Tabou Rocket

I have been trying to buy a Used Tabou Rocket for a while now but they either don't come on the market or are snapped up quickly. Is there much difference between the different year models? Tabou claim that the boards are improved each year - is that true and how? What would be a similar board like the 125L? Can't seem to find one of these on the market.

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Might be a bit out of your price range and/or dunno if any are left, but Windsurfing Perth was selling last years models recently at a considerable discount. They would freight it for you.

I am thinking of selling my Rockets. One is a 105, the other is 135. They are older models and a bit damaged so I wont be asking for much. Possibly just enough to get a second hand slalom board of around 110 to 120 litres.

I have a 2013 125ltr rocket std and love it. I bought it new and while I contemplated it for a while it was a good choice. I'm hanging on to it as most people do. It is great in the bay chop and as mentioned has an awesome range from light winds to to when the wind picks up to a point. My mate has a 115 rocket a couple of years older and I have used it and I also liked this board. But I am not good enough to notice a few percent improvement at the top end year to year. Maybe if I was to hop on one from several years ago the few percent each year may add up?
I am considering a 106 3S to replace an old JP FSW. But like the rocket you rarely see one come along in A1 nick second hand and they are not cheap new.
Good luck finding yours.

Thanks for the comments and the offers. I will keep looking but if anyone knows of a 125 (pref LTD) then let me know. I have a 105 which is awesome in its wind range but would like bit more buoyancy for the larger sails and lighter days. It is not too much of a big deal as I have a custom Kevlar/carbon board that still rips but I would imagine that a bigger Rocket will be a bit more versatile.

If its a rocket you want then i would advise you to wait until you can get one because in my opinion anything else will be a compromise at best and a disappointment at worst.
Rarely has any board found a home in my van for as long as my rockets.
A lot of prospective board buyers will start a thread with 'what board will suit a certain bay or beach ?' fact is a rocket will work any where
which is partly why they are so highly regarded and hard to find.

2+ k is a lot of coin but not that much when you compare the 2-3 boards you'll buy in the meantime searching for the ultimate free ride/race board.

I would be willing to say that Reg at WSP moves more rockets through his shop than any in Australia so bite down hard and tell him you want a 2014 ltd 125 rocket and you'll soon forget about the price even if your missus doesn't.

We also sell the Rockets and have a 2014 LTD 125L instock - let me know what sort of deal would get you over the line for a new one ;-)

We occasionally get a second hand one (we currently have a 96L LTD) but as everyone has said above they are fairly rare as people tend to hold onto them.

Yeah, just got a 2014 Rocket 105. Happy with its chop handling, gybing, fast planing.

Top end speed . . . .not 100% sold yet. But happy with the board. Except that it had had a ding repaired in the bottom (either it had arrived to the store like that and they didn't know, or the store did the repair). Small, but you know, when you buy new, you expect new. . . .

But Tabou do great boards.

I'd be tempted to upgrade to the LTD Carbon version in the future for my next 105.

Sput, they aren't going to be as fast as a slalom, but pretty damn close, change your fins around if you are after super speed.... board can do so much, but decent fins will do quite a lot (IMO).

But for bump and jump, I'd rather be on freeride than slalom. Slalom's require you to focus, stay alert and work hard on the very edge of disaster - freeride lets you relax, even when you are blasting fast........