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Starboard 2026 IQFOIL Youth 85 Starlite Carbon
Starboard 2026 IQFOIL Youth 85 Starlite Carbon

Youth & Junior One-Design Class

iQFoil 85 Windfoil Board (New 2026)

The Starboard iQFOiL 85 Starlite Carbon is the official youth and junior board used in the iQFOiL Olympic pathway, designed to provide a balanced mix of performance, control, and accessibility for developing windfoil racers. With a width of 85 cm and a volume of 153 liters, it offers excellent stability and early take-off, making it particularly suitable for lighter riders progressing into high-level competition. The iQFOiL 85 represents a key step in the Olympic windsurfing pathway, making it the ideal choice for youth and junior sailors aiming to compete at an international level. On product features below, correct. Built in reinforced Starlite Carbon construction, the board now offers enhanced durability and is updated with matching sail graphics, giving the complete iQFOiL setup a cohesive and professional look on the water.

Size: 85
Construction: Starlite Carbon
Bag Option: without Board Bag
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THE CONCEPT AT A GLANCE

As a one-design class board, it guarantees that all competitors use identical equipment, placing the emphasis on skill, tactics, and physical performance rather than gear differences. Its shape is derived from the larger iQFOiL 95 but refined to be more manageable and forgiving, allowing younger sailors to confidently handle a wide wind range. 

The Concept At A Glance

There are two iQFoil 85 board models: Youth & Junior

Iqfoil 85 Youth & Junior Competition:

The Junior and Youth model with its shape based on the iQFOiL 95 with reduced proportions to adapt to lighter riders. Additional footstrap positions and reduced rail cutaway sizes improve performance in fin mode.

Entry Level

Its wide outline provides a stable stance, allowing our juniors to feel safe and sound while learning the the first steps. At a length of only 215cm it’s quickly reacts to the students movements. The result: An ultrafast learning curve as students will quickly understand what effect their actions have. Thanks to the middle fin juniors can steer the boards, even with the smallest sails.

Cut Aways

Extra-large cutaways, more than double the size of the regular Formula’s, reduces the wetted area and improves take-off onto the foil.

Recessed Mast Track

Deck concave and recessed mast track for a more vertical sailing position while closing the gap between the sail and the deck of the board.

Sharp Rails and Beveled Nose

The sharp rails in the tail allows the boards to get planing and reach take off speed more easily. Additionally, the board will bounce off the water if you clip the water surface instead of sticking and throwing you into a catapult.

The beveled nose improves aerodynamics and ultimately provides more control at high speeds.

Footstraps

The iQFOiL range comes with a the latest generation of Drake Ultralight straps. These straps are ideal for foiling when foot pressure is lighter than regular windsurfing. The Ultralight’s elongated screw slots also allow the rider to set their back strap extra-wide using hole spacings further apart. This allows the rider’s foot to shift forward for downwind and backwards for upwind, giving perfect trim-adjustment on the fly.

Foil Box

The Foil Box is larger and stronger than a normal fin box to distribute loads over a larger area. It is built using solid sheets of 20 mm thick high-density PVC with 8 mm thick carbon fibre walls, and has a flat, parallel bottom which allows the box to take both types of foil bases: tapered ‘Tuttle-style’ base and rectangular foil bases. It is recommended for the front of the foil’s base to reach the bottom of the box. This ensures that the vertical lifting load from the foil will be carried by both the front wall of the box and the bottom wall of the box.

Iqfoil Youth & Junior Foil Set

Components: 900 front wing for Youth and 800 for Junior | 255 tail wing with -2 degree | 115 Plus fuselage | 95 Plus fuselage | 95cm iQFOiL aluminium mast.

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An Open, Modular Foil Platform

Choose your foil: Wings, fuselages and masts can be interchanged or upgraded to match rider style, budget, foil racing conditions and sport discipline.

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Trimming Guide

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Foil Installation Guide

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85L

The new 85cm wide iQFOiL is the one-design board for Junior and Youth. Smaller and more controllable for younger sailors, this new size shares the same racing genes as the 95. Additional footstrap positions and reduced rail cutaway sizes improve performance in fin mode. Starting as a Junior with the Junior foil set and the 6.0 rig, upgrading to Youth only requires a larger sail and a new foil front wing. It’s the most streamlined path from foil racing at a young age to the pinnacle of sports.

Starlte Carbon

Starlite Carbon Construction on the iQFoil 85 was severely reinforce at the bottom by adding glass patch and full wood bottom. To achieved this we reduce the unnecessary foot straps foot straps inserts to compensate the increase reinforcement weight. This combine with the new Art design riders will have a beautiful product matching with the new colors sails and extra durable.