2016
O’SHEA WIND + SUP REVIEW
O’SHEA WIND + SUP REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Wind + SUP is new to the O’Shea inflatable SUP range for 2016 and has been CAD designed and (…)
NAH-SKWELL SKOOL 10’8” REVIEW
NAH-SKWELL SKOOL 10’8” REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Skool (or ‘Soft Kool’ as it is dubbed by the brand’s UK distributor Kai Sports) is a range of four (…)
QUATRO GLIDE THRUSTER 8’8″ REVIEW
QUATRO GLIDE THRUSTER 8’8″ REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The 2017 Glide is classed by Quatro as their All Round Wave SUP and comes in seven different sizes, from (…)
STARBOARD WINDSUP INFLATABLE 11’2″ ZEN REVIEW
STARBOARD WINDSUP INFLATABLE 11’2″ ZEN REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN As with all board categories, Starboard have an extensive WindSUP Inflatable board line-up, comprising of no less than seven designs (…)
RED PADDLE 10’6″ RIDE WINDSUP REVIEW
RED PADDLE 10’6″ RIDE WINDSUP REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Ride 10’6” WindSUP is new to RED’s line-up for 2016, based on the top-selling board in their range. (…)
WINDSUP BOARD REVIEW 2016
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS? WINDSUP BOARD REVIEW 2016 Test Editor Tris Best // Review Team Maurin Rottenwalter, Joe North, Joe Hennessey Photos Alex Best, Tris Best and Thorsten (…)
VANDAL FLOW WS 10’0″ REVIEW
VANDAL FLOW WS 10’0″ REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN Vandal’s Flow WS range remains unchanged for 2016 and comes available in 3 sizes, the 12’6” (based on the IQ (…)
FANATIC VIPER AIR 315 REVIEW
FANATIC VIPER AIR 315 REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Viper Air is named after Fanatic’s longstanding entry-level board, giving an idea of its intended market. There are two (…)
JP ALLROUNDAIR LE WS 11’0″ REVIEW
JP ALLROUNDAIR LE WS 11’0″ REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The LE of the AllroundAir’s name stands for ‘Light Edition’ and to quote the brand, it is “light weight, (…)
SEVERNE OVERDRIVE R7 7.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW
SEVERNE OVERDRIVE R7 7.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The R7 OverDrive is a very different sail to its R6 predecessor, with a new high aspect outline, said (…)
140L FREERIDE BOARD TEST 2016
SUMMER CRUISING 140L FREERIDE BOARD TEST 2016 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers Maurin Rottenwalbter & Joe North Photos Tris Best // Test Location OTC, Portland, Dorset There is a strong belief held by (…)
STARBOARD ISONIC CARBON REFLEX 107L 2016 TEST REVIEW
STARBOARD ISONIC CARBON REFLEX 107L 2016 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The iSonic has rightly received high acclaim over the years, attributed for helping numerous riders to (…)
7.5M TWIN-CAM SAIL TEST 2016
IF TWO’S COMPANY, WHAT’S FOUR? 7.5M TWIN-CAM SAIL TEST 2016. Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers Maurin Rottenwalbter & Joe North Photos Alex Best // Test Location OTC, Portland, Dorset With a (…)
RRD FIREWING MK4 7.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW
RRD FIREWING MK4 7.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The fourth generation Firewing sees refinement and development from the MK3 throughout its sizes, focusing on more power and (…)
RRD X-FIRE V8 LTD 114L 2016 TEST REVIEW
RRD X-FIRE V8 LTD 114L 2016 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN RRD’ s literature for the X-Fire claims that 5 completely new designs are incorporated into the (…)