Product Description
On the water, the Gecko 133 is a supreme progression board, with an innate ability to get planing that requires next to no input from the rider at all. The longest and narrowest in the group, it has a straight double concave in the shoulders of the board, providing real stability as it rises up onto the water’s surface. The Gecko certainly doesn’t need to be turned deep off the wind to force the issue as with many others in the group, engaging auto-pilot as power is delivered and rewarding even the most passive riding style with smooth easy acceleration. With its straight outline, longer length and vee bottom shape throughout the tail of the board, the design imparts amazing directional stability and ease of use, the planing threshold of the Gecko being
super low, so that it provides time and practicality for the novice rider to step back and find the straps. It also enables the Gecko to be supplied with the smallest fin in the group at 42cm, which in itself provides extra convenience when developing skills such as beach starts and gybing. Happy to be sailed all day at half-speed, cruising comfortably over great distances, the 133 can also be loaded with a powerful sail and locked into a more purposeful stance, the outboard strap positions enabling the rider to wrap their feet snuggly round the rail. The fin continues to provide ample traction to push against and enables the board to point as high as any in the group. In transition, the even volume distribution through the Gecko is a real bonus, providing stability in the tack and forgiving a multitude of errors or clumsy footwork in the gybe. It prefers a steadier more drawn out arc to the gybe, seeming to scrub off speed if pushed too hard. Similarly, in harsh choppy seas, the Gecko’s longer plan shape was noticeable, its shoulders tending to bounce over the crests and requiring more input to keep the hammer down. As such, we believe the Gecko is best suited to the progressing sailor / weekend cruiser, looking for a user-friendly tutor with superlative manners.
** With 2 fins and bag
