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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 (…)
SIMMER V-MAX 7.9M 2014 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER V-MAX 7.9M 2014 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The V-Max sits between the Enduro ‘freemove’ and 2XC twin-cam in the Simmer range. They also have the SCS 3-cam (…)
120L FREEMOVE BOARD TEST
2014 120L FREEMOVE BOARD TEST REVIEW REPORTS GAME CHANGERS? Report by Test Editor Brian McDowell Have the wide and thin freemoves outdated the ‘classic’ freeride board? Are (…)
SIMMER FREEMOVE 120L 2014 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER FREEMOVE 120L 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN This is Simmer’s first foray into the ‘wide and thin’ freemove board segment and the 120 is the largest (…)
BWA RHOSNEIGR MEGA GALLERY
BWA RHOSNEIGR 8-11 May 2014 A mega forecast for the BWA Rhosneigr event drew in a record number of entrants. Hosted by Dave ‘Bucky’ Buckland from Funsport (…)
2014 105L FREESTYLE-WAVE BOARD TESTS
2014 105-LITRE FREESTYLE-WAVE BOARDS TEST REVIEW REPORTS JACK OF ALL TRADES What is a freestyle-wave? Why would I need one? Why don’t I just make up my (…)
SIMMER FREEWAVE 105L 2014 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER FREEWAVE 105L 2014 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN This 105 is the largest of a 4-size range that are delivered with 5 finboxes and four fins making (…)
2014 85L WAVE BOARD TEST REPORTS
BREAD AND BUTTER Ask any retailer or distributor and they’ll say that hardly any 75L boards arrive, or leave, through their doors these days. Maybe the odd (…)
SIMMER QUANTUM 85L 2014 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER QUANTUM 85L 2014 TEST REVIEW BEST FOR Making the most of hard-to-judge waves and those refining their turning skills in the surf. RECOMMENDATION We’re told it (…)
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 (…)
SIMMER HALO 5.3M 2014 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER HALO 5.3M 2014 TEST REVIEW BEST FOR Mainly lighter riders sailing in more genuine sideshore conditions. RECOMMENDATION Heavier riders will prefer added downhaul and a flatter (…)
OPEN YOUR EYES – PUNTA ABREOJOS
MEXICO Southern Baja is worlds away from most of my regular Californian spots such as Waddell and Davenport. Punta Abreojos’ distinct sharp-bottomed, hollow sections have long lured (…)
4.2 COMPACT WAVE SAILS – COMPACT & BIJOU
(This feature originally appeared in the September 2013 issue of Windsurf Magazine. Print and digital subscriptions for readers worldwide are available HERE. You can access more equipment tests HERE. ) This (…)
SIMMER BLACK TIP 4.2M 2014 TEST REVIEW
SIMMER BLACK TIP 4.2M 2014 TEST REVIEW THE VERDICT A good all-round wave sail that’s slightly softer in feel, but has plenty of power to drive multifin (…)