2019
FREERIDE FOIL TEST 2019
NEW HEIGHTS FREERIDE FOIL & FOIL BOARD TEST 2019 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers Maurin Rottenwalter, Joe North & Dan Hallam. Photos Dan Hallam & Tris Best // Test (…)
UNIFIBER MAVERICK 6.5M 2019 TEST REVIEW
UNIFIBER MAVERICK 6.5M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The Maverick is Unifiber’s entry-level freeride sail, available as a complete package with the brand’s popular components, or as (…)
SIMMER ENDURO 6.5M 2019 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER ENDURO 6.5M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Whilst Simmer have the Novex in their lineup as their ‘novice to expert’ freeride contender, they were keen for (…)
SEVERNE CONVERT 6.7M 2019 TEST REVIEW
SEVERNE CONVERT 6.7M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Labelled by Severne as their ‘value freeride’ offering, the name of the Convert gives a good idea itself of the (…)
RRD X-TRA MK6 6.5M 2019 TEST REVIEW
RRD X-TRA MK6 6.5M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The X-Tra is RRD’s ‘easy freeride’ sail range, sitting alongside their performance freeride Evolution and no-cam freerace Fire (…)
POINT-7 AC-F 6.4M 2019 TEST REVIEW
POINT-7 AC-F 6.4M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The AC-F is described by Point-7 as their “classic freeride” option, cleanly distinguished from the high-end AC-X tested last (…)
NEIL PRYDE X:RYDE 6.7M 2019 TEST REVIEW
NEIL PRYDE X:RYDE 6.7M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The Ryde has enjoyed four previous seasons in the Neil Pryde range as their pure freeride engine. For (…)
GA SAILS HYBRID 6.4M 2019 TEST REVIEW
GA SAILS HYBRID 6.4M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW This is the Hybrid’s second season in the GA range, classed as their ‘ultimate all-rounder’. Comprising of eleven (…)
EZZY SAILS LEGACY 6.5M 2019 TEST REVIEW
EZZY SAILS LEGACY 6.5M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The Legacy has been in the Ezzy range for many seasons now, aimed to provide “a more economically (…)
DUOTONE E_TYPE 6.6M 2019 TEST REVIEW
DUOTONE E_TYPE 6.6M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Having just tested the 7.3m E_Type in the no-cam freerace category last month, we have here its smaller sibling, (…)
6.5M ENTRY-LEVEL FREERIDE SAIL TEST 2019
UNDER STARTERS ORDERS 6.5M ENTRY-LEVEL FREERIDE SAIL TEST 2019 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers Maurin Rottenwalter & Joe North Photos Tris Best & Andy Stallman // Test location Portland Harbour. This (…)
SIMMER VMAX 7.2M 2019 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER VMAX 7.2M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The VMax retains its place in the Simmer lineup for 2019 as their “cam-free freerace” offering. Benefitting from lessons learned (…)
SEVERNE NCX 7.0M 2019 TEST REVIEW
SEVERNE NCX 7.0M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW More than a freerace sail, Severne distinguish the NCX as their no-cam race sail, taking inspiration directly from their (…)
RRD FIRE MK7 6.8M 2019 TEST REVIEW
RRD FIRE MK7 6.8M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The latest in a long evolutionary line, the Fire Mk7 is the new no-cam freerace offering from RRD. (…)
POINT-7 AC-X 7.0M 2019 TEST REVIEW
POINT-7 AC-X 7.0M 2019 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The AC-X first entered the Point-7 line-up in 2007 and remains one of the most popular models in their (…)