Surf Fx are stoked to announce a rigging clinic with Ben Sevene from Severne Sails and Matt Holder ex Aussie Wave Champ.
On the night Ben will be covering both Slalom and Wave sails offering his design insights and tuning tips whilst fielding questions from the floor.
As per usual drinks and food will be provided.
When: 30 November
Where: Surf FX - 127 Ferry Rd Southport
Time: 6pm
www.seabreeze.com.au/Members/Events/Event.aspx?id=5453711

Does this mean you're expanding the range???

Panda, you should drop in and check out the store now its totaly different!
Much more and varied windsurfing stock.

I hope md is going to tone down his lemonades

Damn I'm missing all the free food and drink...again. Oh and windsurfing talk too

Did someone mention free lemonade?

Also my mo will be at it's peak!

I'm coming along thinking of going to this brand as they have a 6.7 wave sail, thoughts?

Hmmmm I could be persuaded to have some lemonade. Especially for educational purposes.

Mal, we still have plenty of lemonade left over from Sat night however thanks to Nick's efforts, no beer.

I think i may have had something to do with the beer shortage too

Fridge is re-stocked, ready to go

be over soon

YOU SAD *<?*SHKABH***/+ MAKING EXCUSES TO HAVE A BEER RIGGING CLINIC.......I HAVE HEARD IT ALL NOW. TELL THE WOMEN THE TRUTH, I AM GOING OUT AND GETTING HAMMERED HAVE MY DINNER READY WHEN I GET HOME(RIGGING CLINIC HA HA)

Feel quite thirsty actually , I feel a responsible person should actually sample the goods after it is Ben Severne

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SurfFX said...

Surf Fx are stoked to announce a rigging clinic with Ben Sevene from Severne Sails and Matt Holder ex Aussie Wave Champ.
On the night Ben will be covering both Slalom and Wave sails offering his design insights and tuning tips whilst fielding questions from the floor.
As per usual drinks and food will be provided.
When: 30 November
Where: Surf FX - 127 Ferry Rd Southport
Time: 6pm
www.seabreeze.com.au/Members/Events/Event.aspx?id=5453711

is it useful to attend the talk for beginner? and do you hv second-handed sail/board??

have velly goot ranch of second hand goods for you

Winddragon, everyone from beginners to advanced will get something out of the evening.
Cheers

After spending the last four days with Ben and Matt in Merimbula, I can assure everyone that they will benefit from the clinic in one way or another.
Everyone is welcome regardless of which brand you ride!
Cheers

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md74 said...


I'm coming along thinking of going to this brand as they have a 6.7 wave sail, thoughts?

might be a little heavy and not very maneuverable

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switch101 said...

md74 said...


I'm coming along thinking of going to this brand as they have a 6.7 wave sail, thoughts?

might be a little heavy and not very maneuverable

the blade 6.7 is probably lighter then most <6m wavesails from other brands. however i agree, 6.7m sail is massive. I don't think you really need to go bigger then 6m, as there is very little to gain in wind range going much bigger. 6.2m is probably a better option, as its a bit more compact and plus it rigs on a 430 mast, so probably less of an investment.

my biggest sail now is a 5.6 s-1. I can't see any point in a bigger wavesail, if I wanted a bigger sail, it'd have to be a 8m+ race sail. Case in point about a fortnight ago I was sailing on the broadwater, the slalom guys were on 7.8-8.3m sails, and I was still planing most of the time on my 5.6m.

Bump for tommorrow night, see everyone there!

cheers swoosh, my main wave sail is 6.2 Naish Force, Ive been getting a few tips on fine tuning the setup to get greater efficiency from my rig.

I only use 2 sails, 5.3 for high winds, 6.2 everything else.

I think my main issue is fin, downhaul and outhaul.

made changes to these, Ill see what happens.

btw I'm 6'3 95kg so it need s abit of wind to chug my fat ass!

Looking forward to tonight lads, Im sure Ill get a few good tips.

Guys if you are only 50/50 on going to this then I can well recommend getting along.

A few of us got to spend a bit of time with Ben and Matt at the Corona on the weekend, a got a few waves with the boys on the way home at Gerroa, and I have to say both have heaps of knowledge on the gear and are very generous. So much so that I have been riding Bens own board for the past few days... and it's a cracker!!!

Should be a good night, and I would be very surprised if you didn't learn something from the event.

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md74 said...

cheers swoosh, my main wave sail is 6.2 Naish Force, Ive been getting a few tips on fine tuning the setup to get greater efficiency from my rig.

I only use 2 sails, 5.3 for high winds, 6.2 everything else.

I think my main issue is fin, downhaul and outhaul.

made changes to these, Ill see what happens.

btw I'm 6'3 95kg so it need s abit of wind to chug my fat ass!

Looking forward to tonight lads, Im sure Ill get a few good tips.

md, there are a few things I would look at if I were you, and a bigger sail isn't the answer. I only use a 5.8 and 5.4 and ride a 92lt, and have just ordered 5.7 and 5.3 as my only sails. I got to use an Enigma boom for a few days and am sold on getting a carbon boom. The power transfer was incredible, I didn't think there would be that much difference but obviously us bigger guys end up loosing a bit through the flex of an alloy boom. I would put the $$$ you would spend on a bigger sail into that.

Thanks for coming and thanks to Ben and Matt.

noice looks like a good night

>> FF to 2013 - we are sorry to announce, due to over usage in 2012, there is a shortage of red material and we must now move to pink or brown

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You prefer the pink or the brown Haircut???

>> FF to 2013 - we are sorry to announce, due to over usage in 2012, there is a shortage of red material and we must now move to pink or brown

depends on the shade

Thanks for a good night FX, Some interesting insight

Thanks Ben, Matt & Surf FX for a good night, I think Switch will be nagging me for some Severne gear now

That's a good thing. It's better, lighter... AND cheaper. You can probably get a new sail+mast for less then a new sail from other 'premium' brands!

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Edgy said...

Thanks Ben, Matt & Surf FX for a good night, I think Switch will be nagging me for some Severne gear now

just in time for christmas