Starboard Kode 2010 SALE!

What’s new for 2010?

Kode 74: extra vee was added under the back foot to the tip of the tail, to loosen up the board and allow it to carve a larger variety of turns. It wave rides more vertically without sacrificing speed or acceleration.

Kode 86, 94, 103: the tail outlines have been pinned out and narrowed down at the very tip. This allows these Kodes to carve a larger variety of turns, including tighter, snappier ones. Extra volume and deck dome was pumped into the rails in the tail and under the back heel, to provide a more domed shape and offer more float in the carves: more control, more grip and more forgiving turns. With the very thin rails along the rest of the board, the aggressive and fast carving nature of the Kodes remain.

Kode 112: like the three smaller sizes, extra deck dome and rail volume in the tail have been added, to give the back foot more grip and more control. With more rail volume in the tail, carving and turning becomes more forgiving, with more float to carry out of the turn, yet the aggressive and fast carving nature remains thanks to the thinner rails on the rest of the board.

Special features on the Kode 68, 74, 80:
Heel bumpers; double insert screws for the back foot.

Special features on the Kode 86, 94, 102, 112, 122:
No heel bumpers for a lighter and more direct feel; Inboard and outboard insert position options.

New fins: for waves, G10 is out, polyester is in. The test team of four riders – Scott McKercher, Cyril Moussilmani, Svein Rasmussen, Boujmaa Guilloul - were unanimous: polyester versions of the Natural Wave fin series outperformed the G10 originals, by providing a more responsive flex that allows the fin to breathe and deliver more power with more grip.

Technora™, Wood or WoodCarbon?
The Kode 68, 74, 80 and 86 are built in a new upgraded WoodCarbon construction that uses biaxial flat-weave carbon layers and a full Wood bottom with double sandwich for extra strength.

Kode 94, 103, 112 WoodCarbon uses a combination of a wood spine and ultralight 80g carbon: the composite material matrix that has set the new benchmark. This technology is the first board construction in the World to utilize an ultralight carbon fibre that is flat-weaved for total mechanical efficiency. The unidirectional flat-weave fibre generates equal tensile strength as biaxial or woven carbon fibre, yet at half the specific weight. A layer of 0.6mm Australian pine wood runs along the spine of the board to provide rigidity, additional structural integrity and to increase strength.
The Wood and Technora™ versions continue with constructions that have been refined over a decade to provide the industry’s leading warranty figures and the most reliable lightweight boards to date. The Kode 68, 74 and 80 are built to Dur-X standards: double sandwich construction, oversized reinforcements and on the Wood Dur-X models, there is a full 0.6mm wood skin (deck and bottom) for maximum rigidity, strength and dynamic shape integrity.

The Kode range is available in Technora, Wood Technology and the second generation upgraded WoodCarbon Technology.

Technora A lightweight, stiff and crisp construction providing the highest performance value. TechnoraTM is a special type of high tenacity Aramid fiber with remarkably high tensile strength, high toughness, and high impact-resistant qualities. TechnoraTM reinforcements together with Kevlar, Carbon and Wood laminates strengthen the skin, nose, and heel areas. All TechnoraTM boards are built with cross-linked PVC sandwich skins and a 14g/l EPS internal core
Advantages:
* Light weight
* Stiff flex

Wood:

the construction that has been refined since 2000 to provide the industry’s leading warranty figures and the most reliable lightweight boards to date. Double sandwich core, oversized reinforcements and a full 0.6mm wood skin deck and bottom - for maximum rigidity, strength and dynamic shape stability.
The new WoodCarbon :
utilizes a carbon biax deck shell to reduce weight and a wood spine to increase rigidity and dampen vibrations. The bottom of the board now includes a full layer of Australian pine wood that offers a higher resistance to buckling, compression and distortion than carbon-only skin.The result: ultra lightweight boards with the perfect blend of lightness, stiffness, comfort, strength and feel.

