Name: Caspar VerhaagenAge: 64Profession: Research & Development in system Engineering (retired)Hometown: PurmerendFavoriete surfspots: Gouwzee Caspar in the Netherlands you have now a very good reputation, caused due supporting with your idea’s/ products most of the better (Dutch) windsurfers. But how many years of experience are we talking about?About 30 years ago I started windsurfing. My home spot is the Gouwzee … Read more
This fin is made for the daredevils, for everybody that wants to fast in conditions that are heavy and difficult. Compared to the Select SL7 this fin is easier to ride and gybe, thanks to the lay-up the fin is quite competitive on all courses. Only problem is that this fin is only faster when … Read more
4 fins from somewhere downunder, it seems tha downunder they have intresting non-conventional profiles. It is hard to find any pictures beside the http://www.gps-speedsurfing.com/ postings but I found a few! Timemachine TM45 22cm, full carbon fin. The fin has a normal rake for its length, profile thickness looks from this point quite far in the back. Carbon … Read more
Here some info on the North Sails Warp F2010, the sail of Cyril Moussilmani& Jimmy DiazTechnical DATASize : 5.2 5.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 11.0 12.0Mast: 370 400 430 460 460 490 520 520 520 550 550 DESIGN OBJECTIVES WARP F20101. Improve acceleration after start and jibing withoutsacrificing stability or speed.This is … Read more
I couldn’t believe starboard isonic pressureline of the bottom of the board and wrote this on the blog:http://www.speedsurfingblog.com/2008/12/starboard-isonic-2009-ad.html But I got some respond on the starboard forum from a student in Maritime Engineering. And starboard has copied the right graph! It is TRUE I was thinking the way Antoine Albeau rides his board, and that is … Read more
Since mid-2007 I used this one…Over 100 speedsessions…1000’s of km… I could predict in almost every condition what the board would do, results were predictable and often very good! The windrange of the CA SP50 is very big, no chop is high enough for this board! The Carbon Art Speed 50 will be replaced for … Read more
From all my windsurfequipment, my clothing has been always very bad… I just took the cheapest Wetsuit/Shoes/Boots/etc. Because lack of money, I did spended >150,- euro for an fin with no problems. But for windsurf clothing I never wanted to invest. And that was quite stupid!!! WetsuitThe difference between my worst and my best wetsuit … Read more
I just got this email from Marcel Braas with PDF and have to share the new RRD X-Fire. Just because they look great, soo for all RRD fans and speeders the stats: RRD text:The X-Fire V3 is the most complete slalom range ever developed by RRD. Nothing has been left out when designing these race winners.Countless … Read more
The new RS Racing (EVO2) from the Neilpryde development program should be around Februari 2009 in the Netherlands. The sail does look like his previous brothers, only one very visible change. The change is above the boom the mast became shorter and the sail wider. I heard this change is giving more range. I don’t … Read more
Short report, thanks to the not-so-great-personal-results. I have to applaud for Hans Kleingeld for his right forecast, AND superhigh improvement on his new gear!! The wind was good enough, water was flat, enough space, enough gusts, sun, overall ingredients to make a perfect speedsurfing day. I did have the worst problem, it felt OK and … Read more
