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STUBBY WAVE BOARD TEST 2016
NEW TURNING POINT STUBBY WAVE BOARD TEST 2016 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers Maurin Rottenwalter, Joe North Photos Nick George // Test Location Southwest England The ‘stubby’ wave board (…)
TUSHINGHAM BOLT 7.8M 2015 TEST REVIEW
TUSHINGHAM BOLT 7.8M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW In its largest three sizes, the Bolt is classed by Tushingham as their twin-cam freerace sail. Using a 100% Tushingham (…)
TABOU ROCKET WIDE 128L LTD 2015 TEST REVIEW
TABOU ROCKET WIDE 128L LTD 2015 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The 128 is the second largest in Tabou’s Rocket Wide line-up and is tested here in the brand’s (…)
RRD FIREWING MKIII 7.8M 2015 TEST REVIEW
RRD FIREWING MKIII 7.8M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The only sail in our test with eight battens; the Firewing is RRD’s flagship sail, capable of being upgraded (…)
STARBOARD ATOM 130L CARBON 2015 TEST REVIEW
STARBOARD ATOM 130L CARBON 2015 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The 130 is the smallest of the three boards new to the Atom IQ line up for this (…)
NORTH S-TYPE SL 7.3M 2015 TEST REVIEW
NORTH S-TYPE SL 7.3M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW We tested the S_Type in both 2 and 3 cam mode on a MaverX Daytona 100% mast as a (…)
RRD FIREMOVE 130L V2 LTD 2015 TEST REVIEW
RRD FIREMOVE 130L V2 LTD 2015 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Firemove is RRD’s ‘wide bodied freemove’ board largely acknowledged by most for capturing the market’s imagination (…)
GA SAILS PHANTOM 7.8M 2015 TEST REVIEW
GA SAILS PHANTOM 7.8M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The Phantom is surprisingly straightforward to rig for a sail with a deep luff sleeve. With pockets on both (…)
JP AUSTRALIA MAGIC RIDE 132L FWS 2015 TEST REVIEW
JP AUSTRALIA MAGIC RIDE 132L FWS 2015 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The 132 is the largest Magic Ride available and remains unchanged for 2015. Tested here in (…)
EZZY LION 3 7.5M 2015 TEST REVIEW
EZZY LION 3 7.5M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Now in its third term as Ezzy’s twin-cam contender, the news is that it’s been made lighter than its predecessor, (…)
FANATIC GECKO 133L LTD 2015 TEST REVIEW
FANATIC GECKO 133L LTD 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The 133 is one of four new, larger sizes in the extended Gecko line-up, available in three different constructions (…)
ATTITUDE HORNET 7.8M 2015 TEST REVIEW
ATTITUDE HORNET 7.8M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Classed as Attitude’s ’Freeslalom’ sail, the Hornet is tested here on a Unifiber flex-top SDM mast and was straightforward to rig (…)
SIMMER V-MAX 7.2M 2015 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER V-MAX 7.2M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW One of three six-battened sails in this test, the V-Max is the only sail in the group that is recommended for (…)
SEVERNE NCX 7.0M 2015 TEST REVIEW
SEVERNE NCX 7.0M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Constructed largely from monofilm, the NCX is a very different creature to its stable mate, the Gator. Whereas the Gator (…)
TABOU SPEEDSTER 75 LTD 2015 TEST REVIEW
TABOU SPEEDSTER 75 LTD 2015 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN Remaining current from 2014, the Speedster 75 is the third smallest in a six-board line-up, each model available in (…)