Discovered a new windsurfing spot in north croatia

Back in october I went to Croatia island Krk again with a friend of mine. We actually wanted to go to Punat, but as we were getting closer, the winds were picking up more and more. When we got to the spot winds were too strong for the equipment we had with us or. had at all for that matter. It was for 3,7 m2 sails.

After some waiting and feeling sorry for ourselves there was suddenly a rumor around about going to another spot on the other side of the island where it could be better. Apparently when there are very strong winds - too strong to windsurf in Punat they can be just right in a little village of Klimno.

Since we had no idea where it was we were following a guy who is sort of a local, and after reaching the spot, after some 20 minutes or so, we found little windsurfing heaven on earth. :-)

At first it didn't even seem that there was any wind, but this guy assured us that it was. And in a few minutes we really saw someone on the water - cutting a strait white line. There were only three of us there at the beginning. Later one some more people came but it all looks like Klimno is not really known between windsurfers in that region - there was also a hint from our 'guide' - not to talk about Klimno around to much. I guess they would like to keep it that way. :-)

Anyway ... I rode my knew old JP Freerace 118 in combination with BuggFins freerace/slalom fin 37,5 cm. I decided for the smaller fin and larger sail Challenger sails Fluido T3 7,8. It was a good combination. I did a few hours with the setup and recorded the session with the GPS and the sports-tracker app.

Max speed was over 45 km/h which is I guess ok for me and the big sail :)

http://www.sports-tracker.com/workout/gregorpi/56350dcee4b05c3147aa57d7

Sports Tracker Session at Klimno

Riding CHS Fluido T3 6.6 in combination with Fanatic Hawk 93 board

On 16 8 2014, I was windsurfing in Punat at island Krk in Croatia

Watter was a bit choppy for this spot which in a bit lower winds has almost no waves.

First I was riding Fanatic Hawk 93 with Challenger sails Konda 4,7. Then the wind dropped and I changed to my Fluido T3 6.6m2 sail which I got resently. Sail has 3 cams.

I was riding this combination for the first time. My fin was a freeride 36 cm one and I was a bit anoyed by it. I would prefer a freerace or a slalom fin which would keep better direction. Freeride fin in combination with freerace or slalom sail does not work. You put a lot of preasure on the fin when riding such sail and the board turns instead of holding direction.Well I didn't have a freerace fin of that size at the time :D

My new used JP Super Sport PRO 118 freerace board - model 2009

I'm really not the most regular blogger. I just don't take time to write. So now I have decided to try a new approach. Shorter and more frequent posts ... and lets see how this works out for me.

Many things happened since my last post. I came across a used reasonably priced JP Super Sport 118l PRO board model 2009. This board is a blast ... it is light and super fast ... much faster than shark and I also enjoy it much more than shark.

Here is a link to a review in german language: http://www.surf-magazin.de/test_technik/test/boards/freerideboards/jp-australia-super-sport-69-pro/a1360.html

Tech. specs:

- Volume: 118 L
- Width: 69 cm
- Lenght: 250 cm
- Weight: 6,7 kg
- Fin: 42 cm G10 JP Freerace



I rode it only once with the 7,8 Challenger Fluido T3 sail. It was a great combo and was able to ride it well in overpowered conditions.

With the JP SS came also a mint 42 cm G10 fin which works well. My carbon 42 fin work even better but since I don't need two fins of the same size I decided to have carbon fin shortened to 38 cm and have it for 6,6 sail and use it also when riding overpowered wit 7,8. If I decide to sell the board I want to have original fin with it for the resale value.



Board has originally been damaged and repaired quite a few times but never took in any watter. Previous owner never had the graphics restored. Probably to keep reparation costs as low a possible, but I had it also repainted. It was done by CMD Mare. Guy does incredible job when repairing and restoring boards. He also does custom boards. Well now board looks really great. I'll try to post some images soon.

How does BUGFINS Freerace fin compare to the original Fanatic Shark Fin?

It is not totally fair to compare the original fanatic shark fin with this since one is freeride and other is freerace shape, so I'll just share my observations. 

On land

As I have mentioned the Freerace fin from Bugfins is a carbon fin. It is superlight, much narrower but still stiff enough. The Bugfins Freerace fin is 41 cm long and has rake of 10 degrees. Nice strait shape. Nice smooth finish with visible carbon fibers.

On the water - Shark with freerace character!

BUGFINS freerace fin enables me to get on plane faster than with the original fanatic shark fin. I could get on plane also in marginal wind conditions where I normally wouldn’t manage to get planing. It is incredibly fast. My Fanatic Shark 120 has become quite a freerace board with this fin. I could easily compete with other surfers on the water that were riding freerace and even slalom boards. 

In optimal conditions I had virtually no spin outs. I could feel the bubble forming before the actual spin out happened and had time to release the pressure, go a bit downwind and avoid the spin out. 

When over powered there were less spinout as well (I was riding only the Challenger sails Fluido T3 7,8 sail with three cambers). 

Upwind performance is also superior to the fanatic shark freeride fin. It is slightly less maneuverable compared to sharks freeride shape but still enables me to turn tight enough.

I recommend BUGFINS :)

All in all I am really satisfied with the freerace fin from BUGFINS and can recommend it with no restrictions. I think you can get them also online. If you are from Slovenia or somewhere close it is best to contact Rajko. I think he has some test fins that you can try before you buy them.

Challanger Sails Fluido T3 7,8m2 model 2014

This will be a short post. I have put together a short video of the new Challanger Sails Fluido T3 sail. Rigging is very easy. It would help if I had a NS PowerXT Extension or some other gadget for downhaul aid. As visible in the video it is really a nice sail. Nice and smooth shape.