2023 Starboard X-15 Carbon Reflex

SKU: 100012-23-1037
Category: Boards
Manufacturers: Starboard

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2023 Starboard X-15

For 2023, 3 totally new Foil Slalom shapes with extreme focus on aerodynamic improvement, and specific optimisation for high speed use with small low drag foil wings. Revised nose rocker is way lower to reduce aero lift and drag at high speed, whilst a significant increase in forward vee avoids catapults during touchdown. Further aerodynamic features include a soft convex deck and very smooth exit at tail to reduce high speed drag as much as possible. The X-15 feels extremely slippery in the wind and always wants to accelerate. Named in memory of our colleague and friend Jim Drake with his X-15 design, which even today still holds the speed record. Available in Carbon Reflex Sandwich.

The Starboard original waterdrop cut-away accelerates the water along the tuck line and gets you to take off speed with minimal sail pressure. With significantly reduced tail volume, you don’t have to push hard on the tail to activate the foil and get up and flying. What makes this concept even more special is that it allows you to keep your comfortable, almost parallel stance, far outboard to get more leverage on the foil. As if all that was not enough, we evolved lighter weight Carbon Reflex technology, without compromising strength.

FEATURES:

Aero Design – The side cutaways concept has been pushed to the max to allow enough speed in displacement mode to get on foil, so you can take off even before reaching planing speeds. The board is shaped like a water drop from the nose to the tail, reducing the drag from the water while also increasing aerodynamic efficicency. As a result, the board is very slippery and stable in the air.
Convex Nose – A flat deck shape with no concave, but even a slight convex for highest efficiency. Wind flow over the board is with minimum resistance and allows for higher speed.
Recessed Mast Track – With an even more recessed mast track the center of gravity is lower and drastically increases your control. This way going into gusts or windholes unexpected board movements become easy to control.
Deep Cutaways– The cutaways have been extended to decrease drag before take off and also to accelerate the transition into flight mode by quickly reducing wetted surface area as speed increases
Back Footstrap Position – For Slalom speed, the back foot position is further inside compared to upwind/downwind racing foil boards. Here we are at 79.9cm wide, which allows faster downwind and reaching speeds with a more comfortable position and reduced power on the back foot.
Extra Thin Pads – There are less impacts to absorb when foiling. In fact, there are none. So we’ve designed the pads to be extra thin for added control and kept the diamond grooves for the perfect grip.
Yulex Neoprene – The Drake footstraps are made with FSC-certified, sustainably-sourced and plant-based Yulex foam. With 85% natural rubber content, CO² emitted during the manufacturing process is reduced by 80%. The remaining 15% of synthetic neoprene is kept to improve UV resistance.

Specs:

Model	Volume	Length	Width	Tail Width	Thickness	Bottom Shape	Fin Boxes	Sail Range	Weight - Carbon Reflex	Weight - Starlite Carbon
X-15 78	161	210	78	75.9	14.5	Flat to Vee Double Concave	Foil Box	4.0-7.0	8.7 kg	11.3
X-15 85	176	210	85	82.3	14.5	Flat to Vee Double Concave	Tuttle Box	5.0-8.0	9.1 kg	11.9
X-15 91	189	210	91	88.9	14.3	Flat to Vee Double Concave	Tuttle Box	6.0-9.0	9.60 kg

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