Simmer
SIMMER V-MAX 7.2M 2015 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER V-MAX 7.2M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW One of three six-battened sails in this test, the V-Max is the only sail in the group that is recommended for (…)
SIMMER FREEMOVE 110L 2015 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER FREEMOVE 110L 2015 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN Made solely in wood-sandwich construction at Simmer’s Chinese resource, the 110 is the middle sibling of a three-board line-up and (…)
7.5M CAMMED SAIL TEST 2015
THE WINGS OF A DOVE – 7.5M CAMMED SAIL TEST 2015 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers MAURIN ROTTENWALTER, JOE NORTH Photos ANDY STALLMAN // Test Location (…)
SIMMER 2XC 7.8M 2015 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER 2XC 7.8M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW ` Rigged using Simmer’s 100% SDM mast, the 2XC was easy to downhaul, displaying slightly less luff-curve than others in (…)
SIMMER APEX 5.7M 2015 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER APEX 5.7M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Rigged on an RDM mast, the Apex has a large luff tube, enabling the sail to adopt a deep draft and (…)
7.0M NO-CAM FREERACE SAIL TEST 2015
FIRE CRACKERS – 7.0M NO-CAM FREERACE SAIL TEST 2015 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers MAURIN ROTTENWALTER, JOE NORTH Photos ANDY STALLMAN, NICK GEORGE & ALEX BEST // (…)
24 HOURS AT HO’OKIPA!
24 HOURS AT HO’OKIPA! Ho’okipa Beach Park in the spring becomes the epicentre of the wave sailing world. With most of the major brands converging for their (…)
105L WIDE FREERIDE BOARD TEST 2015
TIMES OF CHANGE – 105L WIDE FREERIDE BOARD TEST 2015 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Tester Maurin Rottenwalter Photos Nick George // Test Location OTC, PORTLAND When (…)
5.7M CROSSOVER SAIL TEST 2015
5.7M CROSSOVER SAIL TEST 2015 Board testing is a relatively straight forward affair, being easy to control variables as you experiment with different set-ups in changeable conditions. Sail (…)
SIMMER QUANTUM 95L 2015 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER QUANTUM 95L 2015 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Quantum’s slightly stubby, snub nosed shape appears thicker throughout than the others here. Billed as Simmers “wind swell” (…)
SIMMER BLACK TIP 4.7M 2015 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER BLACK TIP 4.7M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW We sometimes forget that the Simmer Style brand is actually one of the longest running in windsurfing and still (…)
95L WAVE BOARD TEST 2015
THE NEW ALL-ROUNDER 95L Wave Board Test 2015 The 95L wave board has come a long way in the last 5 years. There is currently more variety (…)
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 (…)
SIMMER 2XC 7.8M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
Simmer 2XC 7.8m 2014 Test Review Report OVERVIEW The 2XC is a fairly compact, 6-batten twin cam that’s position next to the V-Max no-cam freerace (see April (…)
SIMMER MONSTER 100L 2014 TEST REVIEW
Simmer Monster 100L 2014 Test Review THE LOW-DOWN A super-funky looking new shape from Simmer boasting heaps of complicated and technical ‘X-Steps’ and channels underneath and on (…)