2016
NORTH S_TYPE SL 7.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW
NORTH S_TYPE SL 7.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW North Sails have been striving for years to make windsurfing rigs more user-friendly and practical, through innovations such as (…)
FANATIC FALCON TE 112L 2016 TEST REVIEW
FANATIC FALCON TE 112L 2016 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN One of a seven-board Falcon line-up, the 112 is a new design for 2016, as is its two (…)
LOFTSAILS SWITCHBLADE 7.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW
LOFTSAILS SWITCHBLADE 7.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW This is the first Loftsails our test team has tried for some time, although the brand’s head designer Monty (…)
GA SAILS PHANTOM 7.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW
GA SAILS PHANTOM 7.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The Phantom was a stand out sail in the multi-cam test we conducted last year, combining the ease (…)
VANDAL STITCH 7.0M 2016 TEST REVIEW
VANDAL STITCH 7.0M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The Stitch stays in the Vandal range as their 6-batten freeride/freerace sail, but sees an update to its design (…)
SIMMER STYLE V-MAX 7.2M 2016 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER STYLE V-MAX 7.2M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The V-Max has had a visual update for 2016, yet retains exactly the same increments as last year’s model. (…)
SEVERNE NCX 7.0M 2016 TEST REVIEW
SEVERNE NCX 7.0M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The NCX sits next to Severne’s Gator as their no-cam race sail, with the clear remit to provide no-compromise potential (…)
TABOU SPEEDSTER LTD 75 2016 TEST REVIEW
TABOU SPEEDSTER LTD 75 2016 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Speedster series is unaltered for 2016 in every way bar a slight graphic update and the (…)
RRD FIRE MKIV 6.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW
RRD FIRE MKIV 6.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Remaining in the RRD range as their no cam freerace contender, the Fire steps into its fourth season (…)
STARBOARD FUTURA CARBON ULTRACORE 124L 2016 TEST REVIEW
STARBOARD FUTURA CARBON ULTRACORE 124L 2016 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN Starboard’s Futura designs and line-up remain unchanged for 2016, yet they’ve been injected with a new (…)
POINT-7 AC-X 7.0M 2016 TEST REVIEW
POINT-7 AC-X 7.0M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Sitting between their 5-battened ‘classic freeride’ AC-F and three-cammed AC-K, the AC-X is Andrea Cucci’s (hence the AC in (…)
RRD FIRESTORM V3 LTD 123L 2016 TEST REVIEW
RRD FIRESTORM V3 LTD 123L 2016 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Firestorm series has been completely overhauled for 2016, shrinking from the five sizes of the (…)
NORTH E_TYPE 7.3M 2016 TEST REVIEW
NORTH E_TYPE 7.3M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Described by North as their ‘performance no-cam’, the E_Type sits between the cammed S_Type and Volt crossover in their (…)
JP SUPER SPORT PRO 124L 2016 TEST REVIEW
JP SUPER SPORT PRO 124L 2016 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN Becoming the bedrock of the JP-Australia line-up, the Super Sport series of four boards hasn’t altered (bar (…)
NEIL PRYDE HELLCAT 7.2M 2016 TEST REVIEW
NEIL PRYDE HELLCAT 7.2M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The Hellcat has been in the Neil Pryde range as their no-cam performance freeride for many years now. (…)