Severne
SEVERNE TURBO 7.5M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
Severne Turbo 7.5m 2014 Test Review Report BRAND POSITIONING “The Turbo is the most user-friendly cam sail. It combines low end power with light handling and blistering (…)
4.7M WAVE SAIL TEST 2015
DEFINING FUN 4.7m Wave Sail Test 2015 4.7 is popular shorthand for a good session. A boast of 4.7 to your mates makes you instantly hated but (…)
5.3M WAVE SAIL TEST 2015
DECEPTIVE POWER 5.3m Wave Sail Test 2015 More marginal wind on a wave test trip had us really testing the bottom-end of this selection of the latest (…)
SEVERNE REFLEX 5 7.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW
SEVERNE REFLEX 5 7.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW BRAND POSITIONING ‘The REFLEX5 is the latest version of our pro racing sail. Based on the success of last year’s (…)
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’ (…)
SEVERNE GATOR 6.0M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
Severne Gator 6.0m 2014 Test Review Report THE LOW-DOWN With a reasonably compact outline, the Gator sits between Severne’s three-model wave range and the NCX and Convert (…)
COAST – A DETOUR TO IRELAND
COAST – A DETOUR TO IRELAND – ROAD TRIPPIN’ Fifty-six and a half hours on the road with JC and the Motley Crew! Ever had everything organized (…)
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 (…)
SEVERNE NCX 7.5M 2014 TEST REVIEW
SEVERNE NCX 7.5M 2014 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Outline Deep-cut foot, higher aspect head and low-aspect foot section with deep dropped clew. Full profile top to bottom. Build (…)
SCOTTISH POWER
Two huge storms headed across the North of Scotland were too much temptation for the Motley Crew to resist. The infamous Red Phone soon started flashing, a (…)
EL CONFITAL – THE DESTROYER
Words DANY BRUCH & JOHN CARTER // Photos JOHN CARTER El “Confital” or its original name, “La Machacona” (the destroyer) is in my opinion, one of the (…)
SEVERNE S-1 4.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW
SEVERNE S-1 4.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW BEST FOR Dedicated wave riders and manoeuvre freaks in genuine, sideshore wave-riding conditions. RECOMMENDATION Always use a minimal level of outhaul (…)
5.3 WAVE SAILS – POWER VS. CONTROL
Traditionally, in wavesailing terms, 5.3s were the clunky workhorses in most people’s quivers. Rigs of this size were termed as ‘power wave sails’ and often billed as (…)
SEVERNE BLADE 5.3M 2014 TEST REVIEW
SEVERNE BLADE 5.3M 2014 TEST REVIEW BEST FOR More solid, sideshore conditions and those who like to engage a lot of rail when turning. RECOMMENDATION Find the (…)