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Fanatic JAG 135L 2019 LTD
Info: www.fanatic.com/product/jag_ltd/ Price: £689
WORDS: WINDSURFING UK PICS: JAMES JAGGER
WHEN WE HEARD FANATIC’S BRAND NEW 2019 JAG 135L LTD WAS
ON THE WAY WE WERE EXPECTING A SORT OF DETUNED SLALOM
BOARD. FROM EVERYTHING WE’D READ THIS SEEMED TO BE THE
BEST WAY TO THINK OF THE JAG WITHOUT HAVING ACTUALLY GOT IT
WET. POST-WATER SESSIONS, HOWEVER, AND THERE’S MORE TO IT
THAN THAT.
Coming in LTD construction the 135L is
light and well made – nothing less than
you’d expect from Fanatic. Its full
profile resembles modern windsurf
board design thinking and shapes.
There are similarities between the
brand’s podium hunting Falcon range
but the JAG is essentially its own beast.
Once afloat the JAG 135L is a very
stable platform at rest. Any
progressing sailor will therefore have
enough room and time to get the
board up to speed, forgiving dodgy
technique. As such it’s actually very
user friendly for a seemingly
performance orientated machine.
Out of the starting blocks the Fanatic
JAG 135L powers up progressively. It’s
not unmanageable, even being a wide
board. When confronted with choppy
waters it copes well and doesn’t buck,
potentially putting riders off their stride.
Having ramped up to full planing speed
it’s super comfy from the straps and
continues the theme of dismissing
chop as if it’s not there.
As far as speed goes the JAG is
certainly quick but it’s not about
winning races. If you want to look at it
a different way consider the JAG to be
a rapid distance cruiser. If you’re one
for chewing up miles, and exploring
your local part of the world, but from a
full power planing angle, then the JAG
will suit. Of course, if you fancy racing
as well then it’ll also accommodate.
For our money, however, you can adopt
a similar mentality to if you’d be riding
a longboard, where you’d cover some
distance. In this instance, the
difference being, you’ll be carrying out
that exercise at full chat.
Conclusion
As a warp speed distance blaster
Fanatic’s 2019 JAG 135L will have
you covered. Approaching your
windsurfing from a ‘most amount of
ground covered’ point of view is
where the JAG best fits. That said,
sailors can of course use it for
simply blasting back and forth. And
if you fancy some cross over action
then feel free to pit your wits
against other racers, just in a more
accessible fashion. Polished and
impressive the JAG is a tool to really
‘access’ your sailing area.
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