Got any pictures?

bomb proof, not kook proof

Ive got an ezzy 4.7 wave and ive used it to break more than its fair share of other gear .Close to bomb proof anyway,BUT,we have 3 superfreaks and from what I can see they do take durability to another level again.
Still,with all my lack of skill Im sure Ill work out some way to bugger them up eventually.

Sounds like maybe a fault in the design, perhaps the cut of this year's model makes that particular point overstressed?

I was in the shop today and found some Ezzy harness lines, didn't know they made them! Bought two sets

i thought bomb proof and kook proof were meant to be the same thing. they are a durable sail but it was very surprising to see the tear in the extra reinforcment around the bottom of the sail rather than in the clear panel or even the less dense X-ply.

Hey bracko sorry to hear about your dramas.

As Tim said "Our Spectra X film is incredible material. I firmly believe it is the strongest sail cloth available in the market.

That being said, there are occasions when a fin or sharp object has its way with it."

If you can, bring your sail in to Surf Sail Australia, 260 Raiway Parade West Leedervillle, we will either replace it with a new sail if we think the material is defective or repair it for no charge as a goodwill offering.

Our quality is our strength!

Hi all,
Id just like to say thanks to Tim and the Ezzy team for there great service and help with this matter. ill be droping into Surf Sail at the next chance i get.

cheers guys

I busted a 5.3 Simmer X-flex yesterday and they are the strongest sails on the market, period.

However, should Ezzy replace it for me I may be swayed into buying Ezzy from now on. What do you think Ezzy Sails

I don't want to upset anyone by what I am saying, but sailboarders are not using the best cloth in any of ther sails. I am a sailmaker, I have made sailboard sails up to grand prix yacht sail's. The main reason why sailboards have monofilm or cloth with a couple of yarn's which are normaly cheap polyester crap is cost. Yes ezzy sails are probaly some of the most durable production sailboard sails around. Though if one was to change the cheap polyester yarn or mono film to a light kevlar it would be more robust, bigger wind range, though minor more expansive though more life. It is also a big illusion that the yarn in the cloth is to stop the tearing of the cloth, it isnt, it is there to carry the load's. Most sailboard sail manufacturers want high turn over so they will use a cheap cloth designed not to last, some 1 season, which is only 6 month's not 12. I believe in bring some beter cloth's into the sails and giving us a choice of having a beter performing sail that last. Kevlar is still not the best cloth but is a good all round cloth for a surf sail, though I would like to use carbon on race sails, or produce sails out of a cloth similar to dimension polyants d4 where you get beter performance and any choice of yarn. There is testing currentely being done on dyneema for a yarn in a cloth this will make sails last for even longer with awsome performance. Guys do your research on cloth's, possibly talk to a sailmaker about sail's you never know you might pick something else up

NotWal said...

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It's all very well pointing out better cloths but we, the consumer, are limited to what sail manufacturers choose to use. Are you suggesting we should push the manufacturers or go to boutique manufacturers for custom designs?

I think there's a general rule, if the consumer is educated and aware of all issues, product quality inevitably goes up.
It's because most of us are ignorant/unaware of these issues, the manufacturer can get away with using hype and spin.

Another factor is the yarn thickness (or denier) - a slight increase in the thickness results in a much bigger increase in it's rip-stop properties. This is one of the reasons for twisting the spectra with polyester.
The other reason is that spectra is pretty slippery stuff, and by combining it with something easier to bond to (polyester) ensures that the yarns remain stable in the laminate.

There is a couple of guys around Perth got the new charge sails with the CUBEN FIBRE. Lets wait and see how good they go.....