A mates really rough with his gear and is in need of a bullet proof wave sail. Doesn,t have to be super fast or light. Not my area of expertise so no Koncepts for him. I did have an old KA GSX that survived being blown into the local pier, but it long gone now..... so whats a great solid sail.

Anything with full x ply sounds like the go.
Lots to choose from these days Kato.

what size is he after?

My old KA KULT 6.4 that I bought s/hand a few years ago (from a pit crew speed sailor) has been put through the ringer & is still hanging in there. 110kgs swinging off it, various shore-break mishaps, catapults & basically crashes from having 'ambition that outweighs ability'. The luff sleeve is ripped (had to do a broken mast extraction about 500m offshore a while back), the mid panel has a few dents in it from various catapults (harness hook), but not one tear in the sail & still going strong!

Kato,

I have a 6.0 Tushingham storm he can have for $100.

It's a bomb proof sail with full x ply.

Only ever been sailed on Sundays by an old lady to church.


It's in great condition and would do a beginner well.

Let me know and I'll take it down to Invy on Sunday.

I reckon you can't go past a Kaos, around the 4.5 mark. These things are so tuff, they decide who rides them!

Loft Lips from personal experience are super tough. I've been riding them for 6 seasons and I've never needed to repair one of them. They've been through many rinse cycles, washed over reefs etc... 100% X-Ply with a kevlar bottom panel.

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drift said...

I reckon you can't go past a Kaos, around the 4.5 mark. These things are so tuff, they decide who rides them!

I had one for ages... survived being bounced around and banged up around the inlet... due to my carefree use

So lots and lots of X-ply is good and it should survive most of the crap thrown at it.......and no mono film. I see if he survives past this weekend and have a look around next week

I think I know where there might be one.....I'll let you know!!!!

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kato said...

A mates really rough with his gear...

I know the same guy... Can't believe he'd do that to such a nice sail. It had so much to live for...

A Kaos 4.5, I thought someone in IWC used one for ages - cannot remember who it was - Can anyone help me out with a name that we could pass onto Kato

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DanP said...

kato said...

A mates really rough with his gear...

I know the same guy... Can't believe he'd do that to such a nice sail. It had so much to live for...

Got a nice speed fin for you to use, so no doing shabby speeds or dinting it on a rock like usual

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or dinting it on a rock like usual

Ha ha.. yeah... Can I borrow your 29.25cm venom again??

Also Ezzys are worth a look IMO, they are tough as nails and full X-ply.

Is it easy rig a Kaos 4.5? Never tried one that small

Gaastra Manic HD's and Ezzy Icons are definately very tough with a full cross ply
heavy duty construction. They are both available to demo and in stock at SHQ

simmer sails are extemely bullet proof they are light but still strong and durable

I have a 5.0 KA Kaos in excellent condition.
PM me if interested.

Nazsail, There is actually no 4.5 Kaos, the sizes are 4.2 then 4.7. I used my 2012 4.7 for the first time Thursday at Ricketts and had a ball.
There is also the new Killer if you want a grunty, power wave sail, same sizes. With Killer you can almost go a size smaller as it has big amounts of bottom end power. Great for those sailors like me who challenge the bathroom scales and don't like pumping
Both full Xply construction.

I guess there were a few small wave sails getting used late yesterday, it cranked.

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nazsail said...

Is it easy rig a Kaos 4.5? Never tried one that small

You should try the 3.7m!