FREESTYLE

Freestyle ELEVATED

This range of Freestyle boards, developed in collaboration with JP's freestyle experts Yentel Caers and Sam Esteve, was introduced only last year. Our event winning shapes are short, responsive, and radical, allowing riders to spin, rotate, and pop with unparalleled speed and precision. Despite their liveliness, these boards still offer the early planing and speed potential of their predecessors. The tail provides a powerful pop for multiple rotations and more impressive freestyle moves all-round. All the cool moves you and the pros can pull off will be lighter this year thanks to our brand-new technology called S-TEC which allows the most significant weight savings ever made in our Freestyle range and boost the boards’ performance to a whole new level.

At JP, we've always been at the forefront of freestyle board design, working closely with our team riders to push the limits and set new trends in the sport. Our current shapes are no exception, with a relentless focus on enhancing new school freestyle potential while maintaining our high standards of overall ride and performance.

This year, the standout detail is our groundbreaking S-TEC technology, introduced for the first time in the JP lineup. The weight saving is impressive: This generation of Freestyle boards is between 300 and 400 grams lighter! This is achieved through several key changes:

* No paint

* Reduction of anti-slip, used only in standing areas

* Smaller and thinner pads – less EVA and less glue

* Refined custom lamination process, with fibres prepared and laminated separately

Durability has been maintained at the proven level by replacing the Innegra material with more high-quality S-glass, Biax-Carbon reinforcements and UD Carbon layers underneath the high-density PVC. Additionally, the bottom laminate no longer stops at the tuck line but wraps around the rail. Together with the overlapping deck laminate, it acts as an additional stringer along the rails, providing more rigidity and strengthening the rail simultaneously.

This not only creates a totally new look, but being about 300 grams lighter delivers an improved riding sensation! With these new boards, you can be sure that you're getting the very best in freestyle technology, backed by years of experience and a dedication to excellence that's second to none.

Success in modern freestyle depends on double power moves, so we focused our development on speed during pop in order to make triple moves the next standard. To achieve this, shaper Werner Gnigler has made the boards slightly shorter than their predecessors, which reduces swing weight and improves response speed during pop. This makes sliding moves and aerial spins faster and more controlled, bringing triple moves well within the boards’ range. Although shorter than previous JP shapes, the new boards are still longer than many other models on the market, ensuring accessible all-around performance in all conditions.

The flat scoop rocker line generates the lift needed for early planing and high-speed performance and our new ultra-light technology enhances that enormously.

The deck's dome is now crucial in ensuring riding stability not just in a regular stance but also when riding switch. As most moves are now executed in switch stance, the board design must accommodate this additional task. The subtle dome is the perfect balance between pushing for performance while still maintaining stability during moves.

The tail provides a balance between width and thickness, giving ample flotation while allowing the rider to sink it for a powerful take-off. The light-weight makes the boards fly higher and they feel lighter and easier to throw around in the air.

The bottom shape features a defined V from the mast base forward, which is combined with a soft tuck line. This combination supports a smooth ride and forgiveness during sliding moves.

We incorporate a flat V bottom shape towards the tail, along with a pronounced tuck line. This combination offers exceptional grip, immediate power, and a high-riding water position, while also providing a loose feel to the board.

The boards come with double footstrap plugs for maximum control.

More than just conventional freestyle boards, all sizes come with JP’s reinforced Foil-Powerbox and their compact and wide shapes make them ideal toys for foil riding! This widens the range of use of your “small” gear: Just mount a foil and fly – while other freestylers with their normal fins are stuck on the beach waiting for the wind to pick up. JP’s short Freestyle boards provide enough ease and stability to pick up this segment of our sport quite easily. Advanced foil freestylers can push their limits and pull-off their first crazy moves at the EFPT “foilstyle” events.

Although not specially designed and tuned for it, the shape dimensions also allow for the use of a wing.

JP’s three Freestyle boards are ultra versatile and can be used in a wide range of conditions, from fun freshwater events to hardcore PWA and EFPT freestyle events on the sea. With their short and compact shapes, they are extremely responsive and spin very fast, making them great for both recreational and professional sailors. The new S-TEC technology gives these shapes an additional overall performance boost, making them feel superior to their predecessors in every aspect of planing. They now feel even more nimble and incredibly light! Overall, these super-light boards provide a complete and enjoyable package for all skill levels.

RIDER TALK :

Yentel Caers about the new technology:

“The Freestyle shapes have just been renewed in 2024 and they are the best boards I've ever had!  Now, it was time for the next step: The goal was to make the Freestyles lighter and at the same time as durable and stiff as our current Innegra boards. With the new construction we achieved this goal, because my test board was incredibly light and in five months of intensive sailing, it didn't break. That was a huge success! At first I was sceptical because for me, first priority is to have a strong, durable board and weight only comes second. In most cases, light and durable don't go together, but our shaper and development team proved me wrong. Having a light board under your feet - without having to worry about it breaking - is fantastic. The improved performance will take your freestyle skills to the next level!”

Sam Esteve about the shapes:

“I love this Freestyle board because it offers an exceptional combination of performance and versatility. Its tail shape allows me to keep the speed when ducking and on switch stance. Its rounder nose helps to maintain control during sliding moves and to keep up the energy required for multiple pops. This is the board that allows me to push my limits with confidence and serenity.

My favourite setup is the 4.0 sail with the 85L board in strong winds and on flat water.

The compact shape makes for an excellent planing start and a smooth glide.

The JP Freestyle is the ultimate board for those who want to push their limits, whether aiming for big combos or just starting out with freestyle tricks."

KEY FEATURES

Full-on freestyle contest boards

Super light and durable thanks to S-TEC

Built for explosive pop and super-fast rotations

Forgiving due to modern bottom shape and soft tuck

Flat V bottom shape creates instant power and fantastic grip

Modern outline and weight distribution guarantee quicker rotations and more radical moves

Board comes with competitive freestyle fins

TECH FEATURES

* S-glass technology

* High-density PVC in complete deck and bottom

* Biax-Carbon reinforcements in the whole standing area
* Double Carbon reinforcements in the foot strap area

* UD Carbon X-wrapping layers increase torsional stiffness and reinforce the standing area

* Fully overlapping parabolic S-Glass rail construction

* V shape UD Carbon stringers in the bottom

* Centred UD Carbon stringer in deck and bottom

* Innegra nose reinforcement

* Double Footstrap Plugs

* Footstrap scale

* G10 Powerbox fin

* Foil-Powerbox, foil approved