The Austrian brand We One has put together an impressive range of boards in a very short space of time. This includes the We Wave model, which was designed as an all-round wave board.
On land:
At 83 litres, the We Wave model is nominally somewhat smaller within the test group, but in terms of width, the board is within the group average. The board is supplied with comfortable foot straps that are double-bolted at the back. Screwing the straps into matching plugs results in a very narrow stance. We recommend mounting the rear strap all the way back and also moving the centre fins to the rear third. With its grippy pads, two vent valves and appealing weight, the comparatively inexpensive board makes a good first impression.
At the bottom, the designers have given the We Wave a pronounced V with double concaves and a moderate tail kick. The rounded edges extend all the way to the tail - actually atypical, as wave boards usually also have a hard tear-off edge in the tail area. The fin boxes are particularly long - this allows for plenty of tuning, but also means that a large part of the fin box always remains open in front of and behind the mounted fins. Speaking of fins: The board is delivered without fins, a quad setup is recommended.
On the water
For the test, we gave the board fin sizes comparable to those of competitor products (centre fins: 14.5 to 15 cm; side fins 10-11 cm). So it can't have been due to the fin setup that the We One We Wave is noticeably delayed in planing. Only when we moved the centre fins to the rear third and closed the long boxes with plastic covers that we had customised ourselves, the drag and resistance was somewhat reduced.
When powered up, the board pulled through the chop with halfway decent free planing and good suspension. Tight jibes onto the wave face can be done erffortless, the shape already shows its good turning potential here. Fortunately, this continues while wave riding: In the bottom turn, the We Wave is easy to turn and variable, with a little pressure you can slash really tight and radical turns. However, the fact that the We Wave only holds its speed moderately in weaker waves and sometimes starts to bounce on the rail in rough conditions noticeably limits its range of use.
We One We Wave - the conclusion:
The We Wave could be quite attractive as an inexpensive and easy-turning wave board if it weren't for its below-average planing abilty. In our opinion, this results from the rounded edges in the tail area and the long fin boxes. Unfortunately, this limits the range of use to clean waves with sufficient thrust.
Turning ability
Small stance
Planing, no fins included
Technical data We One We Wave 83 (surf measurements)
- Weight: 6.26 kg
- Length: 227.5 cm
- Width: 58.2 cm
- Price: 1890 Euro
- More Info: weone.at
