StarBoard iSonic 111 Wood 2010

Join the ranks of the top PWA riders with this 2010 StarBoard iSonic. The iSonic gives you ultimate control and endless speed!

Where does Starboard's slalom advantage come from?

The Maximum Efficiency concept is the key. Massive wind range, massive user range, maximum top end speed, maximum average speed, unbeatable overtaking ability and the quickest acceleration out of jibes: these are the criteria to achieve maximum efficiency. How to achieve it?

The largest R&D team with a wide variety of body weights: the iSonics 2010 were developed by Tiesda You, Svein Rasmussen, Remi Vila, Sven Akerboom, Kevin Pritchard, Cyril Moussilmani, Jimmy Diaz and Jim Drake. From 60kg to 95kg, from PWA Champions to your average freerider, no iSonic prototypes are validated unless all eight designers approve.They need to be the best for the best, and the best for the rest.

The technical advantage: with Tiesda and Jim's engineering background that covers various aspects of mechanics, fluid dynamics and material science, Starboard can blend theoretical knowledge with feedback from on-the-water testing that gives a blend that no other brand can match. The famous low-nose concept, the wide-tail design, the high-aspect ratio planing surfaces and the extra thin shapes have all come from theoretical analysis. Today, these have become benchmark features in modern slalom design.

What's new for 2010?

Rails with a harder release edge in the back half of the board for the iSonic 101, 111, 121 and 131: for a cleaner water release as the board accelerates on to the plane, accelerates out of a jibe or accelerates to top speed in a gust, and for a wider wetted surface area, therefore increasing the aspect-ratio of the planing surface which adds to the board's efficiency. More lift + less drag = more speed. The net result: quicker acceleration, a faster top end speed and a higher average speed.

New cutaway shapes for the iSonic 101, 111, 121 and 131: 9 variations of the cut-away shapes were tested to find a new design that increases the efficiency of the planing surface further. The new shape reduces the wetted surface while maintaining the width of the tail, therefore reducing drag without loss of lift, leverage or stability. The result: a higher top end speed.

Wood Construction

Wood offers the best control, the highest level of dynamic shape stability and increased comfort at a very light weight. The unidirectional Australian pine wood sheet of 0.6mm thickness wraps the entire board, deck and bottom, to form a stiff and rigid shell that is also tough and impact resistant.