Windsurfing A Way Of Life

Ok So here is the first of the 2007 Mistral boards I have tried and I have to say it is very different to the Joker 109 of 2006. The 2006 Joker was a 109 litres and although it was a freestyle board it did freeride quite well and also was quite good for carving moves as well.

The new 2007 Joker 102 is a completly different board. If you are into the new school moves such as vulcans, spocks, Grubbies etc then you must try this board. Personaly this kind of windsurfing doesn't float my boat but this new Joker is a real 100% pure new school freestyle board. It gets on the plane early, pops out of the water easily and is really designed to slide around.

The tail of the board has been changed completely compared to any other Joker. It now has cutouts to help redirect water while doing fast freestyle moves. The nose of the board has also been changed to allow for smoother switch stance riding. The footpads on this board are also very comfortable, they are the new mistral airpod style design which are also on the other boards in the range.

The other great thing about the new Joker as well as the Syncro's and Beasts is that they all come as standard with the new Kai Hopf G10 fins (FAB)

The stats for the stats for the board are :-

• volume 102length 242width 66
• construction carbon-kevlar sandwich
• rec sail size 5.0-6.9 but I have used it with 4.7 and its absolutly fine
• fin size 25 cm freestyle fin powerbox

If you are not used to sailing a pure freestyle board and are not looking to do all the new school moves then this is probably not the board for you but IF YOU ARE!!! then it is most definatly worth trying to get a demo on one so you can experience this great freestyle board.