You should flick him an email and ask what he was smoking when he came up with the name wave panther![]()
He just has to remember next time not to ask Austin Powers or Ron Burgundy to name a line of sails for him.
How'd it happen qwerty, Shorey? I never actually got a sail in, went downhill MTB'ing and it took me about an hour to clean my bike...not the smartest choice after a week of rain haha.
There are 3 types of Ezzy lover:
1. Swears that Ezzy sails are the best, but has never really tried anything else. ![]()
2. Swears that Ezzy are the best but has niggling doubts somewhere in the back of mind. Then again, David Ezzy says they're the best so they must be! ![]()
3. Knows that Ezzy sails are a compromise for the sake of toughness, but toughness is the highest priority and willing to sacrifice performance "cos they last". ![]()
simmer severne sailworks neilpryde ezzy north gaastra ka goya naish aerotech vandal sails they all have good strong lines, of sails in there lineups.
Hmmmm.... yeah George they all do have "stronger model" in their range but that means it is a bit stronger by their standards..... it doesn't mean that particular model is strong compared to other brands
Also, a quality mono sail is stronger than a quality X-ply ....... mono comes in different thicknesses and the gluing and stitching is important. You can feel the differences in thickness when you put them side by side.
What Leech says has merit: many people pick Ezzy, which may have a tiny bit less range or may not feel as nice, because they last so long.
Howeevr, I do think a lot of Ezzy knockers may have tried them and not rigged them right: they set very differently to most sails. If you ahve been on NP for years and try an Ezzy of course it will feel wrong ... and vice versa!
PS: Leech, I was a number 2 person - but with Simmer. They are bl00dy strong but my style of sailing suits another brand. That particular brand has the luff sleeve wear out with holes in it in 3 seasons (if not 2 seasons
) but it feels nicer to me. On the Simmers I have hammered the sh!t out of them for 4 seasons and they are still fine. Rigged almost exclusively in gravel carparks, smashed by very hollow waves, landed on them with the harness hook over and over again, and as a heavyweight I always rig them overpowered.
Do I pick the cheaper sail that lasts forever, or the one that is 15% more expensive and will last for 20% LESS time. Hmmmmm.
Its the feel, its the vibe, its Mabo, its everything.
Sails performance is a very personal thing. I think of it as a sails "feel" rather than performance. But I'm really lucky in that I like the feel of the Tush Rocks and a bonus is they use a thickish monfilm and theyre quite strong so for me it's a win win situation.![]()
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I learn't many years ago there's nothing worse than ripping a brand new lightweight super responsive sail and then having to sit out the next 5 days of epic conditions while it gets repaired!!! ![]()
or have a cr4p session underpowered using the next size down in your quiver.![]()
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Put any sail on those rocks, let the waves wash over it for a few seconds and the outcome would be ugly.
As far as strongest and weakest is concerned the x-ply is very strong in the overall panel and has the advantage of rip stop. The seams fail just as readily as mono sails. X-ply has about twice the uv life of mono. (Aerotech claims 3 times).
Dacron is tougher though. The Hot Sails Freak will outlast anything else. It's a pity its a springy/flat sail.