Took a little be longer for this line to come up in production, over 100 custom boards shaped first makes a good reason to wait. The two boards have different shapes, single concave for the 75 and double for the 85. We really liked the squashed moon tail and the fins combo. Fast tail rocker makes lots of sense. Fits well in between the two twinfin lines Tempo and Rhythm. Loved in the water from north to south and worked super well in the metro area too. If you have ridden a custom Quatro before this is the closer you can get.
This is the review from Boardseeker mag ....pretty flash....
"However, it's not just carving turns where the Quad excels.
Off the top, the Quad seems to generate power and acceleration unmatched by any other board that we have sailed.
Unfortunately, as of yet, we have no scientific explanation to why this might be, it just simply does!"http://www.boardseekermag.com/equipment_reviews/equipment/quatro-quad-75-and-85-118.htm
would pay to read the summary however;
"If you prefer your board to feel loose, fast and gunny, then you may prefer the Rhythm and if straight line performance and maintaining speed through the turns is your priority, then the Tempo could be for you.
Good luck with your choice!"
all getting a bit complicated if you ask me, at $3k a pop a big investment in something that may not suit you or the conditions you sail in everyday however appealing it may seem.
choose wisely, i like my twinnie but i have had 5 of them over time and they are only just getting good, quads are brand new and these multi fin set ups are'nt for everyone.
Not a speedster or bump 'n' jump board - this baby is made for waves.
www.windsurfingmag.com
Ok I got to try out the quad 85 in chest high cross onshore, It has a different bottom shape to the smaller 75 version so I imagine both would feel different.
This board comes alive on the wave face, I don't know if it is the quad fins or just the rocker and bottom shape.
I went upwind well the same as my twin fin, it did feel smallish for 85 litres and the pads were a bit slippery, In a straight line it felt Ok with reasonable speed. But it was on the wave face that it felt awesome with good speed and very responsive to where you want to go. Very very very nice.
I've tried some great productions out this year, so much choice and such a high standard.
Gazza and Leech also tried it out they seemed pleased to.
the origional quote says that the board testers don't have a clue of why it works yet you wrote the board manufacturers don't have a clue why something works. Was that a typo by you? or was there more to the article I didn't see which mentions the manufacturers admitting they don't have a clue?
