2014
WAVE FINS – BUYER’S GUIDE
WE’VE ROUNDED UP THE LATEST AND GREATEST IN WAVE FINS TO TWEAK YOUR TURNS BUT BEFORE WE PROJECT FIN FIRST INTO OUR GUIDE, WE CAUGHT UP WITH (…)
TABOU MANTA 71 116L 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORTS
TABOU MANTA 71 116L 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORTS THE LOW-DOWN The Manta line is massive with eight sizes from small speed-specialist, high-wind shapes to light-wind weapons. The (…)
NORTH WARP F2014 7.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
NORTH WARP F2014 7.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT OVERVIEW To avoid ‘scaling’ sizes, North have split the performance emphasis of their top-end product above and below 6.3 (…)
RRD X-FIRE LIMITED V6 114L 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
RRD X-FIRE LIMITED V6 114L 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT THE LOW-DOWN Back-to-back world titles and two in the top-5 in the past two seasons leave little to (…)
NEIL PRYDE RSS SLALOM MK6 7.8M 2014 TEST REPORT REVIEW
NEIL PRYDE RSS SLALOM MK6 7.8M 2014 TEST REPORT REVIEW OVERVIEW Sitting alongside Pryde’s title-winning EVO6, the RS:Slalom has 7 battens/3 cams to the EVO’s 8 and (…)
JP AUSTRALIA SLALOM PRO 68 112L 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
JP AUSTRALIA SLALOM PRO 68 112L 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT THE LOW-DOWN JP’s dedicated racing range quotes each size relating to width and has two ‘wide’ models, (…)
WAIST HARNESS BUYERS GUIDE
DON’T WAIST YOUR TIME… A waist harness is, literally, the core element of 90% of windsurfers’ power delivery, balance and comfort. Bar specialist racing and speed use, (…)
GAASTRA VAPOR 7.9M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
GAASTRA VAPOR 7.9M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT OVERVIEW The Vapor is Gaastra’s flagship slalom and Formula racing sail that sits alongside the Phantom twin cam freerace and (…)
FANATIC FALCON 110L 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
FANATIC FALCON 110L 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT THE LOW-DOWN The Falcon line is Fanatic’s PWA-registered racing collection that sits beside the Falcon Formula and Ray freerace models. (…)
SEVERNE TURBO 7.5M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
Severne Turbo 7.5m 2014 Test Review Report BRAND POSITIONING “The Turbo is the most user-friendly cam sail. It combines low end power with light handling and blistering (…)
SIMMER 2XC 7.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
Simmer 2XC 7.8m 2014 Test Review Report OVERVIEW The 2XC is a fairly compact, 6-batten twin cam that’s position next to the V-Max no-cam freerace (see April (…)
STARBOARD FUTURA 111L CARBON 2014 TEST REVIEW
Starboard Futura 111L Carbon 2014 Test Review THE LOW-DOWN The Futura sits in between the ionic slalom and speed lines and the AtomIQ and Carve Freeride boards (…)
NORTH S-TYPE 7.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
North S-Type 7.8m 2014 Test Review Report OVERVIEW North market the S-Type as a ‘switch cam’ thanks to the option of being able to choose and swap (…)
SIMMER MONSTER 100L 2014 TEST REVIEW
Simmer Monster 100L 2014 Test Review THE LOW-DOWN A super-funky looking new shape from Simmer boasting heaps of complicated and technical ‘X-Steps’ and channels underneath and on (…)
NEILPRYDE HORNET 7.7M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
Neilpryde Hornet 7.7m 2014 Test Review Report OVERVIEW The Hornet has quite a streamlined luff tube and just 6 battens and 2 cams. (Their no-cam freerace model (…)