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Your favorite sail? Your worst sail experience?

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Created by Jeffrosail > 9 months ago, 24 May 2011
GazMan
WA, 847 posts
1 Jul 2011 10:26PM
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wbailey said...

Worst by far was a De Vries 5.7 wave sail I had in mid-late '80s which looked colourful but sailed poorly. Got rid of it and the Ten Cate Leaper board with a boom, mast, base etc to a bloke for $200. I made a loss on the deal but was glad to get rid of it; he thought he got a bargain.

Based on replies to worst sail experience, looks like DeVries sails definitely got the biggest thumbs down followed by certain NP and Gaastra sails!

SWS
SA, 196 posts
6 Aug 2011 7:43AM
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Best sail I have and have ever sailed is my 8m Speed Demon from Hot sails Maui.

Don't think I have had a bad sail experience.....there have been sails that have not worked for me but I am sure they would have been fine for another sailor.

philn
1048 posts
8 Aug 2011 1:56AM
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Best wave sail - Hot Sails Maui Super Freak Maui Edition 5.3.
Worst wave sail - 2008 Ezzy Wave SE 5.2 - felt stiff like it had camber inducers.
2nd worst wave sail - 2007 Maui Sails Global 6.2 with an Ezzy mast
2nd best wave sail - 2007 Maui Sails Global 6.2 with a Maui Sails mast

Best slalom sail - Maui Sails TR5 7.6 - light in the hands, powerful and faaaaaaast.
Worst slalom sail - 2007 Ezzy Infinity 7.5 - heavy and slow. On the plus side it should last 100 years.

kato
VIC, 3507 posts
12 Aug 2011 11:12PM
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Best sail : NP warp Speed 6.3 It would get me planning before anyone else in 10kts,but smash me in 14kts. Very narrow wind range.

Worst sail Wild Winds speed trial 3.2 with about 50 cams in it. Never got it to work, tried soft and stiff masts. Just too short in the boom and twitchy. Loved most of the other WW but not this one.

mr love
VIC, 2404 posts
13 Aug 2011 1:06AM
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Maybe it was the size, when was the last time you used a 3.2?????.

keef
NSW, 2016 posts
13 Aug 2011 2:18PM
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kato said...


Worst sail Wild Winds speed trial 3.2 with about 50 cams in it. Never got it to work, tried soft and stiff masts. Just too short in the boom and twitchy. Loved most of the other WW but not this one.
probabley the delam kato

ka43
NSW, 3091 posts
18 Aug 2011 3:09PM
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Faves are NP RAF wave 5.5 from 86 I think.
Gaastra Grind 6.2 wave in 2000 from when Barry Spanier went to Gaastra.
NP Evo III 7.8, just plain awesome.

Worst, TR1 bastard of a sail to rig with crap monofilm.
went OK when finally rigged though.

petermac33
WA, 6415 posts
18 Aug 2011 5:10PM
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best sail---5.6m 2009 severne code red---has a lovely small feel to it,unlike the 6.2m Reflex which feels quite big.

best board--2011 i-sonic 90 litre wood carbon

worst board--2008 i-sonic 76 litre,front foot always wanted to come out of strap.



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