Here's some footage from a bunch of guys and gals that show the new quads are workin pretty sweet.

Hey Northy
Yep, they're completely new shapes.
New rocker (All mono to ever so slight V in the tail) instead of forward V to tail concave.
And new outline. A blend of last years quad outline but squared it up in the tail which gave it a lot better onshore performance without sacrificing performance in the juice.
Have always been an fan of the extra width, and the others are catching on.
Light and gusty and 86kg's 92 should be the go. Or 87.
They both produce a ton of drive when not powered up. Is what I love about em.
cheers
scotty

Cheers Scotty

Does the square tail this year mean you lose any performance for down the line, decent cross off conditions?

PS
for super light float and ride, do you ever use the S1, or do you stick to the blades always eg 5.7 / 5.3?

Thanks again
Northy

they look sick

scott mckerc said...
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Nah. Not at all
Was my concern after they went so well in tenerife, but when I got them up North and Margs in side and side off, is not an issue at all. (As seen in clip)
They loved it down the line. Instant vert project.

Nah, I'm always using the Blades.

Cheers
Scotty

Cool vid!

Never tried the method at frame 4.34. for getting through a wave. Is this common in big waves?

Yep seen some guy's do the same at the point when caught on the inside. I suppose its more or less the same technique as swimming to the top of the mast and pushing it underwater, just a bit quicker I guess. Either way never a nice feeling getting really rolled and knowing that your gear and sharp fin edges are tumbling about with you. Gath hat my man Gath hat

yes - safety first at all times! i propose hi vis jackets and hard hats for all wave sailors.

And definitely dont go near the lip at margs - just dawdle around on the shoulder in case some one gets hurt.

I was only thinking last week about all the things that could go wrong as I headed out in 30-40knts. My board was completely freaking out, just wouldn't stay in the water. there needs to be more sarcasm on the topic...
Oh, great looking boards Scotty

Gilligan said...
Reflex, that's just the kind of response I'd expect from you. I've noticed you're the classic example of that group of WA guys who thinks he's a hardcore waverider ("look at me, I go so vert" ) so when anyone dares to suggest that one of your boyfriends should have given up a single turn in order to not endanger someone ...

No need to get so personal - the guys were all pros and knew what they were doing !

(and going hard because the heli was up burning dollars by the minute)

The guy that got swamped was one of the team riders too. -a certain Philip Koster - you may have heard of him.
In all my years of shooting you expect to see this stuff on a heli shoot.

Boy friends ? wtf? Your post sounds a bit bitter... These forums are supposed to have friendly banter but you seem determined to take the tone to the schoolyard with the 10 year olds. Try and keep it semi friendly at least.

i am willing to put my name to my posts -which lends some credibility
unlike yourself who is running the classic troll like behaviour of hiding behind an unknown identity.

I dont care what you think - Vert will always be a defining element of wave riding - be it surfing, wave sailing or sup.

Reflex, I'm glad to hear you like to be friendly. Me too. Keep it in mind next time you're tempted to ridicule someone for making a comment about safety ...

i like safety - check out one of the best safety videos - EVAAAAA!



check the dog and the crazy chick !