Ask Peter Thommen

HOLLAND - 'Go to bed with your ...'

One Man, One ...., it's not easy to let it go.

HOLLAND - 'One Man. Three Boards.'

On the left Rob's Caribbean Surfcenter owner Jack van der Laan shaking hands with Ameland's Hans Kienstra. Triggered by our 'One Man. One Board.' concept Hans decided is was time to trade in his collection of 4 yellow F2's for the newest models from Peter's hands. Despite our promise of an unusual broad range of use of each of our X-series boards, Hans took no risk and ordered a X75 for shredding Northsea waves, a X95 for the 'in-between-days' plus a X135 for cruising around with his 8,1. Needless to say we're very happy to have such a loyal Thommen fan and we wish Hans years of fun on his new silver sticks! Visit Rob's Caribbean on http://www.surfcenter.nl

I've never owned one of your boards before but I thought i would take the time to give you some feed back on the x75. I'm located in Australia ad have been sailing for over 15 years , my weight is 77 kgs. The largest sails we use are 5.3 mtr [Severne wave SS1]

I found the board to be exceptional on all points of sail. What i liked was ...everything!! I've had it out in all conditions good waves / strong winds / bay / light winds / etc ...and was mostly impressed with it's early planing [for its size].

I couldn't fault the x75 , however i don't run the standard fin that it came with - for me it was to soft spun out and i couldn't get the drive i wanted so i went to another - same size but stiffer with a thicker foil.

I've had lots of boards , RRD wave one m - RRD wave one s / Star Evo 74 , they were very average in performance comparison to the x75. I've let a good friend ride the demo board i got from LongReef Sail Boards [who do a great job]and he liked it as well and hes going to get an x75 too. My wife liked the x75 as well , she's currently on an RRD wave one xs , so i might get her on the x65.

Anyways i just wanted to say well done.

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(june 2004) Cees is in love
HOLLAND - 'Go to bed with your ...' One Man, One ...., it's not easy to let it go.
(may 2004) One man, three boards
HOLLAND - 'One Man. Three Boards.' On the left Rob's Caribbean Surfcenter owner Jack van der Laan shaking hands with Ameland's Hans Kienstra. Triggered by our 'One Man. One Board.' concept Hans decided is was time to trade in his collection of 4 yellow F2's for the newest models from Peter's hands. Despite our promise of an unusual broad range of use of each of our X-series boards, Hans took no risk and ordered a X75 for shredding Northsea waves, a X95 for the 'in-between-days' plus a X135 for cruising around with his 8,1. Needless to say we're very happy to have such a loyal Thommen fan and we wish Hans years of fun on his new silver sticks! Visit Rob's Caribbean on http://www.surfcenter.nl
(april 2004) Dutch star Peter Volwater still popular
These pics are made during a customer evening at the TELSTAR shop in The Netherlands. All pics by Roger van Tongeren (thanks)

(april 2004) Local Dutch rider Arvid shows his actions in Capetown

(april 2004) Sjoerd Kok his action shots from Klittmoller Danmark

(jan 2004) Snapped from the longreef website
Yesterday we tested the T1 95. This is Frederik (he's a kite instructor) We promised not to show his face in these pics. (Sorry Fred) Frederik our Kite Instructor hadn't ridden a windsurf board in more than a year. "Stuff kite boarding I'm getting back into windsurfing". Fred was amazed at how easy the Thommen 95 was to ride even in gusty 10-25 knot SW. Check it out this weekend!! see for more on the longreef website >>

(jan 2004) Sjoerd Kok; a Dutch windsurfer enjoying the Danish live and waves, shares his experiences.
Looking for a successor of my 73 litre waveboard, I was very keen on T1’s X65 when I witnessed Peter Volwater taking the Soulwave. The day after I purchased the board I sailed with a 5.3 on my new homespot (Klitmoller, DK) and I was positively surprised how easy my Manic sailed on such a small board. The first little jumps I could really feel the board is fairly short – for sure this gives you way more control in the air compared to a traditional wave shape. Also the boards upwind abilities amazed me. The wind was a few degrees onshore, a possible ‘bummer’ were my first thoughts. Measuring by the way I enjoyed myself out there, it was not a bummer at all! On frontside bottomturns, you don’t need all that much of speed or sailpressure to maintain speed on the wavetop. Playing the wave you just lean into the turn and the board will swing effortlessly into it’s bottom underneath you! 5 Days later we had ‘the Klitmoller day of the year’, sailing solid waves in side-offshore conditions. Time to test the board when the ride gets fast. The wind freshened to good 4.0 conditions and the waves rose to proper 2 meter sets. Basically your perfect windsurfing conditions. The board does not only handle a lot of speed down the line, but to my big surprise I was now able to surf really close to the wave. This board turns soooo tight and smooth. Really felt like I was on surfboard! I remember making some hefty wipe outs, I found myself more and more in the critical sections of the wave – basically positions where I could never go before. Later I got way overpowered on my 4.0 and the waves grew to about logo high (still peeling over the reef, though). I got blown out bottom turns most of the time, but if I was able to release some sail pressure, the board still made tight turns. My sail size was the limit, the board wasn’t! The board has an incredible range: from 5.3 to 4.0 and I’m convinced it goes well below this – unfortunately winter hasn’t been too generous here in Denmark. I will end my compliments to Peter Thommen for another job well done with a recommendation to people who are considering to buying an X-series board: don’t be afraid to take one size smaller than you’re used to, you’ll be stunned by its planning abilities and its drive on the wave. Cheers! Sjoerd Kok (Denmark)

