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The World's Finest Production boards,
The World's most Faithful
Shapes
Supplied Direct from Blue Chip
including foot
straps,
2 fins, board bag and
Free UK delivery
All boards
shaped by Mario Vinti
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DROPS Boards,
better by design..!
DROPS quality has lead the way for over 20 years.
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Specific Reinforcements;
these are positioned in the most stressed areas such as around the mast rail,
finbox and footstraps as well as those areas, such as the bow, which risks being
damaged by blows from the mast or boom. special attention has been paid to the
finboxes which are all connected both to the hull and the deck through a high
density PVC block
Fittings
and Accessories; using the best materials to obtain
a light and bombproof construction is worth nothing unless the fittings and
accessories meet the same exacting standards, this is why Drops boards are
supplied with the best accessories on the market. The new 15mm bumper foot pads
provide extra protection to the board in a critical area and also give the
surfer a more comfortable ride and softer landings from jumps. |
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A single over sized 10mm block of CNC milled high density PVC foam, laminated on
the out side with Carbon, Kevlar and 160g woven glass and Two
glass layers on the inside
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Bottom: |
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A
single oversized 10mm block of CNC milled high density PVC foam, laminated on
the both sides with two 160g woven glass layers. |
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Construction:
Full Carbon Kevlar
Sandwich Technology;
A single oversized 10mm block of high density PVC foam is
3 dimensionally CNC milled to give a variable thickness sandwich with intelligent carbon and
Kevlar
lay-up.
Fin Box:
Reinforced Power box attached
to both the hull and the deck with a single block of high density PVC. This
is the strongest form of fin box reinforcement.
Fin:
Select Supercross
Foot Pads:
3D Dual Density
variable thickness bumper pads with 15mm underfoot
Foot Straps:
4 Drops easy
adjust foot straps including anti twist washers.
Board Bag:
5mm day bag
with a rear zip, extra rear padding and two carry / grab handles.
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Promotional
UK Price |
MODEL |
VOLUME |
LENGTH |
WIDTH |
WEIGHT* |
BOX |
1st
FIN |
SAIL SIZE |
Suitable for |
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£849 |
Naked
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105 |
246 |
64.5 |
7.4 |
Power |
Select
Supercross
SX
34 |
4.7 > 7.0 |
Freeride &
Super Cross |
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£849 |
Naked
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112 |
246 |
66.8 |
7.7 |
Power |
Select
Supercross
SX
36 |
5.2 > 7.0 |
Freeride &
Super Cross |
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£849 |
Naked
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128 |
246 |
69.8 |
7.9 |
Power |
Select
Supercross
SX
38 |
5.8 > 8.0 |
Freeride &
Super Cross |
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£849 |
Naked
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144 |
246 |
73 |
8.1 |
Power |
Select
Supercross
SX
40 |
6.0 >
9.0 |
Freeride &
Super Cross |
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* +/- 7% tolerance. Indicated weight
excludes straps, fins and fittings.
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Tested: the
Naked 112 and the Naked 128
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Click here to see the Boardseeker full test on the Drops Naked 128
Boards magazine have tested the Drops Naked 112
(May 2008)
DROPS Naked 112
Nice to see this Italian brand back on the scene with a new and enthusiastic
UK importer. They are made in the same factory in Tunisia as the AHD boards
and have a similar look with similar strap and pad fittings.
The Drops 112 quotes a width of 66cm which was the minimum for entry into
this test. Unfortunately it turned out to be a little narrower than quoted,
so it ended up being the smallest board on test.
Type: Fast and fun “all-rounder” for mid–intermediate to advanced
sailors.
On the
water: Despite the smaller size it still proved to be a very potent early
planer with its relatively wide tail and long planing flat and didn’t suffer at
all by comparison with the other boards on test with sails up to 7.5m. It powers
up and accelerates very quickly, flattening out early and gripping well for easy
passive planing and reaching a very decent turn of speed. It is easy and fun to
blast around on taking chop in its stride, is very comfortable in the swell and
handles well when overpowered.Yet it still feels small and throw-about and gybes
particularly well.
Fittings: The strap positions are sensibly semi outboard, but with no option
to put them further in for early intermediates or further out for blasting
on the rail. One or two people commented that the front foot was also a
little too flat and not as comfy as it could be on the pad, which prevented
them getting maximum drive. The fin seemed fine and in conjunction with the
deep tail vee you could probably get away with even smaller than the 36cm
fin provided. This is of particular relevance because the board is sold with
two fins of your choice and it might be prudent to get one of around 32 /
34cm and the other around 38 / 40 to give maximum coverage for all
conditions.
Overall: It proved a very popular board with just about everybody. Being
that bit smaller certainly helped, but it proved very capable of taking a
7.5m sail and could push up to 8.0m while at the other end it would be OK
down to about 5.5m. We could happily recommend it to anyone wanting a nice
easy blasting, easy manoeuvring freeride for either inland or coastal use
with 6.0–7.5m sails and our heavyweight sailor (100kg) found it very
appealing as a versatile freemove. Sold complete with two fins and a board
bag it is amongst the better value boards on test.
Price: £749 delivered with two fins (of choice) and board bag. |
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© Blue Chip Windsurfing Ltd All prices in £ (GBP)
Mistakes and errors are possible. |
