I wish they'd go back to some interesting colours like red and blue or add some orange and yellow.

I'd be happy if they'd made them last more than a season, all this talk of lighter worry's me as the current once aren't what I would call durable.
So the 9.4s luff is 2cm shorter but the boom is 22cm longer than the 9.4OD. That seems odd that they could be the same size.

Ben1973 said..
I'd be happy if they'd made them last more than a season, all this talk of lighter worry's me as the current once aren't what I would call durable.
So the 9.4s luff is 2cm shorter but the boom is 22cm longer than the 9.4OD. That seems odd that they could be the same size.

I've never had issues with durability although I am a lightweight and replace my most used sails every few years..

Maddlad said..
Yep, severne sails are great sails performance wise, but some of the materials are so light they dont last very long. Thats ok if you're sponsored or can afford new sails every year, but not everyone can do that.

There are plenty of Mach 1 & 2 sails in use in SE Qld

sboardcrazy said..

Ben1973 said..
I'd be happy if they'd made them last more than a season, all this talk of lighter worry's me as the current once aren't what I would call durable.
So the 9.4s luff is 2cm shorter but the boom is 22cm longer than the 9.4OD. That seems odd that they could be the same size.

I've never had issues with durability although I am a lightweight and replace my most used sails every few years..

Mine are in good shape. But I only sail in the summer. Maybe 50 times.

Orange Whip said..

John340 said..

Maddlad said..
Yep, severne sails are great sails performance wise, but some of the materials are so light they dont last very long. Thats ok if you're sponsored or can afford new sails every year, but not everyone can do that.

There are plenty of Mach 1 & 2 sails in use in SE Qld

And your point is??? They are more durable in SE Qld?

Not many people know they make a stronger version. There is a tiny sticker with SCC on it . ( Sunshine Coast Construction ).

My most used Code red sail (a 6.7) from 2007 lasted me about 12 years, I think that is pretty good. :)

I think that it is a general trend that the centre of effort will be a little higher than the previous slalom sails that were perhaps a little too extreme, with lots of shape in the boom area and then lots of twist above that. Instead many brands are now making their slalom sails more similar to the foil sails, as I have understood it.

At 175cm, I often feel that I need to put the boom a little too high for comfort in manoeuvres, in order to not have too much downforce on the mast-base when sailing in a straight line. One can also compensate for the higher mastfoot pressure by moving the mastfoot further back, I have several boards where I'm right at the back of the mast-track. I have now even made a custom nut for the mastbase that gives some extra support for the track and allows me to use the very rearmost part of the mast-track.