Phantom Race 377

2012: the year of weird raceboards, the Phantom Race 377 is a radical design but does it work? Remi Vila explains “Progress in light winds and windy condition was impossible until now, but after 2 years developement this came possible. It’s somewhere an impossible engeniering. With the bat wings, which start from the mast track, the Race board has a very low drag in lighter winds. But also this wings- they are like another daggerboard – help you to increase your up wind angle. 

The mast track also is very high in lighter winds to help you to get and keep the board on the rail. The new raceboard almost planes like a Formula board. This is possible because of these bat wings, which increase the planing surface. So it´s much more easy to get on the plane and you can very deep down wind. The mast track is very low in this position, a bit like the iSonic, to increase your control of this long board. All together the board delivers hi-Performances in light, medium and windy conditions combined with a lot of fun. To increase the comfort and durability the board is now built in a full Biax Carbon construction”.

 

Here's and interesting read on the Starboard Forums - 'Phantom 377 - Please Don't Do it'