Gaastra
MULTI-CAM RACERS TEST
MULTI-CAM SLALOM RACING AND FREERACE SAILS TEST REVIEWS (This feature appeared in the March ’13 issue of Windsurf Magazine. Print and digital subscriptions are available here.) Report by Dan (…)
GAASTRA VAPOR 7.1M 2013 TEST REVIEW
GAASTRA VAPOR 7.1M 2013 TEST REVIEW The low-down The Vapor is Gaastra’s full-on race sail line, with an eight batten / four-cam profile that’s designed to maximise (…)
UKWA FREESTYLE ROUND 2 WEST WITTERING
UKWA Freestyle May 4th 2013 Sponsored by 2XS, X-train and WWWC Pics by Simon Bassett /2XS With a lack of wind the forecast mid week the event (…)
FOUR NATIONS VICTORY LAP | PART 1
THE FOUR NATIONS VICTORY LAP After Jamie Hancock coasted home with the BWA wave sailing title at the Pura Vida Cornwall Classic, John Carter and Timo Mullen, (…)
BSA SLALOM 2013 | RD 2 WEYMOUTH
Dave White captured some great pictures for this gallery from the British Slalom Association Round 2 event of 2013, hosted by the Official Test Centre (OTC) in (…)
KONOS AT 40
Story by Al Bentley Pics Clare Brown Meet Rob Harrison, a 40 year old software engineer working in the computer games industry. Rob lives in Wellington, New (…)
2013 6.0M CROSSOVER SAILS | TEST INTRO
THE X-OVER | 2013 6.0M CROSSOVER SAILS TEST REVIEW REPORTS To accompany our Freestyle Wave board test we put a selection of circa 6.0m crossover sails through (…)
GAASTRA CROSS 6.0M 2013 TEST REVIEW
GAASTRA CROSS 6.0M 2013 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Gaastra Cross, as the name suggests, is an all-round crossover sail. Designed for fast freeride fun with easy (…)
COAST | TIREE
EVERY WINDSURFER HAS TO GO This episode of COAST takes us on a special trip down memory lane with a look back over two and a half decades of (…)
2013 POWER WAVE 5.3 SAILS | TEST INTRO
5.3 POWER WAVE SAILS TEST REPORTS A 5.3 has an important place in pretty much every windsurfer’s quiver. This could be the biggest sail for hard-core wave (…)
GAASTRA POISON 5.4 2013 TEST REVIEW
GAASTRA POISON 5.4 2013 TEST REVIEW Background The Poison is Gaastra’s ‘power wave’ sail. Intended for more onshore use and/or larger riders, it sits in-between the softer (…)
4.7 ALL-ROUND 2013 WAVE SAILS | TEST INTRO
2013 ALL-ROUND 4.7 WAVESAILS It’s the cornerstone of nearly every wavesailor’s quiver and nearly every wave and freestyle sailor’s favourite size sail. With the strong equinox winds (…)
GAASTRA MANIC 4.7 2013 TEST REVIEW
GAASTRA MANIC 4.7 2013 TEST REVIEW BACKGROUND The Manic is Gaastra’s classic all-round wave sail line and has featured in their range for many years. For 2013 (…)
ROSS WILLIAMS | PROFILED
THE BIG 50 WITH ROSS WILLIAMS The Viscount of Ventnor: If the PWA had an overall ranking, the IOW’s Ross Williams would’ve probably been a bona fide, (…)
Gaastra IQ 4.5m
BACKGROUND The IQ is Gaastra’s four batten wave sail, it is the lightest wave sail in their range and is designed for ‘in-the-pocket’ style radical wave action. (…)