What are your thoughts on your favourite sail brands.
Consider: price, performance and durability.
id say you can't go past naish, north and Neil pryde in that order
sailworks there the only ones i havent destoyed in there first season and have a huge wind range and the c-e locked
KA Koncepts for speedsailing. Love 'em.
Also pretty happy with my Severne wave sails, although I haven't used them as much.
Gaastra 6.2 Grind
Showing my age but got the sail for my 40th and am still loving it.
Its been through pretty much everything and is still going strong. Been used for full on waves and B&J. gets a wash every now and then but handles everything you throw at it.
Always been a Barry Spanier fan and have used his sails since my first RAF wave 4.2 back in 80's.
Interesting... Since i do many of the sail repairs, I see things differently to most.
Its interesting how you get the same repairs in the same models regularly.....
There are some models of sails out there I wouldnt touch with a 550 100% carbon pole....
Undoubtedly Barry Spanier is the best sail designer in the world having worked for Neil Pryde, Gaastra and now Maui Sails.
Now that the sails are no longer getting made in Sri Lanka, Im hoping they will be top notch this season. only 5 more days til they arrive..
I clocked 29.3 on my 5m Global wave sail on the first session. Very impressed indeed.
As a repairer I dont mind sails being torn in half of shattered panels, but to repair stupid things really annoys me. I look at the nitro5s etc and they are worn to buggery rather than falling apart prematurely.
However to really answer this question properly I think you need to get the top of the line masts to suit them. Most sails feel pretty good when you get the right mast.
KA for me 
then north next. KA wins because the masts are constant curve.
but i thought amac was the best sail designer in the world.
I like Loft sails - seem fairly fast and balanced, built with good materials so should be durable (ideal for me with my wipeouts ), have a great range and the price and service is brilliant via www.windsurfingsales.com.au/ I recently bought a new Blade, 4 cam race sail and 100% carbon rdm mast for much less than the price of an RS Slalom.
Checkout the '08 website at
www.loftsails.com/
lovem or hatem, pryde sails get you on the plane early, and unfortunately in QLD that's what counts if you want to sail regularly, maybe at the cost of some longevity
Ezzy all the way, Have both SE Wave and Infinity.
Great longevity and when I had a query I received a reply from David Ezzy himself, hows that for service!
Sailworks 100% best sail i've used, never destroyed one, my fav size and year? "08" 5.0m Revolution, had a few sails on it now, it's freakin awsome they done a great job again this year, next fav would have to be the Simmer Wave sails, just think they look hot, especially the green and white ones..
Ezzy!!!!!!!!!!! Ezzy!!!!!!!!!! And Ezzy!!!!!!!! That's my top 3...next on the list would be Hot Sails for their wonderful dacron Super Freak.
Have nearly all Ezzy infinitys now but if there was an Australian distributor for Windwing I would definitely order another Hammer 6.9.
Ezzy here as well. 2 x 08 wave SE's and a 07/08 Freeride. Considering a 6.5 Infinity for my next sail.
i havnt been sailing long enough or sailed on many different sails to give a proper analization ,
but i like my 5.8 gaastra Grind 04 model i think?
gets me going on my 88 litre in about 15 - 17 knotts and ive had it out in 25 -27 kts and its pretty sturdy
had sum huuge staks and no dents yet. . . just feels nice too
hotsails maui and probally north.
hotsails for durability and performance, and north and hotsails for value of money... i think the new 08 goyas will be right up there aswell but yet still to try one
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