Cabrinha Prodigy 2007 148cm

The Prodigy is a large wake style board I bought as a beginner board and to use later on in lower wind speed conditions.

I've never set up a board before but I was able to mount the foot pads and bindings with some effort screwing in the four mounting screws into the pre-mounted fittings in the board. I mounted mine duck-v style on the narrow stance settings.

The four 2 inch fins easily mount with 2 screws each threw the top of the board and one of them tolerated a leash attachment mount on top side of the board with no problems. They were also easy to remove for traveling.

With this board I was able to get some nice water starts and long rides as a beginner and it seems to quickly get up to planning speed and hold its edge well. I can't comment on other aspects due to my lack of experience.

The foot pads are very comfortable and the adjustment straps on the bindings allow enough room for my booties or as I preferred riding barefoot. It was easy to get my feet in the bindings when setting up for a water launch and my feet stayed in if a few repeated power strokes of the kite were needed to get me out of the water, and my feet were able to slip out when needed in a crash.

The only downside to the board is its size for traveling because it will not fit many of the shorter length kite travel bags. I ended up getting last year's Dakine Airwagon bag model in 153cm size.

The board is very durable and held up well after 2 weeks of use in Maui. The graphics are nice with some hammerhead sharks in them and they still look new even after the 2 weeks.

I'm very pleased with the board.

By : Dave_5280