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New Axis 8-2 x 16.5 wide DW board

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Created by Piros 1 month ago, 10 Dec 2024
Piros
QLD, 7046 posts
10 Dec 2024 1:11PM
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Fun DW run on the FD filming Guy on the new Axis DW board.

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eppo
WA, 9572 posts
10 Dec 2024 1:41PM
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Nice . it's a good dimensions - same as the Armie DWP board I use.

Piros
QLD, 7046 posts
10 Dec 2024 4:40PM
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8-2 x 16.5 x 100 litre , 8-4 x 16.75 x 110 litre , 8-6 x 17 x 120'litre , 8-8 x 17.5 x 130 litre . Pretty sure they are right or close to it . Not on Axis web site but dealers have orders in , it is a collaboration project between Francesco Maffei www.instagram.com/frank_foilboards?igsh=dXZiamo4emtrdm50 and AXIS




exiled
366 posts
10 Dec 2024 2:51PM
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If you told me 10 years ago that people would be riding SUPs downwind that were 8-6 x 17 @ 120L I would have asked them how much magic were in their mushrooms. brave new world

Piros
QLD, 7046 posts
10 Dec 2024 5:18PM
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Yeah for sure and narrower than my 18-1/2 prone board .

Spark
WA, 213 posts
11 Dec 2024 5:49AM
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Any info on weight?

Piros
QLD, 7046 posts
11 Dec 2024 11:28AM
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Yes Guys 8-2 in that video is just over 5kg so pretty light and your arm wraps around it easily making it great to carry.

Spark
WA, 213 posts
11 Dec 2024 10:10AM
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Piros said..
Yes Guys 8-2 in that video is just over 5kg so pretty light and your arm wraps around it easily making it great to carry.


Thanks mate!

5ish kg pretty impressive for a production board

Hank1
NSW, 44 posts
12 Dec 2024 7:20AM
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Is the board you referenced in the video at 5kg a production board?

Piros
QLD, 7046 posts
12 Dec 2024 6:36AM
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Yes and they are due into SurFx late January and would be the same for other retailers so for that to happen the boards are already made ready for shipping . These were at Hood River in September in final production samples . I was so impressed watching Guy paddle it up I ordered one and I don't even Sup DW anymore . What makes the board so different is its banana or hammock design that gives it , its stability for something so narrow , very different looking board in real life . The 360 camera tends to change board shapes .

paul.j
QLD, 3356 posts
12 Dec 2024 1:13PM
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Spark said..

Piros said..
Yes Guys 8-2 in that video is just over 5kg so pretty light and your arm wraps around it easily making it great to carry.



Thanks mate!

5ish kg pretty impressive for a production board


5kg for a production board with no handle for about 110-120L sounds about right these days(handle done right can add 300-500g so I am a big fan of not having one), maybe mid 4kg for custom in the same size so gap is getting closer. Also difference between 5kg and 5.9kg still in the 5kg range but big difference so always good to get an actual scale on weight. The boards look good though and good to see at least the weights aren't in the high 6's or 7kg that many others think are ok.

King Crash
NSW, 312 posts
13 Dec 2024 10:42AM
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paul.j said..

Spark said..


Piros said..
Yes Guys 8-2 in that video is just over 5kg so pretty light and your arm wraps around it easily making it great to carry.




Thanks mate!

5ish kg pretty impressive for a production board



5kg for a production board with no handle for about 110-120L sounds about right these days(handle done right can add 300-500g so I am a big fan of not having one), maybe mid 4kg for custom in the same size so gap is getting closer. Also difference between 5kg and 5.9kg still in the 5kg range but big difference so always good to get an actual scale on weight. The boards look good though and good to see at least the weights aren't in the high 6's or 7kg that many others think are ok.


Hey Paul - we're seeing production hollow wing boards now at 3.8kg. Do you expect to see this eventually make its way into these DW shapes, or hollow boards just won't be beneficial enough at these lengths.

paul.j
QLD, 3356 posts
13 Dec 2024 1:04PM
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Yeah i'm not sure on the hollow for foiling, I don't know if it would cause more hassles as the impacts that happen when foiling are pretty high and hard and I could see the internal structure having some issues long term. I know we looked pretty hard at doing some hollow DW boards a few years back but never really could work out the benefits for doing so over the costs plus shapes were changing alot so amking the molds is never really worth it until things settle down.

Thatspec
383 posts
7 Jan 2025 12:54AM
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5.97Kg for 120L is a sturdy board. Right in there with my 127L 8' custom at 6.2Kg which I don't find to be very light at all. I'd bet a kilo lighter makes a huge dif on paddle up. I walk with it quite a bit and it's had contact with a lot of concrete, sign posts, and even a rogue child pouncing on it with both knees. Barely a scuff.

Anyway, that shape looks very nice

Spark
WA, 213 posts
7 Jan 2025 7:48AM
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Piros said..
Fun DW run on the FD filming Guy on the new Axis DW board.

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What does the Guy in the vid weigh Piros?

Piros
QLD, 7046 posts
7 Jan 2025 2:43PM
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80kg

eppo
WA, 9572 posts
7 Jan 2025 1:34PM
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Piros said..
8-2 x 16.5 x 100 litre , 8-4 x 16.75 x 110 litre , 8-6 x 17 x 120'litre , 8-8 x 17.5 x 130 litre . Pretty sure they are right or close to it . Not on Axis web site but dealers have orders in , it is a collaboration project between Francesco Maffei www.instagram.com/frank_foilboards?igsh=dXZiamo4emtrdm50 and AXIS





piros any feedback on the stability and ability to lay down power on the 16.5' 8-2

Piros
QLD, 7046 posts
7 Jan 2025 6:48PM
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Just watching Guy the stability looked amazing , I'll get him to reply because he had a shocker Parawing session and had massive paddling in which wasn't fun

eppo
WA, 9572 posts
8 Jan 2025 1:38PM
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Piros said..
Just watching Guy the stability looked amazing , I'll get him to reply because he had a shocker Parawing session and had massive paddling in which wasn't fun


cheers. Been speaking to adrian .. hopefully we get one over here.

baldy123
WA, 413 posts
12 Jan 2025 7:27AM
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Boards look great. Hopefully the construction is good enough for the rigours of downwind car shuttling.



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