What our riders say

Robby Swift: “This has been one of my favorite boards since all the way back in 2003 when I won my first PWA Freestyle event on the Freestyle Wave of that year. It was a great board for Super-X and I have also used it in onshore wave events (on Sylt and in Klitmøller) over its various editions. This year, the board is shorter and more compact and it feels great both in a straight line and in small bump and jump conditions. It’s always a favorite of my clinic guests as it is so versatile and easy to use.” 

It has been said before and has to be pointed out again: The Freestyle Wave concept is the ideal option for 99% of coastal-sailing recreational windsurfers. If you are not sure which board line would suit you best, then you don’t need to look any further. The Freestyle wave offers so many tuning options that it can be set up perfectly for any given day, no matter what the conditions. It’s an ideal all-round high wind board for both, blasting and bump&jump sailing. It also shines as a powerful, all-round wave board for lighter winds, heavier sailors or difficult conditions and then is great fun especially for huge jumps and fast carves in side to side onshore conditions.

The direct feel derives from the reduced swing weight of the short, compact shape. The outline is parallel in the mid-section which offers a long straight area for early planing and stability. The tail is relatively narrow to maintain control on fast runs over choppy water. The FSW is agile, quick to respond and its rails bite hard into small waves without getting stuck.

The domed deck grants a comfortable stance for all foot strap positions. The deck shape also provides perfect board control and excellent responsiveness.

Offering all the traditional Freestyle Wave virtues in a new compact package that is more agile and even more fun on the water. They are fast, super comfortable and give you the confidence to push to the board’s limits. Suited for freestyle small waves and bump and jump blasting, they love to carve fast, drawn-out turns in all waters, flatwater, chop and waves. They cover it all and are simply the best JP Freestyle Waves – ever!

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The key in modern freestyle is explosive pop and stability. As today most moves are executed in switch stance, boards have to provide stability for regular sailing and even more so for switch stance riding. And this is the big challenge, bringing an extra task to the board design.

The scoop rocker line in the mid-section of the board was flattened for effortless and earlier planing.

The new bottom shape has a more pronounced V from the mast base forward which –in combination with the soft tuck line in this area of the board– makes it very forgiving. The ride is smooth and relaxed, even when sailing switch in chop and you don’t lose speed when going for double moves. These features also prevent the rail from catching during sliding moves.

The tail became slightly wider with more area in order to efficiently pop the board in light winds. At the same time, the tail is not too big for explosive pop when the wind picks up.

The noticeable new outline and volume distribution brings the swing weight closer to the mast base. Rotations happen a lot quicker and moves become more radical.

Towards the tail we run a defined tuck line in combination with a rather flat V bottom shape. These features create instant power, fantastic grip and a loose ride.

The proven 85 and 105 remain unchanged and with the completeness of their balanced qualities they are still the best JP freestyle all-rounders in their size.

All boards now come with a slightly longer fin supporting the more powerful moves and faster action.

Ready for foil action! All sizes come with the reinforced Foil-Powerbox. No longer all the crazy foil-freestyle action needs to happen exclusively on social media for you. Or you just fancy cruising around on the foil while waiting for the wind to pick up enough to freestyle with a normal fin? More and more riders widen their wind range and discover the fun of ‘flying’ on their normal freestyle gear. Word goes, that the boards already were ‘misused’ also for wing foiling – successfully! Just go wild foiling with JPs Freestyle boards!

The JP Freestyle boards accelerate superbly for powerful jumps. Their short, compact shapes enhance the handling in all moves and speeds up all rotations. The lively and direct feel builds confidence so that amateurs and pros alike will pull-off more moves in greater style. And the Foil-Powerbox widens the range of use.

WS Freestyle 2020 JP-Australia from JP-AUSTRALIA on Vimeo.