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KevinD002 > 9 months ago, 3 May 2014

KevinD002

226 posts

3 May 2014 1:44am

I might be late on this one but Gaastra is now GA sails? Not sure how I feel about the name change...lots of the locals here are calling it GA instead of G A lol

seanhogan

QLD

3424 posts

3 May 2014 8:35am

they look good and seem fast, this one won this week end slalom event

Magnus8

QLD

366 posts

3 May 2014 8:39am

Just opt out of becoming a team rider

Man0verBoard

629 posts

3 May 2014 8:20pm

Would 'GA-Pryde' have been better? Who cares about what they are called if they work. The sails look great.

AUS4

NSW

1291 posts

3 May 2014 10:55pm

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seanhogan said..

they look good and seem fast, this one won this week end slalom event

Very flat.......maybe the wrong mast.

Which party of the sail do you think is too flat? Pretty full through to above the 4th batten IMO. I'm no sail expert but based on race result and the shape of the sail in that pic it's some fine tuning off pretty sweet..
Not saying, asking

Or are you looking at board trim..?

AUS4

NSW

1291 posts

4 May 2014 1:07am

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Man0verBoard said..

Which party of the sail do you think is too flat? Pretty full through to above the 4th batten IMO. I'm no sail expert but based on race result and the shape of the sail in that pic it's some fine tuning off pretty sweet..
Not saying, asking

Or are you looking at board trim..?

Compare above the boom.

Man0verBoard

629 posts

3 May 2014 11:44pm

Good pics for comparison, thanks.
To my eye the mast land luff look comparable, as does the the draft through the to the 5th batten. The leach is comparable on both.
The only difference I can see is the additional 5kn + wind and perhaps some batten tensioning... Mainly at 4 & 5
No?

mkseven

QLD

2315 posts

4 May 2014 1:52am

nc1 sail looks fine, that bit of blue on the luff gives a bit of illusion. Almost looks like ben's sail is rigged to look like something else & front of luff looks very full where he's railed up.

seanhogan

QLD

3424 posts

4 May 2014 7:57am

I wouldn't imagine "that" guy using the wrong mast or not knowing how to rig a sail....

He's fully sponsored so no issues with not having the right mast.

Like said probably the colour or the angle of the pic.
They were sailing in 12 knots.

ratz

481 posts

4 May 2014 10:36am

looks sweet to me.

DavoB

QLD

7 posts

4 May 2014 2:10pm

I wish I had one

Ride

236 posts

4 May 2014 12:21pm

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WayneKer said...
I wish I had one

Maybe you should buy one then

Sputnik11

VIC

972 posts

4 May 2014 2:42pm

Have always like Gaastra sails. Different name but the sails still look great and clearly perform well too.

snides8

1731 posts

4 May 2014 1:07pm

sails look nice
in the first pic the cams above the boom appear to not be fully rotated in my opinion..
They must work ok as they just won the formula worlds.

paddymac

941 posts

7 May 2014 8:44pm

I wonder if they will stop making Gaastra Formula Boards? They can't very well market them as GA-Sails boards

John340

QLD

3373 posts

7 May 2014 11:01pm

Why can't they be called GA Boards

seanhogan

QLD

3424 posts

17 May 2014 10:32pm

30 knots today, slalom event, neat way to cross the finish line

McSmurfin

85 posts

18 May 2014 8:03pm

Here's a GA in NZ with TT

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