The GO board started a whole new adventure for modern windsurfing. When the original design was introduced in 1998, it shocked the windsurfing world. Today's far more radical UltraCompact GO range is the most versatile line of boards to meet the water.
The range is the accepted benchmark of all-round windsurfing, and the concept that placed Starboard on the windsurfing map.
11 Good reasons why the GO remains the planet's most popular all round design:
Easy planing due to the width, powerful fin and light weight.
The stability is growing with each cm of width and so is the upwind capability.
Rockerlines are refined, with tail sections sporting a formula style cutaway for a lively crisp ride.
Friendly jibes result from the thin tail with plenty of outline curve and a 45 degree bevel rail continuing all the way back, ensuring a board that's eager to jibe with ease.
Taking your performance to the next step. The big bonus of the GO board is a super stable platform to enjoy a light wind cruise, a great tool to learn windsurfing on, and the board to progress into racing. The original GO won the Canadian championships.
3 GO sizes cater for most body weights and sailing conditions.
Soft density EVA deck provides extra comfort, an original Starboard trademark.
The sturdy light sandwich construction of the GO keeps the board stiff and durable.
Multi skill level footstrap insert options; center and forward for the novice, center and back for the intermediate, and outboard and back for the advanced sailor.
GO optional side fins are available for improved non planing upwind performance, like training wheels. This system avoids the weight and friction of a traditional daggerboard system.
Optional external Starboard roller wheels makes transporting the GO easy.
What the Magazines say:
Windsurf Magazine, June 2003
It’s an excellent concept, with the realistic and commendable purpose of getting more people learning and enjoying the sport, whatever their level, using the same product.
Verdict
Performance to satisfy all but the most dedicated, in a board that you can teach anyone the raw basics with ease. With unrivalled versatility, it is a fantastic tool to ensure rapid progression.
The GO board creates a revolution in the short funboard market, with its large width, short length and full EVA deck. A concept often copied until now.
The new GO generation is here, pushing the compact concept to an extreme. 256 cm long for a width of 84cm, the Smurf board transforms into a platform with 3 possible footstrap positions, from beginner's (centered) to expert's (out on on the rails). The outline is rounded in the tail, the hull scoops up in the nose, there's lots of Vee, the double concaves are deep and the rails are beveled at 45 degrees.
Ultra short, ultra wide, the GO is an easy board by definition. More stable, more comfortable than its competitors with its full EVA deck, it gets planing very fast regardless of its weight on the scales. To learn to plane or to use footstraps, it's the best of the group. It is very evolutive and fine for experts with the footstraps out on the rail. It offers a locked-in feel, very stable on the water. It's a board that goes through chop well and develops a good cruising speed. Its width allows it to be very efficient in the jibe: it's very stable and smooth in its carving. A real pleasure for those who like to plane out of jibes. More versatile than its competitors, more fun and more adapted to a wider range of people, the Go has become the reference in this category (Freeride 135 to 160 litres) and our best-in-test." The only board in this group that is accessible for those who have only been sailing a week.?