(jan 2004) Christoph happy after a long holiday with two T1's
	< Christoph sailing his X95 in warm water
De eerste week heb ik 3 keer gevaren met de X95. Moet eerlijk zijn het boardje heeft het wel. Ben er eigenlijk pas beginnen van te genieten na het verwisselen van de vin (trixx 5,6 m² met een wave vinnetje 8'75"). Met de originele vin is het boardje een beetje gewoontjes. Dan waren er de laatste 4 dagen: X75 en 4,0 m²; inderdaad 4 dagen met 4,0, mn handen lagen open, voor het eerst in 10 jaar!!! Waanzinnig: lekker controleerbaar, zeeeeer snel (veel sneller dan alle andere boards op het water) en wat mij ook vooral heeft opgevallen is (reken mijzelf toch maar tot een recreant surfer) is dat het boardje waanzinnig veel hoogte kan lopen!!! Ideaal om terug aan de golfjes te geraken!!! Na 2 dagen had ik dan echt zoiets van "mhhh top boardje" daar waar ik bij het opstappen niet dat gevoel had wat ik 3 jaar geleden had toen ik de eerste maal op een style stond. Mn besluit is dan ook dat je die nieuwe boards toch even gewoon moet worden!!! Wat ik ook had na die eerste 2 dagen met sterke wind is dat de slogan "one board, one man" perfect past in het plaatje!!! Zou bij mn volgend tripje durven kiezen voor een X85 als ENIGE board!!! Super dus!!!!!!!!! Kortom, hoe meer je er mee vaart hoe meer je er verliefd op wordt!!! Gr C
(dec 2003) Bruno asked Peter what board to choose
'abord félicitations pour le concept, simplification maxi!Et longue vie à T1.Je voudrais changer mes planches (pas tout à la fois, suis pas fils de nabab)et j\'hésite... Actuellement,1 waveboard custom d\'Light (El Medano, année 2000)255x54.5x34(OFO tail)x6.2kg(f.e.)x±80L (max)pour wavesails 4.2/4.7/5.3m². Et aussi 1 AHD G-Ride 59: 260x59.5x38 (OFO tail)x7.5kg x95L pour Pryde Raf Jet 6.7m². Je mesure 1.91m x 83kg. Spots:Wissant(F) & en Zélande(NL)(soit side à onshore + courant fort) + El Medano, Moulay, Cap vert,... Bon niveau partout et tous temps, mais rien d\'exeptionnel en vague (surf et saut basiques. Mais bon, on y \"travaille\"). Sachant que la planche doit bien passer en 4.2m² chahuté, parfaite en 4.7 & 5.3, et peut être bien aussi en 6.0 m²freeride-wave, j\'hésite donc (ouf, on y est!!!): X75 ou X85? combiné avec quoi? X95 ou X105? Sorry d\'être aussi long, mais je ne peux pas me tromper... Dans l\'attente d\'une réponse, bon vent, bons shapes, et merci! =
Hello Bruno Considering the wind ranges I would go for X75 and X95 or just go for an X85 and do it all with one board... Peter
(dec 2003) Triologia introduction of T1 in Portugal
	< From left to right: Lourenço, Luis, Diogo and Duarte
A Triologia agradece a presença de todos os clientes e amigos no cocktail de apresentação da nova marca T1. Contamos dar seguimento a esta primeira mostra com algumas acções de experimentação nas praias. Decorrer dos proximos fins-de-semana assim que as condições de vento o permitir . Todos os interessados podem contactar a loja para combinar uma sessão de teste às novas pranchas. T1 é uma marca de topo especialmente vocacionada para os mais exigentes windsurfistas. Concebida por Peter Thommen, o shaper mais consagrado da actualidade, introduz no mercado um conceito inovador. Consiste em ter apenas uma linha de pranchas e cada uma funciona em todas as condições. Tem como base uma construção sólida e um design muito atractivo. Estarão disponíveis nove modelos distribuidos pelos vários tipos de volume: 65, 75, 85, 95, 105, 115, 125, 135 e 155 litros. One man - One board, é um novo slogan que promete dar muito que falar. + informações em: www.thommen1.com Saudações Triológicas, TRIOLOGIA
(dec 2003) reaction of Greame from australia on his new X75
	Peter, I've never owned one of your boards before but I thought i would take the time to give you some feed back on the x75. I'm located in Australia ad have been sailing for over 15 years , my weight is 77 kgs. The largest sails we use are 5.3 mtr [Severne wave SS1]
I found the board to be exceptional on all points of sail. What i liked was ...everything!! I've had it out in all conditions good waves / strong winds / bay / light winds / etc ...and was mostly impressed with it's early planing [for its size]. I couldn't fault the x75 , however i don't run the standard fin that it came with - for me it was to soft spun out and i couldn't get the drive i wanted so i went to another - same size but stiffer with a thicker foil. I've had lots of boards , RRD wave one m - RRD wave one s / Star Evo 74 , they were very average in performance comparison to the x75. I've let a good friend ride the demo board i got from LongReef Sail Boards [who do a great job]and he liked it as well and hes going to get an x75 too. My wife liked the x75 as well , she's currently on an RRD wave one xs , so i might get her on the x65. Anyways i just wanted to say well done. Kind Regards Graeme