Just wondering what your favorite brand of board and sail is and why.

The ones I sail, because it's obviously the best, and everything else sucks.

Alternative answer for sponsored sailers / shop owners "The ones I'm paid to sail, because I'm paid to spruik them, no really thou they are the best (no sarcasm)"

the best second hand deals I can get, (I buy off sponsored pros) and mostly the sails that fit on my masts....

BLACK AND GOLD MOSTLY

Boards that ideally come with foot pads, foot straps, a mast track and somewhere to put a fin underneath are a winner with me.
Pesky vent screw optional!

i reckon i havent found it yet, how do you really know????

hhmmmmmm

I think most riders get so used to the feel of a brand. When they jump on something else it feels weird and don't think it is as good as the one they already have.
The big thing that influences my choice is reliability. I don't want unnecessary breakages.

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ULF said...

I think most riders get so used to the feel of a brand. When they jump on something else it feels weird and don't think it is as good as the one they already have.
The big thing that influences my choice is reliability. I don't want unnecessary breakages.

+1
I don't think any brand could possibly design a bad product now days. Reliability wise I've had a couple of real duds which were different brands but out of that same factory in Thailand. I had a very good run out of a Kinetic from Vietnam and same with Carbon Art from New Zealand. The other biggy for me is service which I get in spades from both James at Carbon Art and Bud at Windsurfing Sails (Loft). So for me it's Carbon Art and Loft and na no sponsorship from either

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ULF said...

I think most riders get so used to the feel of a brand. When they jump on something else it feels weird and don't think it is as good as the one they already have.
The big thing that influences my choice is reliability. I don't want unnecessary breakages.

Yep. Durability and easy to sail too. Don't like things too technical.

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ikw777 said...

ULF said...

I think most riders get so used to the feel of a brand. When they jump on something else it feels weird and don't think it is as good as the one they already have.
The big thing that influences my choice is reliability. I don't want unnecessary breakages.

Yep. Durability and easy to sail too. Don't like things too technical.

just like my women

i bought the gear i have purely on the looks now that i have riden and gotten usto it id buy more of it beause of the looks and the feel

Does it have to be what I ride, or can it be what I'd like to ride?

What I'd like to ride:
2012 iSonic 107 - reason - everyone that has bought one has gone from being slower than me to being faster than me. :-(

What I currently ride:
2007 Exocet Warp Slalom 67 - reason I like - very comfortable ride, easy jibes and up until this year competitively fast, but not any more. :-(

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firiebob said...

ULF said...

I think most riders get so used to the feel of a brand. When they jump on something else it feels weird and don't think it is as good as the one they already have.
The big thing that influences my choice is reliability. I don't want unnecessary breakages.

+1
I don't think any brand could possibly design a bad product now days. Reliability wise I've had a couple of real duds which were different brands but out of that same factory in Thailand. I had a very good run out of a Kinetic from Vietnam and same with Carbon Art from New Zealand. The other biggy for me is service which I get in spades from both James at Carbon Art and Bud at Windsurfing Sails (Loft). So for me it's Carbon Art and Loft and na no sponsorship from either

Hey firiebob,
Care to mention the brands and models that were duds?