Exciting freeride for beginners to advanced.
All new, longer, narrower shapes with improved fittings.
Daggerboard system which eliminates spray.
Contoured deck makes it easy to get into footstraps, extra wide tail for early planing and side and tail cut outs for speed and control.
The Express rig comprises a 5 batten high performance freeride sail, easy handling and low end power, easy to rig.
Epoxy or Carbon 45 mast; Aeron Rookie boom, mastbase and rigging.
Sail sizes: 4.5m; 5.5m; 6.5m; or 7.5m.
Special price board bag (£20.00) (except for Rio large) with package purchases
Package supplied with all the rigging parts to get you sailing.
Mast; extendable clamp boom; rigging, mastfoot and deckplate plus extension if needed. Board supplied with footstraps and fin.
Bridging the gap between planing boards and lightwind longboards, blurring the line between stable entry level boards and progressive freeride boards, the Rio is the board that covers the widest scope of users in all wind conditions: windsurfing for everyone, every time and everywhere.
Its long and wide shape provides plenty of stability for even the most nervous beginners, and also a fast, smooth glide in light winds. For advanced riders, the longer, narrower shape combined with the inboard heel-recesses and a soft daggerboard allows the board to power upwind off the leeward rail.
As the wind speed increases, the Rio's unique wide tail derived from Formula racing boards provides the early planing, the high speeds and the high performance racing fun that have made it a best seller in the all-wind windsurfing category.
The new Starboard Rio Sport:
The lighter, high performance version of the Rio all-wind windsurf board. With Starboard's exclusive Star Touch deck finish, the EVA deck is replaced with a layer of textured PU clear that gives the deck a smooth, non-abrasive coating that grips when wet. Unlike traditional non-slip coatings, the Star Touch deck won't irritate or cut your skin.
Ideal for windsurfers looking for a lighter first-buy board and windsurfing centres who want a more UV resistant finish than EVA soft deck.
The 2011 Rio features,
1. Contour Deck: makes it easy for everyone to progress into the straps, and easy to rail upwind for advanced windsurfers.
2. Clipperbox daggerboard: the easiest and most functional daggerboard system. The clip system makes it smooth and easy to operate. Totally sand-proof, strong and reliable
3. Rigid rubber lips: back-plated with L-shaped plastic strips, this unique system prevents any water from gushing through the daggerboard case when the daggerboard is retracted: easier to plane, and faster planing speeds.
4. A wide and long shape, with a wide tail: stable at slow speeds, fast to glide and transitions smoothly from non-planing to planing.
5. 57cm soft-flex daggerboard: generates powerful lift, providing high performance upwind ability, speed and racing fun.
The 2011 Rio comes in four sizes, allowing a variety of riders to get going despite their levels. The specifications for the board are shown below.
The Express is the perfect progression sail. Its simple lightweight design combines superb low-end power with balanced handling to bring larger boards up onto the plane with ease.
Benefiting from Tushingham’s unrivalled pedigree in freeride sails, the Express is often available as a part of complete package with a Starboard Rio, offering the very best value.
Many schools and centres have chosen the Express for its tough build and easy handling. Constructed with thicker monofilm than most sails in the lower areas exposed to most impacts, the upper areas have lighter weight monofilm, keeping the weight to a minimum.
Experienced windsurfers like instructors, have been pleasantly surprised when they've taken the Express for a spin in a fresh breeze. It makes a good freeride sail, offering superior low-end compared to the T4, at the expense of speed and top-end performance.
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