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Fanatic Bee

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Created by Obelix > 9 months ago, 2 Aug 2015
Obelix
WA, 1104 posts
2 Aug 2015 11:36PM
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How fast were the Bees?

Were they made for freeride, slalom, speed, FSW...?

fanatic02
NSW, 301 posts
3 Aug 2015 1:53AM
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My uncle still rides them to this day . He has a 84 and a 94 . He loves them , use race sails mostly but wave sails when it's super windy and choppy . Eats chop and is no slouch . I've seen him do some pretty imprressive jumps as well . I think it's more a free ride board .

Obelix
WA, 1104 posts
3 Aug 2015 6:37PM
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fanatic02 said..
My uncle still rides them to this day . He has a 84 and a 94 . He loves them , use race sails mostly but wave sails when it's super windy and choppy . Eats chop and is no slouch . I've seen him do some pretty imprressive jumps as well . I think it's more a free ride board .


Cheers Fanatic :-)

bearhoover
TAS, 708 posts
3 Aug 2015 10:01PM
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Used to own one, was a great board. Managed to get 30 knots out of it with a 7.7 Race sail. Liked big wide Jibes but that could have been to do with the size of the board...

gavnwend
WA, 1367 posts
3 Aug 2015 9:00PM
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Still got mine a great board in its day .bit long 284 cm dont use it much ..

Never had a gps in the late 90 ies but it flew maybe 30 knots l got out of it .they were a fast freeride.

Obelix
WA, 1104 posts
3 Aug 2015 11:27PM
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They are long and narrow, so one would expect them to be fast, but the speed depends on other factors too. Rail, tail drag, a fin, and god knows what other laws of physics...

The size of interest is 103L, and that would be a small board for me (102kg).
I use that size in 25+ knots winds, so not much, and no point in spending '000s on a board that is used 5 times a year , but wouldn't mind something that narrow in high winds. They do have a good rap.

If anything, it could end up on the wall as a decoration

joe windsurf
1481 posts
4 Aug 2015 4:50AM
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have a Fanatic BEE LTD 124
am also a heavyweight - about 230 lbs / 105 kilos
we are mostly light wind area and use it in 40 - 60 kph winds with HSM Fire 6.3
lacking experience to rate it completely, but do like it !!
joewindsurfer.blogspot.com/2012/08/famatic-bee-124-ltd.html

plettil
64 posts
12 Aug 2015 6:57PM
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Hello,
with 20-25 kt wind, I roar in the 28-31kt speed area on the fin. Slalom or freeride, I am not sure what it means in this case, it is identified as slalom board. This one is the original 281x59x115l Asa/composite construction from 1990-91. It was my only board since 3 years with s-Type sail 6.6 and 7.8 for the 13-25kt wind range. I am 80kg. Now the replacer arrived as a third hand CA SL 70 2009.




Obelix
WA, 1104 posts
14 Aug 2015 11:52AM
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That's one funky looking thing

Cheers Plettil



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