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Before you rig one of our sails, masts, tighten one of our booms or slip into one of our harnesses rest assured that we have dragged numerous prototypes and versions of every single one of them, several times around the world to have the worlds best windsurfers test them in every imaginable condition just to make sure that Quality, Performance and Reliability is in fact not just something we say, it is, a fact. Why? Becasue until we’re satisfied we won’t stop asking ourselves; How can we improve this? How can we make this even better? Because whether it’s 1981 and we’re a local Maui brand making sails in a tiny shack on the islands north shore, or it’s 2010 and we’re represented all over the world, our goal has always been, and will always be, to make the best windsurfing gear in the world, no matter how big or small we might be. Simmer Style today is run by a tight crew of dedicated windsurfers who along with their young and dynamic team including some of today’s most radical, innovative and creative wave, freestyle and race sailors make up the foundation of Simmer Style where our common goal is to keep the Simmer Style legacy alive by designing and building the best windsurfing gear in the world. After 28 years as the leading brand at the windsurfing worlds hotspot Ho’okipa it’s safe to say that when it comes to quality, performance and design Simmer Style truly is unique, as is our team for 2010 headed by none other than legendary Kai ”Flykatcher” Katchadourian (US-33) whom has been representing Simmer Style through thick and thin for the past 20 years. With all that said, we at Simmer are proud to introduce to you our 2010 collection. We hope you enjoy it!
Rolled up to gearies sat arvo - 12 - 23 knots - head to shoulder high waves and no one out - perfect for testing! Conditions were not epic - fun cross on 5.3 weather - everything from over to under powered. I was riding the convertible which would have a little more weight in it due to the single fin box also built into the board. There werent any clean bowls to really stick the board's rails down the throat of - so at this moment this is a planing / jumping review. the rockerline is fast and he board planes up early. The fins feel good - maybe the board feels slightly over finned - which may be an advantage in the really onshore stuff i had it out in. but i might be looking at smaller fins for a flowing , down the line - speed controller set up. For onshore drive - the stock fin set up (16s) felt good. Jumps were magic - i nearly planed out of my first backie - definitely that mid air control that the evos had. Got 4 from 5 - dry ankle landings. You can get your projection all wrong and either speed up or slow down your rotation mid air. Too easy. Planed out of a pushie too - so you really can look at tweaking the landings.And trhe fast rocker makes it look like maybe you actually did plane out of the loop -as it is so quick to bust back on to the plane. the old get flung by a bit of white water if you try and fang through it that the evos had on the way out through the surf is gone - so you can commit to speed for the next one ramping up out the back. I back to back rode this against my 08 Acid 80 (same as 2009 kode 80 but with more nose volume). The Acid / Kode seemed to like the messier conditions more - the Quad seemed to liven up as the conditions got cleaner. You can tell alot about a board from how it gybes - the Quad 80 had a sweet gybe on it - you can throw a ridiculously tight arc and nothing catches - so this is a great sign for when i get her in some sweet waves. back side hits were loose and lively - definitely looser and more lively than the Acid. One thing is for sure - i think the new set ups will take some getting used to - especially regarding front foot / back foot pressure on the bottom turn rail connection - so dont expect to dial in on your first sail. The potential for insanity looseness is all there though.. |
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The latest big leap forward in sailboard design has arrived in Australia in the form of the 2010 Starboard Quad. As usual Starboard is leading the pack when it comes to innovation and this board continues the tradition. Called by Starboard as the next step in evolution from the best selling Evo the quad is aimed at all levels of wave sailors who are looking to take their riding to the next level. Only time will tell and G-Spot is offering you the chance to make up your own mind by making the Quad 76 and 86 available for demo. The next time it's windy come in and take one for a ride. .jpg)
NEWS - 2010 NEMESIS NXG now available for demo at G-Spot. New features for this season include more of a C shape than last year and a new external one pump system. Still retaining the massive boost and hangtime of it's predecessor the HP, the NXG has a fuller profile giving increased bottom end and upwind ability, and better unhooked handling. Dedicated more to freestyle, the speed and reactiveness the kite generates with the help of the super narrow, solid Cuban Fibre leading edge with Twister Tech also makes it a good 'hooked in' wave kite. A 10 mt NXG is available for Demo from G-Spot..jpg)
