Quatro 2015

Look like Thrusters are in...

Yeah I think Keith could do with a new blurb writer, that stuff reads like a caption comp entry

Actual photos are now online at marinesnow.jp (one of the best sourcest for decent photos of the latest gear) ....

www.marinesnow.jp/

That copy is hilarious - fave bits are "CAPITAL T" (when it's all written in capitals) and "the Pyramid board loves hollow barrels" ... Can't wait to see the photoshoot of them all pulling in to those barrells

This quote from there site too. Open secret?

'But even before those private boards were finished and dry, we already had our first orders. And not just any orders. Nine out of the ten top professional windsurfers on the tour and eventually ten out of ten would ride Quatro boards and win titles on them.Most still do today. It’s the industry’s open secret, and it’s part of the research and development that sets our boards apart from the mass of all those other brands.But really, none of noting is a secret, the plain truth is that we just love making boards, regardless of the sport, and we are passionate about working with individual riders.'

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northy1 said..
mmm - not sure about that Quatro marketing?

cant see Fernandez or voget using anything other than Fanatic?
koster = starboard, surely
Stone = SSD for sure
campello = patrik id guess (wouldnt it be odd for him to sign to them and then use a quatro dressed up)
Brawzinho - ok - i guess he is a goya / quatro guy

so 1 out of top 5 currently?

Yes Northy, the "industry's open secret" IS that all those guys actually ride Keith's boards. What's with the Quatro hate around here? I've seen each of those riders + JP himself, Keali, Boujma, all personally pickup their newly painted boards from the Quatro/Goya Haiku shop. The boards are great, albeit I found the Pyramid absolutely useless for conditions I would find in Sydney. The Cube is an amazing board, so I bought it. Sheez... anyone actually ever ridden one?

As for marketing... what about the brands, who advertise their boards, for their riders who really ride KT?

Yeah, I guess maybe just a Maui thing. Anyway, their claim holds true in that regard. Who knows what they ride elsewhere. Still great boards, production or custom. Looks like stripes are back in fashion this year. Surely an easier repair at least.

OK... not a Quatro, but I've got a Goya 104 Quad. It is a rebadged Quatro (from what i understand) it is a fabulous board. That said i also have a 93 Fanatic quad (2011) which is a fabulous board. the fanatic turns better on steeper waves, but is a smaller board, so that is to be expected. The Goya has a heap of drive in the turn that makes slower waves plenty of fun. The Goya also 'free-rides' better, but again a bigger board will do so (I realise both boards are not designed for that type of sailing, but you sail when and where you can.) So at my level of sailing any of the brands will likely be good as long as you choose the right style of board for your sailing. That said if KT wants to give me a board I will say 'yes'.