Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA19366; Mon, 7 Aug 1995 21:45:11 -0700 Return-Path: <grog@best.com-DeleteThis> Received: from blob.best.net by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA100627163; Mon, 7 Aug 1995 21:46:03 -0700 Received: from grog.vip.best.com (grog.vip.best.com [205.149.165.86]) by blob.best.net (8.6.12/8.6.5) with SMTP id VAA01116 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 7 Aug 1995 21:40:03 -0700 Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 21:40:03 -0700 Message-Id: <199508080440.VAA01116@blob.best.net-DeleteThis> X-Sender: grog@best.com-DeleteThis X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis From: grog@best.com-DeleteThis (Greg Payne) Subject: Re: Board Review: Bic Saxo 265
Hi,
I just bought the Saxo 265 a few weeks ago. I have sailed it about 5 times
at 3rd Ave. and I really like it. Everyone I have talked to who has sailed
this board either really loves it or they had a real hard time with it. I
think it does feel very different than most production boards. I love the
way it jibes. I have been on the Vivace 270 all summer which I really like
for 5.7 days or even flooding 5.0 days but it has too much volume in the
tail for the really good days. Anyway, the Saxo jibes so much easier than
the Vivace, I think due to the tucked rails. I am still getting this board
dialed in and sometimes it just doesn't feel right but most of the time it
feels really sweet. Watch out for the deck pads coming un-glued and the
twinser plugs falling out. I siliconed in the twinser plugs and reglued one
of the deck pads. Anyway, I wish I had more words of wisdom on this board
for you but I am just learning it myself. I just hope I get to use it with
my 4.2 sail a few times this summer. Good luck with it and if you learn any
secrets to it please let me know.
greg
>
>I just got back from the Gorge. Wind was okay, nothing epic.
>It can be very gusty and up and down in the Gorge.
>
>A friend was renting equipment and had a Saxo 265. I started
>using it, both in the surf and in the swells, and really liked
>it. By the end of the week, I was having so much fun with
>the no-nose, flip tip design that I decided to buy one.
>
>It's incredible to jump and slash around.
>
>It was also a very good deal. I got it new, with 2 fins, base, extension,
>pads, straps for $745 (got $50 bucks credit for the demo).
>One of the fins was the Ian Boyd Air Born Classic.
>Do any of you use that fin in the bay?
>
>The other guys I was with had a tough time sailing it, although
>they have not been sailing as long as I have.
>
>Even thought the board has only 80L, I was able to tack it fairly
>easily, and I even uphauled it once, with the boom just above water
>level (I weight 195). I suspect the that flipped up tip makes it
>easier to keep the board from submarining.
>
>It jibes pretty well, but because it is so loose,
>it is a bit tricky doing a high speed racing jibe. I think I just
>need to get a bit more dialed into the board.
>
>Has anybody else had any experience with this board?
>It seems that the no nose, flip tip is the way to go for jumping
>and surf.
>
>Justin
>
>-----------------------------
>Justin Gordon
>email: justin@mcm.com-DeleteThis
>phone: 415.267.1287
>
>Mellon Capital Management
>595 Market Street, #3000
>San Francisco, CA 94105
>
>
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