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2023 Starboard Carve Starlite Carbon

SKU:
SBBF23CSC
$1,599.00 - $2,299.00
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On Sale! Starboard Carve boards are all around freeride, freecarve windsurfing boards ideal for easy planning, jibing and control in a wide range of conditions. Starlite Carbon construction.

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Starboard Carve 2023 Starlite Carbon

Board Category: Freemove – Freeride – Freecarve.

Starboard Carve 2023 windsurfing freeride board - Easy planing. Confident control. Autopilot jibes.
Starboard has fine tuned the new Carve series to enhance board performance for 2023. These New shapes are design to make performance windsurfing more accessible with increased control, speed and jibing abilities. Each size has a bit of targeted performance design for condition of use. Sporty nose shapes combined with enhanced deck concave, tail cutaways, waterdrop tail, extended rocker flat, and inset stance with middle back footstrap position all benefit the rider in a wide range of conditions. Smaller sizes 99, 109, 119 favor rougher water, speed and freeriding bump-n-jump performance in higher wind conditions. Mid range sizes 129, 139 blend early planing , acceleration and speed out of the turns while bridging light and medium winds. 139 and 149 have ready to foil box. 149-169 sizes offer easy planing and jibing and for advancing intermediates who seeking confidence building and rewarding performance qualities. All in the new 2023 Carves deliver big on effortless planing, autopilot jibing and a controlled ride in any conditions.

Features:
- 8 size options to choose from = 99, 109, 119, 129, 139, 149, 159, 169
- Construction: Starlite Carbon
- All new shapes for 2023
- Sporty Nose – bottom concaves smooth out the chop, improve lift and planing performance
- Gravity Control System – Concave deck for a lower center of gravity for the rig and board control
- Carve Hip on 139 and larger sizes - Wider shape around front straps – for increased balance and easier jibing
- Extended Rocker Flat – for easy passive planing without any effort – more natural planing threshold
- Cutaways – in the tail are new double steps – for improved planing and acceleration.
- WaterDrop Tail - underwater shape at the tail maximizes earlier planing, reduced drag at higher speeds
- EVA deck pads - 10mm thick footpads with a diamond grooving pattern grip and comfort
- 4 x’s Drake Slick footstraps – using yulex foam - Tuttle box all sizes.
- Fin = Drake Freeride Fin (33–48 cm / 99-169 sizes) tuttle base

Sizes / Specs:
99 = 238 x 64cm, 34 cm fin, 7.8 kg (Starlite)
109 = 238 x 67 cm, 36 cm fin, 8.0 kg
119 = 238 x 71 cm, 38 cm fin, 8.2kg
129 = 238 x 76 cm, 40 cm fin, 8.8 kg
139 = 240 x 80 cm, 44 cm fin, 9.4 kg
149 = 247 x 80 cm, 44 cm fin, 10.0 kg
159 = 255 x 81 cm, 46 cm fin, 10.1 kg
169 = 258 x 84 cm, 48 cm fin, 10.3 kg

Construction:
STARLITE CARBON - The lightest and highest performance budget-friendly technology. Thanks to its full carbon bottom and a deck built from 0.6mm Australian pine wood sandwich wrapped with Military grade-glass and laminated all with Bio Resin, Starlite Carbon offers an unprecedented level of high quality in a value package with an excellent finish. Crisp and high impact resistance -Starlite Carbon technology feels especially crisp with extra high impact resistance on the deck.

Starboard Carve 119 Test REport 2024
Windsurfing Magazine Test REview (freeride / Freerace board test 2024 - 6/27/24 summary):
"Control is the overriding theme with the Carve, you are the master of your own destiny. The Carve breeds confidence in the rider thanks to its easy-to-use personality, comfortable ride and its ability to adapt to a spectrum of flatwater conditions. This combined with its easy gybes will make the Carve a popular choice for any flatwater warror." (2023 -119 is unchanged except for graphics)

SKU SBBF23CSC
Experience Level:
Intermediate
Experience Level:
Advancing Intermediate
Experience Level:
Advanced
Experience Level:
Expert
Board Size Ranges:
X-Small (70-99 Liters)
Board Size Ranges:
Small (100-139 Liters)
Board Size Ranges:
Medium (140-179 Liters)