Well today I was really surprised that someone that has been sailing Neil Pryde for around 18 to 20 years done the switch!
I'm not bagging any of the sail makers out their, they all have great products, and they all look sweet when they are out in the water.
As for me I used to sail Gaastra back in the mid 80's then stopped sailing in mid 90's as $$$ got to much, got back into it around 2012 and straight to severne Gator and then the OVERDRIVE R3 and continued to sell and upgrade.
The look on his face was price less when we both set and tuned the sails

Mate welcome to SEVERNE OVERDRIVE R6 hope you enjoy them like I have, they are a super sweet sail, super stable, rotation is smooth and most comfortable sailing in the chop and the flat... yes set on SD75%.
Bring on the R8 they need some more colour put back into them... yellow

seems Severne have gone CC/constant curve as per Unifiber Mast Selector
as a regular customer/user, do your older hard top masts still work well
or do you upgrade them too ??
am trying to figure out which brand will work best with my older hard top masts

He must be concussed

Shock, horror, gasp, nooooooooooo.
Nude one, even though the pic is sideways I'm hoping that's not the Tex mex man???
Another gone over to the dark side like Bushy, you etc. Oh well, the error of your ways will come out eventually.
MT still has the force on his side.

Yeah, buy Australian-made: severne, jp.

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joe windsurf said...
seems Severne have gone CC/constant curve as per Unifiber Mast Selector
as a regular customer/user, do your older hard top masts still work well
or do you upgrade them too ??
am trying to figure out which brand will work best with my older hard top masts

Joe severne have never changed.
don't get Barn started on that bloody unifiber chart.

Ive been using my 2014 RDM Gorilla and they have been working fine. I'm in the process of upgrading to RDM90 so, not to sure but they are exactly the same only more cabon.

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MrCranky said..
Yeah, buy Australian-made: severne, jp.

Ha ha ha ha

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ka43 said...
Shock, horror, gasp, nooooooooooo.
Nude one, even though the pic is sideways I'm hoping that's not the Tex mex man???
Another gone over to the dark side like Bushy, you etc. Oh well, the error of your ways will come out eventually.
MT still has the force on his side.

Yes it's our Tex mex was quite shocked myself but, hay NP sexy looking sail but $$$. As for the photo will try fixing it as not to sure why it that.
New Caledonia here comes now the whole Team SEVERNE

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don't get Barn started on that bloody unifiber chart.

my humble apologies - will NOT use that "word" on this forum ANY more

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nudist said..


New Caledonia here comes now the whole Team SEVERNE

Please also bring some clothes though !!

All you speedster Severne sailors had better start putting numbers on your sails. There's no so many of you I can't tell who is who!

On the upside, I met a young fella down the lake over the Easter long weekend who had an ex-Stu, ex-Bushy Severne and was getting back into the sport thanks to the new gear so I can't deny the trickle-down benefits of such a healthy scene of regular sail upgrades and second hand listings.

One day I could even envisage a Severne being added to my North + Neil Pryde + Ezzy + Aerotech + Arrows + Gaastra + Hot Sails Maui mongrel quiver!

also a fan of the red with yellow

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Dezza said...
also a fan of the red with yellow

Yes they need the yellow put back for sure. Sweet sail??

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MrCranky said..
Yeah, buy Australian-made: severne, jp.

Hi Guys, my severne overdrive rigging and rotation is great cannot wait to use it. Nice colours but not as good as the new Prydes. Then again at half the price I am not complaining. I was able to get two sails for the price of one! Looking froward to trying it out on the water before the big trip to New Caledonia. Thanks Nudist, love the sails.

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sonny2727 said..

MrCranky said..
Yeah, buy Australian-made: severne, jp.

This is the Ezzy factory in Sri-Lanka. They make their own stuff.

Nudist,

If you love you Severnes so much, why do you have all your stuff for sale then?

I was in NC at Easter, thanks to Sean for introducing me to all the locals.
I saw one Severne sail (an R7 O/D) all week.

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Shifu said..

sonny2727 said..

MrCranky said..
Yeah, buy Australian-made: severne, jp.

This is the Ezzy factory in Sri-Lanka. They make their own stuff.

North were made in Sri Lanka as well, not sure about now and I think Point 7 ?

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MrCranky said...
Nudist,

If you love you Severnes so much, why do you have all your stuff for sale then?

Mr Cranky,

I'm fortunate that people ring or approach me to see if I'm UPGRADING my quiver, Also there is no complaint from me about any of the SEVERNE products that I've been using since coming back into the sport Gator's & OD's. Also I've been extremely fortunate to have had help from many sailor's, also having a go on different brands as well, and have made many new friends as well, and wish to continue doing so.

And as I've said before, now at 90 beers my go to sail is 7.0 in 25 to 30 ish.

One thing is that it's good to see people having a chance to change, this is a good thing, as I said at the beginning I'm not discrediting any othe sailor maker out there. They all make a good products.

As for me I'm

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MrCranky said..
Yeah, buy Australian-made: severne, jp.

Do Severne sails work with JP boards?

^ Ha

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evlPanda said...

MrCranky said..
Yeah, buy Australian-made: severne, jp.

Do Severne sails work with JP boards?

No. You can either have an aussie board or and aussie rig.

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evlPanda said..

MrCranky said..
Yeah, buy Australian-made: severne, jp.

Do Severne sails work with JP boards?

Previously he could barely even gybe.