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Light Air Boards

Bic Techno Evolution Large 
Sail Range: 5.0-9.0
Optimal Sail Sizes: 6.0-7.5
Weight: 20.75 LB.
Length:261.00 cm
Width:69.30cm
Volume:135 L
Included: Straps, Pads, and Fin
Price: $999.00

Best Suits: Novice to intermediate sailors looking for a comfortable, durable board on which to progress without worries.   
Extras: Seamless ASA thermo molded technology, trim box and Free-ride pro 40-cm fin.     
Pro and Guest Consensus: Wild look with tame performance best suited for progressing.  big on planing power and top end control.  Doesn't feel big and cumbersome at speed.  Has a small board feel in the turns.  easy fun for those who are new to windsurfing, or those who don't sail frequently and want a forgiving board.

Multi Range Boards

Bic Techno Evolution Medium
Sail Range: 5.0-7.5
Optimal Sail Sizes: 5.5-6.5
Weight: 20.75 LB.
Length:265.70 cm
Width:63.10cm
Volume:112 L
Included: Straps, Pads, and Fin
Price: $999.00

Best Suits: Novice to intermediate sailors looking for an easy riding board on which to progress.  Also, novice freestylers looking to learn tricks and transitions.  
Extras: CTS technology, a freeride 34-cm fin and a trimbox.   
Pro and Guest Consensus: Fast and comfortable.  No surprises but no immediate faults either.  easy to forget about and have fun.  planes exceptionally early.  Nice pads. Well behaved in heavy winds.  could be voted easiest sailing board of this category.  
RRD AvantMove 59
Sail Range: 4.5-6.5
Optimal Sail Sizes: 5.2-6.0
Weight: 14.25 LB.
Length:260.50 cm
Width:56.50cm
Volume:86 L
Included: Straps, Pads, and Fin
Price: $1395.00

Best Suits: Intermediate to advanced free-ride sailors who want a speedy free-ride board for a broad range of conditions.  
Extras: full carbon Kevlar weave deck from tip to tail, wood reinforced impact areas, dakine primo straps and dual-density EVA foam pads.      
Pro and Guest Consensus: Especially manageable when overpowered.  Comfy straps and pads.  Kept up with other rockets of the category in the straights.  Comfortable speed extremely accessible regardless of sailor level.  
RRD AvantMove 65
Sail Range:5.0-7.0
Optimal Sail Sizes: 5.5-6.5
Weight: 15.75 LB.
Length:265.70 cm
Width:59.40cm
Volume:96 L
Included: Straps, Pads, and Fin
Price: $1295.00

Best Suits: Intermediate to advanced sailors looking for a friendly shape that planes early and is adaptable to a variety of water conditions and sailor levels.  
Extras: double sandwich construction, dakine primo straps and dual-density EVA foam pads.      
Pro and Guest Consensus: Very quick to dial in.  easy fun with little sacrificed to any one area.  Heavy testers especially impressed with early planing and top end.  Bump and jump and small wave applicable.  Very accessible to all levels.  A guest tester favorite.  
RRD AvantMove 69
Sail Range:5.0-7.5
Optimal Sail Sizes: 5.5-7.0
Weight: 14.00 LB.
Length:272.00 cm
Width:60.00cm
Volume:109 L
Included: Straps, Pads, and Fin
Price: $1295.00

Best Suits: Novice to advanced free ride sailors looking for an easy riding, comfertable light air board that can handle a variety of sailor levels.  
Extras: double sandwich construction, dakine primo straps and dual-density EVA foam pads.      
Pro and Guest Consensus: Comfy and reliable.  No surprises, but no let downs either.  Forgiving for novices, but will keep advanced sailors content as well.  Handles big RAF sails and camber sails with ease.    
RRD FireBall 71
Sail Range:5.5-7.5
Optimal Sail Sizes: 6.0-7.0
Weight: 14.00 LB.
Length:272.00 cm
Width:60.70cm
Volume:109 L
Included: Straps, Pads, and Fin
Price: $1295.00

Best Suits: Intermediate to advanced sailors looking for a fast, controlled board that can handle wind.   
Extras: double sandwich construction, wood reinforced impact areas, and da kine primo straps .      
Pro and Guest Consensus: Speed without a hair raising ride.  Fast shape that puts the pedal to the floor no matter who's behind the  wheel.  Wide body skeptics look here.  Requires a bit more wind than full figured competitors, but maintains a controlled ride fro a wider range of sailor abilities.    
RRD FireBall 79
Sail Range:6.0-8.0
Optimal Sail Sizes: 6.5-7.5
Weight: 14.00 LB.
Length:272.00 cm
Width:60.00cm
Volume:118 L
Included: Straps, Pads, and Fin
Price: $1295.00

Best Suits: Intermediate to advanced speedsters looking for a light air  d board that's forgiving and controlled.   
Extras: double sandwich construction, wood reinforced impact areas, and da kine primo straps .      
Pro and Guest Consensus: same as fireball 71 (Speed without a hair raising ride.  Fast shape that puts the pedal to the floor no matter who's behind the  wheel.  Wide body skeptics look here.  Requires a bit more wind than full figured competitors, but maintains a controlled ride fro a wider range of sailor abilities.)  except broader use in the light air spectrum.  Easy to go fast, without heavy sensation of bone-jarring speed or loss of control.  RRD recently announced the release of a 281 fireball for 2002.  

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