Point 7
POINT-7 SPY 5.9M 2016 TEST REVIEW
POINT-7 SPY 5.9M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The Spy sits in the Point-7 range as their power wave sail. Rigged on a 100% RDM mast, it (…)
TEST THE BEST – TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!
Your chance to try the latest windsurfing kit on the market before you buy. Test the latest cutting edge boards and sails at four UK locations this (…)
RA’IATEA DIARIES
Words Lena Erdil // Photos Yann Macherez Ra’iatea is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. Widely regarded as the ‘centre’ of the (…)
5.7M CROSSOVER SAIL TEST 2016
WHAT POWER OF LIMITATION? 5.7M CROSSOVER SAIL TEST 2016 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers Maurin Rottenwalter and Joe North Photos Tris Best // Test Location Southwest England Many people have (…)
THE POINT 7 PRODUCTION JOURNEY
THE POINT 7 PRODUCTION JOURNEY Have you ever wondered how many stages go into the manufacture of your sail before you roll it out for the first (…)
POINT-7 SALT 4.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW
POINT-7 SALT 4.8M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The Salt has been in the Point-7 line-up as the brand’s ‘pure wave’ sail for some time now, but (…)
4.7M WAVE SAIL TEST 2016
THE DAWN OF A NEW CLASS 4.7M WAVE SAIL TEST 2016 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers Maurin Rottenwalter, Joe North and Dan Sallows Photos Nick George (…)
RICARDO CAMPELLO – PERSPECTIVE
RICARDO CAMPELLO – PERSPECTIVE All at Sea // Ricardo Campello is much famed for his double loops on port tack but when it comes to starboard tack (…)
POINT-7 AC-1 ZERO14 7.9M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
POINT-7 AC-1 ZERO14 7.9M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT OVERVIEW The Italian ‘Black team’ brand’s iconic dark sails have grown in popularity in recent seasons, but they’ve also (…)
WAIST HARNESS BUYERS GUIDE
DON’T WAIST YOUR TIME… A waist harness is, literally, the core element of 90% of windsurfers’ power delivery, balance and comfort. Bar specialist racing and speed use, (…)
6.0M CROSSOVER SAIL TEST 2014
READY FOR ANYTHING 6.0m Crossover sail test 2014 Crossover sails probably have the most demanding brief of all brands’ development programs. As the clichéd ‘Swiss Army Knife’ (…)
POINT-7 HF 2G 5.9M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
Point-7 HF 2G 5.9m 2014 Test Review Report THE LOW-DOWN The HF (for ‘Have Fun’) is Point-7’s ‘classic freeride’ offering, sitting in between their mega-grunty race and (…)
7.8 SLALOM SAILS TESTS – POWER VS CONTROL
2014 7.8 SLALOM SAIL TEST REVIEW REPORTS It’s an age-old question. Tame and channel the power to your advantage, OR, be (arguably) smarter and choose a more (…)
7.5 NO-CAM FREERACE SAIL TEST
2014 7.5 NO-CAM SAIL TEST REVIEW REPORTS PUSHING THE ENVELOPE In recent seasons, for mere mortals, it’s pretty much been proven you don’t need cams in a freerace (…)
POINT 7 AC-X 4G 7.5M 2014 TEST REVIEW
POINT 7 AC-X 4G 7.5M 2014 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Outline Re-developed from the 3G to improve lightness and high-end performance in overpowered conditions the outline has, since (…)