Volume (l) 103
Weight (kg) 6.6
Length (cm) 237
Width at widest point (cm) 65
Construction Wood Carbon
Fin (cm) Drake Crossover 300
You'll like... The electric and exciting ride that this board delivers in all conditions You won't like... getting electrocuted! Why not try... The smaller models for a more hardcore wave focus
FROM THE BEACH
From the side the Starboard Kode 103 is a lot thinner in profile than anything else in this test. With most of the volume in th width around the mast foot, it has a wide nose and tail that pins in at the very tip. This board is extremely light, over half a kilo less than anything else on test, this was down to the wood and carbon construction which comes at and increased cost but the Kode is available in other, less expensive, constructions. It has comfortable and easy to adjust Drake footstraps with both in and or outboard options and soft, good gripping fish scale footpads with a well shaped domed deck under your feet. 30cm fin with US fin box and a claimed sail range 5.0-7.0
ON THE WATER
The Kode is very stable under your feet and, with plenty of volume where it's needed; it accelerates extremely rapidly and gets up onto the plane very early. In the footstraps it's comfortable with dome under your back foot and the board offering lots of feedback and feel as you blast along. The Kode is easily one of the fastest boards on the test, it just seemed to keep on accelerating regardless of the water conditions. It gives an electric and exhilarating ride as it charges over any chop. When you get to the corners it gybed superbly, almost automatically, with long drawn out or tight cranked turns, it didn't matter, this board just doesn't slow down and you get so much feedback through the turn, thanks to it's thinner profile, that it is almost impossible to drop a gybe! Its turning capabilities also shine through in waves. The Starboard is and extremely capable freestyle board, with good volume in the nose and tail it will easily slide round any freestyle trick that you want to throw down, the US fin box on this board gives you tuning options, setting the fin back gives you more slide/speed and forward gives you more grip/manoeuvrability, also fitting a smaller fin will really unleash the true freestyle potential of this board. In the air the Kode likes to go big, point your toes, get the wind under it and you'll fly! It always remained in control and was easy to throw around in the air.
Summary
An extremely adaptable board that does everything you ask of it. Crisp and exciting to ride. Highly recommended thrill seeking multi purpose machine.

//one for all

The perfect blend of speed and aggressiveness, with maximum maneuvering versatility and pure carving pleasure: for wave riding, free styling; for the side shore waves of Cabo Verde to the choppy waters and beach breaks of Mui Ne, Vietnam.

At the PWA Wave event in Cabo Verde, Kevin Pritchard used a stock 2010 Kode 80 and took 3rd place overall. The best place finish for a production board since Scott’s PWA Wave title on a stock Evo in 2004.

“The red rocket was a favorite of many testers. Better than the fleet at: Doing everything well, from free sailing to wave–riding.” Windsurfing USA, April 2009. What’s new for 2010?

Kode 74: extra vee was added under the back foot to the tip of the tail, to loosen up the board and allow it to carve a larger variety of turns. It wave rides more vertically without sacrificing speed or acceleration.

Kode 86, 94, 103: the tail outlines have been pinned out and narrowed down at the very tip. This allows these Kodes to carve a larger variety of turns, including tighter, snappier ones. Extra volume and deck dome was pumped into the rails in the tail and under the back heel, to provide a more domed shape and offer more float in the carves: more control, more grip and more forgiving turns. With the very thin rails along the rest of the board, the aggressive and fast carving nature of the Kodes remain.

Kode 112: like the three smaller sizes, extra deck dome and rail volume in the tail have been added, to give the back foot more grip and more control. With more rail volume in the tail, carving and turning becomes more forgiving, with more float to carry out of the turn, yet the aggressive and fast carving nature remains thanks to the thinner rails on the rest of the board.

Special features on the Kode 68, 74, 80:
Heel bumpers; double insert screws for the back foot.

Special features on the Kode 86, 94, 102, 112, 122:
No heel bumpers for a lighter and more direct feel; Inboard and outboard insert position options.

New fins: for waves, G10 is out, polyester is in. The test team of four riders – Scott McKercher, Cyril Moussilmani, Svein Rasmussen, Boujmaa Guilloul - were unanimous: polyester versions of the Natural Wave fin series outperformed the G10 originals, by providing a more responsive flex that allows the fin to breathe and deliver more power with more grip.

Technora™, Wood or WoodCarbon?
The Kode 68, 74, 80 and 86 are built in a new upgraded WoodCarbon construction that uses biaxial flat-weave carbon layers and a full Wood bottom with double sandwich for extra strength.

Kode 94, 103, 112 WoodCarbon uses a combination of a wood spine and ultralight 80g carbon: the composite material matrix that has set the new benchmark. This technology is the first board construction in the World to utilize an ultralight carbon fibre that is flat-weaved for total mechanical efficiency. The unidirectional flat-weave fibre generates equal tensile strength as biaxial or woven carbon fibre, yet at half the specific weight. A layer of 0.6mm Australian pine wood runs along the spine of the board to provide rigidity, additional structural integrity and to increase strength.
The Wood and Technora™ versions continue with constructions that have been refined over a decade to provide the industry’s leading warranty figures and the most reliable lightweight boards to date. The Kode 68, 74 and 80 are built to Dur-X standards: double sandwich construction, oversized reinforcements and on the Wood Dur-X models, there is a full 0.6mm wood skin (deck and bottom) for maximum rigidity, strength and dynamic shape integrity.

Wood: