The Multisport offers added value, because with two or three gimmicks, the board can be upgraded beyond paddling. And so the Sport Vibrations Multisport is not only impressive as a paddle board. With a length of eleven feet and six inches, it offers stable directional stability when SUPing, even on longer tours. With a comparatively low weight of 9.3 kilos, it is well suited as a family board - even two seven-year-olds won't break it.
With a moderately slim width of 31 inches, it paddles quite nimbly and still offers sufficient tipping stability. Stiffness is always guaranteed thanks to a thickness of six inches, even if there are even more solid-looking - and generally heavier - boards. But even with a tester weight of 85kg, the board still paddled perfectly. It gets really fast in two or three wind forces. Then you can put the paddle to one side.
With the additional small centre fin, the board with a sail between four and six square metres holds a decent amount of height. However, the sharp trailing edge at the tail is almost the most important feature for optimally equipped windsurf SUPs. This means that in stronger gusts, you can reach almost 20 km/h in half planing, without pulling the sail like an ox team. This is because the water breaks away at the edge, the tail hardly sucks in, the board glides with noticeably reduced resistance and it crosses better against the wind. Nothing stands in the way of a short tour. Boards with these dimensions are also well suited for children's sails. As a true multisports board, it also has four eyelets for attaching a canoe seat.
Conclusion on the Sport Vibrations Surf Multisport 11'5" x 31":
A successful family board for fun in all (wind) conditions.
Versatile, very light, windsurfing option.
Info:
- Price: 695 Euro >> available here
- Length: 347.0 cm
- Width: 79.0 cm
- Weight: 9.3 kg
- Volume: 325 litres
