Red Baron

Name: Red Baron
Brand: JS Industries
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

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The JS Industries Red Baron is a high-performance twin fin designed for smaller, weaker waves, offering a fun and engaging ride. Its construction features stringerless EPS epoxy, making it exceptionally light and contributing to its excellent paddle speed and maneuverability. The board excels in mushy, crumbly conditions, making it a great option for everyday surfing when the waves aren't ideal. Rider suitability leans towards intermediate to advanced surfers who want a board that feels more like a shortboard in smaller surf, allowing for aggressive maneuvers. Key features include a focus on glide and speed, with a design that aims to run away from the weight of weaker waves. A potential con is that while versatile, it may not be the go-to for very powerful waves. The Red Baron is praised for its maneuverability and ability to be ridden two inches shorter than usual due to its added width and outline. Its construction emphasizes durability with epoxy resin and carbon fiber, offering good flex memory and shelf life. The fins are a critical component, with MFC and Christensen keels being highlighted as complementary choices.

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JS Industries Red Baron review with Jason Forrest
Channel: REAL Watersports

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🎬Official Presentation of Red Baron

Our Black Baron twin became a global favourite for mixing old school speed alongside new school flair, with enough versatility to let you ride it in weak beachies or quality, down the line points and reefs. Now we’ve created its little brother, the Red Baron, to take the same diverse approach, but added even more float and glide to really excel when other boards struggle.

Essentially, it’s ridden shorter and wider than your Black Baron, with slightly extra width in the tail outline also providing more flow and easy speed generation. Vee is maintained in the bottom contour throughout, like the original Baron, although a touch more double concave in the Red Baron provides drive and helps you project down the line. Ridden approximately 2 inches shorter than the Black Baron, another point of difference lies in the fins – we’ve designed the Red Baron to use a keel fin template, as the high area and depth delivers control and helps maintain incredible speed on rail. Classic keel fins offer maximum drive and hold, making sure you’re able to get creative even at high speeds on a much shorter board.

*Recommended fin choice – JS Keel Fin for Futures or FCSII Modern Keel template for FCSII bases.

TEAM RIDER REFERENCE JEREMY FLORES Height: 5’9” (175 cm) // Weight: 70 kg - 154 lbs *Rides 5'2” x 20 1/8” x 2 1/4” = 26.2L

CONNER COFFIN Height: 5’8” (172 cm) // Weight: 75 kg - 165 lbs *Rides 5'3 ” x 20 1/2” x 2 5/16” = 28.3L

ACE BUCHAN Height: 5’9” (175 cm) // Weight: 73 kg - 160 lbs *Rides 5'3 ” x 20 1/2” x 2 5/16” = 28.3L

JULIAN WILSON Height: 6’0” (183 cm) // Weight: 80 kg - 176 lbs *Rides 5'4 ” x 20 3/4” x 2 3/8” = 29.9L

RYAN CALLINAN Height: 6’0” (183 cm) // Weight: 80 kg - 176 lbs *Rides 5'4 ” x 20 3/4” x 2 3/8” = 29.9L

JOEL PARKINSON Height: 6’0” (183 cm) // Weight: 87 kg - 191 lbs *Rides 5'5 ” x 20 7/8” x 2 7/16” = 31.3L

MARK OCCHILUPO Height: 5’9” (175 cm) // Weight: 95 kg - 210 lbs *Rides 5'8” x 21 1/4” x 2 5/8” = 35.5L

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