Today was spent down at Kanaha on 5.3's and mega powered up. I hooked up with Peter Thommen to spend 4 hours testing the Cross X 87 again my Rrd Freestylewave 85 Ltd to see whether the hype is really as good as they say.
.....Believe the hype! The Cross X is a true freeridewave wave board but it feels loose enough to be classed as a Freestylewave board. The finish is better than anything I have ever seen, with bamboo ingrained in the deck and hull and top quality straps embroidered with the Thommen logo. The fin is a Meanline, designed by Nik Baker and it performs well although for some sailors (like me) I would change it to a slightly more raked back fin. It takes a little more to get going but once on the plane it just sublime, engaging well but still very maneuverable and gybing like super smooth. This is a board which is a little more technical to sail but nothing a sailor sailing a Freestylewave 95 couldn't master in half an hour on a 5.5 or less. It also comes with a gorgeous white custom board bag tailor made for the board.
So in conclusion - a board which will most things we can throw at it in the UK, and for someone wanting an exclusive product with a custom board feel but is easy and VERY rewarding to sail, Thommen is your board. Watch this space for prices etc (approx £1500 inc board bag) and you can get yours!!!
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