Neilpryde
4.7M WAVE SAIL TEST 2016
THE DAWN OF A NEW CLASS 4.7M WAVE SAIL TEST 2016 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers Maurin Rottenwalter, Joe North and Dan Sallows Photos Nick George (…)
NEIL PRYDE ATLAS 5.4M 2016 TEST REVIEW
NEIL PRYDE ATLAS 5.4M 2016 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW The Atlas has been totally reworked for 2016, with an emphasis on improving the handling without detracting from (…)
5.3M WAVE SAIL TEST 2016
FIVE OF THE BEST 5.3M WAVE SAIL TEST 2016 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Testers Maurin Rottenwalter, Joe North Photos Nick George // Test Location Southwest England The 5.3m is (…)
NEILPRYDE HELLCAT 7.2M 2015 TEST REVIEW
NEILPRYDE HELLCAT 7.2M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Available in only one colour-way similar to that of the brand’s Racing Program models, there is no secret to the (…)
NEILPRYDE RYDE 6.5M 2015 TEST REVIEW
NEILPRYDE RYDE 6.5M 2015 TEST REVIEW OVERVIEW Designed for ‘classic flat water freeriding’, the Ryde is new for 2015 and is available in standard monofilm construction as tested (…)
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 (…)
6.5M FREERIDE SAIL TEST 2015
THE SPICE OF LIFE – 6.5M FREERIDE SAIL TEST 2015 Test Editor Tris Best // Second Tester Maurin Rottenwalter Photos Nick George // Test Location OTC, PORTLAND A freeride (…)
WAIST HARNESS BUYERS GUIDE
DON’T WAIST YOUR TIME… A waist harness is, literally, the core element of 90% of windsurfers’ power delivery, balance and comfort. Bar specialist racing and speed use, (…)
NEILPRYDE HORNET 7.7M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
Neilpryde Hornet 7.7m 2014 Test Review Report OVERVIEW The Hornet has quite a streamlined luff tube and just 6 battens and 2 cams. (Their no-cam freerace model (…)
6.0M CROSSOVER SAIL TEST 2014
READY FOR ANYTHING 6.0m Crossover sail test 2014 Crossover sails probably have the most demanding brief of all brands’ development programs. As the clichéd ‘Swiss Army Knife’ (…)
NEILPRYDE FUSION HD 6.1M 2014 TEST REVIEW REPORT
Neilpryde Fusion HD 6.1m 2014 Test Review Report OVERVIEW The Fusion is NeilPryde’s ‘freemove’ sail, sitting between the wave/FSW and freestyle lines and the four-model freeride collection. (…)
RICARDO CAMPELLO – WINDS OF CHANGE!
RICARDO CAMPELLO – WINDS OF CHANGE! After over a decade riding for JP/ NeilPryde, three-time freestyle World Champion Ricardo Campello and his long term sponsors finally parted (…)
7.5 – 8.0M TWIN CAM SAIL TEST 2014
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 7.5 – 8.0m Twin Cam sail test 2014 After taking a bunch of no-cam freerace sails (7.5s, see April 2014 issue), we questioned why (…)
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 (…)