Go Carbon Art, don't root around 
I've had my SL58 for a week now and have 3 new PB's on the GPSTC site, and I've been there since it began. I was worried about going for a slalom board because I sail in absolute crap (rough) conditions but this board just eats it, feels like my old freeride for control only faster. I'm 82 to 84 Kg (rum) and this board at 96L planes up easy, my biggest sail is 6.6M.
For less than $2100 to your door for a near on a custom board, not made in Thailand by a cookie biscuit cutter, where you can talk to the business owner and change things, made in our back yard and all for less money, it's really a no brainer for me.
Don't get me wrong, I don't get the chance to try diff boards where I live, and I don't give a rats if brand A or B is better at this or that, I've now got a bloody sweet board for a bargain price 
Yes sailed it at Sandy Point this year. Didn't top my last yrs speeds though. I found the wind angle tricky, didn't get comfortable.
I miss sailing at BB, it's one of the best, it's the only place where the Noreaster goes right until sundown - must be the concrete. Lost my weekend accommodation arrangements up Sydney way.
I noticed you got 17 knots today- only got 13 at Broulee - so I'm off driving for a day or three. But I do get to places between Gerroa and Merimbula so keep us posted when you venture south.
I got to give the AB+ 67 (110L) a run this afternoon with my 7.8m RSS. SE 12-18knots, in Botany Bay with the typical southerly chop and swell.
It was easy to get planing having quite powerful rails.
My sail had a sensation of being little backhanded, a problem I don't normally have with the setting I used. I felt the same thing with the smaller AB the other day. I moved the harness lines back about 3cm and all was sweet. I realised that this board encouraged a slightly different stance to my gear, driven a little more of the back foot.
Like the smaller board it sailed freely over the chop and swell without any drama and gave plenty of confidence to push it harder. The gybing was great once initiated it almost steered itself around. I loved the Dakine foot straps soft and comfy but firm at the same time.
The 36cm deb fin showed no sign of letting go, it was plenty big enough for the set up (I'm used to using a 42cm).
The big surprise was my GPS reading, the board kept delivering 27-28 knt runs without much effort in roughish water, which I thought was great for the conditions. Again like the smaller board I felt that this board is capable of great GPS results.
The only challenge I had was my geriatric knees, one of which was recently refurbished. The powerful rails combined with stiff construction and the big chop I was negotiating meant my dodgy knees were feeling it. The board is very good over chop but very direct, probably a bit more dialling in would have it skimming over all obstacles.
Overall I was impressed, and the whole package with good fin and excellent board bag that it comes with makes it great value.
I just got the Exocet Warp SL71 (118L), sailed it about 7 hrs, and love it!!! Fins used (Select) RS 43, RS7 41, SL39, SL37. Sails TR3 8.4 and TR4 6.6.
Did not have too much time with the 8.4 (only light winds), but quite a bit of time with the 6.6.
I would think, 8.4 to 7.6 would be the perfect size.
I had the Warp Slalom 73 (125L) before,
and had a very limited range: It needed a powerful fin (43 cm for the 6.6) to avoid spinouts.
The SL71 is super easy: No spinouts whatsoever, eats chop for breakfast,planes quick, jibes like a dream, and the rails just never catch. For me: A dream come true!!!
Me: 5'8' ~160lbs ( ~172cm, 72kg), Sailing mostly @ Rio Vista (River) in California.
Markus
... and is a damned sexy board too!
I wonder how hot it gets sitting on the beach?
Yup, the bottom is red. Exocet claims, it does not get much warmer, than any other color.
Having said that, I would not leave a white board in 40º sun, without opening the valve...
The looks are not important to me, the way it sails is.
I too own the TB2 62 (90L), and love it. I also have a WS58 and WS 73, and feel, the WS series has the footstraps too far out, the fin too far back, and beveled or diamond shape tales, that are much easier to spinout.
After sailing the SL71, I am seriously considering replacing the TB2 62 with the SL61 (sails a little higher, less volume in the front).
Markus
If it ever gets built this will be the "ants pants". Ha! It,s still a work in progress . 235X68X105litres. All I need now are some fun tickets.
It actually has fairly low nose rocker at 174mm, thats why it has a wide nose.Rocker is dead flat from 300-600, has 1.5 mm tail rocker, 6 mm at 1200, 50mm at 1800. Very wide at 600 for lots of lift ( early planing)but uses an aggressive winger just in front of the rear foot to reduce tail area . Also the tail cuts. A reasonable eamount of v right through and concave in the nose and under the mast track for a smooth ride in rough water, running out by around 600 from the tail for good top end speed.
Idea is an early planer for the volume. Fast in a straight line and enough V and concave to handle choppy water well. Should go upwind well and also sail deep off the wind. I have designed it to win the Breakwater to Beacon race which is generally held in 15 knots odd and is a tight upwind angle out to the Beacon and deep off coming back. At this stage I am all set to win the race in 2015 when it gets built!!!
Should carry an 8 -8.5 which is pretty good for a 105 litre board.
So if you would like to donate 2 grand to my project I will get it built and you can try it before 2015!!
Seeya Martin
are the measurements your's or from the cad program e,g length, width, rocker,cutouts ect, i was wondering if 6 mm at 1200 to 600 is a bit much, and do you need the tail rocker of 1.5mm + cutouts for a board you want to plane early and reach max speed in 15knts,
Mr Waiting for Wind. A deal as long as it's mine for weekends!!!!
Keef , Yep maybe a touch high at 1200. I was figuring as it,s so wide at 700 through to 430 where the wingers are that I could get away with a shorter planing surface like a Formula board. Higher aspect. I may have gone a touch too much , might pull it back a bit . As I said a work in progress.
Figures are mine but I have measured alot of boards so have a good data base to work from.
Anyway I have hijacked this thread enough.
I would be keen to know if anybody has some fedback on the 09 Isonics?
Seeya Martin
Oh yeh , sorry Keef . The program is Alias and you can download it if you part with 12 grand US first. The boss owns it !!!!!!. Plenty of much cheaper software around that will do this , Rhino is good at around $900 US.
Seeya Martin
Thanks Sheer Tip but I have that sorted . 105.8 litres. Because of the width and volume placement it will feel bigger though. Seeya Martin
wow at 235x68x105.8 how thin could those rails be
i would have thought with those measurements it would look thinner, but its a nice looking slalom
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Hey Martin,
My app (autodesk Maya) can read Alias .wire files. If you want, I can calculate the exact volume for you.
Maybe you need to give this program to Starboard, they seem to have a lot of trouble calculating volumes! [}:)]
It,s going to live!!! I paid a deposit with the board builder today , 50th birthday present. Should be cool.
Now who wants to buy my Glider 105 ! Ha!
Peter Ross from OES will build this one. Mark Stone just built a B&J 85 litre for me and did a beautiful job, it,s really nice but I thought his specific construction may not be as suited to this bigger Slalom board , I think it needs to be an EPS core,carbon sandwitch for absolute minimum weight and stiffness.
Keef , Peter will be back in OZ tommorrow and will build the board here, so freight will only be from Port Lincoln.
Regarding price you really need to email Peter about a custom but it is competitive with a mass produced board from Thailand.
thanks for the tip martin but i have enough foam and carbon to do about 3 boards thats if i need to im happy with what ive got
