresup tackle the 14' x 30 Wood Sandwich this weekend!!
WSS
Come on Shire you know you want one, their carbony goodness is calling to you, telling you how much better bay surf will be with one, telling you that Time Trials are calling you.
Btw I did get to see one of the cruiser boards they are doing, really nice looking board, bit heavy but that is not a bad thing I think.
Anybody got to ride the All Water Race 12'6 (27")? Is it all it is supposed to be?
It looks like a pretty stable shape, is it? For example how would it compare to the Fanatic Falcon 12'6 27.5" 2013 in terms of stability (as it's a board I am familiar with)? I'm hoping the flatter bottom, as opposed to the Falcons rounder bottom, may have better primary stability.
I'm asking for a girl friend, 50 kg. At her weight it could be stable enough to use in all conditions (it gets really choppy around here, winds pick up quick) and be nice and fast so she can keep up with a good group, maybe even do a few races. Eventually some downwinders.
Looking forward to reviews on the all water 14 X 30. Sweet looking boards. The tail looks really thinned out on all the models.
Did anyone ever try these boards? What's the verdict? There seems to have been an ominous silence.
I paddled yesterday my 20km round through the city and canals over flat water with the JP Flatwater 14x24.5 of a friend, and i,m impressed!
At start the board felt less stable as my Sprint 14x26 when a boat was passing by, but at the end I got used to that.
I doubt if any 24 can be as stable as a 26 board, but I think I can used to this as well.
Main reason for me to choose the Sprint26 over the 24 is that i,m 90kg so a bit of a borderline in weight wich one would be the most effecitive and that I paddle a lot in wintertime where air and water are something between the +8C and -5C ...at those days you don,t wanna fall in and I really appriciate the little bit of extra width.Any way the JP...looking good, light and stiff! It got a nice splatter free way of cutting through the water like my Sprint and feels very efficient.
When I tried a couple of short sprints I could easily get it up to 11.7km p/h (and that is fast for me).
With the very flat waterline it is a true flatwater board, and I wouldn't try it in any swell but in the canals...awesome!
The rails seem to have a bit more grip on the water with a bit o sidewind as my own board with rather rounded rails, but it feels less stable when you put the weight more to one side.
The 24.5 wide JP is faster as my 26wide Sprint, although i,m not sure how much. That said, I really like the extra stability of mine when its cold.
Performancewise I think the Sprint14x24 I paddled is still a bit faster as the JP but the open flat tail of the JP is a lot easier to turn 180degree around a buoy as the Sprints.
If people are in doubt of the gear has evolved...
Last year I was on a Fanatic Flatwatter14x27.5 working my ass of (PTE5) to do this round in 2h30minutes.
Yesterday I was taking it easy (PTE 3.4) and did the 20k tour in the same time while anwsering 2 calls from my work .
If i,m pushing I think I can take easily 15-20minutes of that time with these new boards.
