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  2006 Gun Sails Some comments from Planchemag (one of Europe’s largest windsurfing magazines)

Booster
Wave MC
Tempo
Target
Ride
Hammer
Flash
 

Booster

Freerace / Race

From £274

2006 Booster 8.0 at £305

The lightest and most pleasing sail in the group, super easy to get the most out
of the Booster’s mix of lightness, ease of handling and performance.

+ Easy handling, lightness, stability of profile and performance
 

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German Surf Magazine:
Booster 06:  
Early Planning 10 / 10
Speed low wind 9 / 10
Control in high wind 9 / 10
Speed high wind 8 / 10
Handling in maneuvers 9 / 10
Ease of use on the water  9 / 10

Going upwind

9 / 10
 

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Wave MC

Wave

From £218

2006 Wave MC 5.3 at £249

Wave MC is a powerful and manoeuvrable sail with a enough positive profile and rather light in the hands,

it’s a dynamic sail use and is easy to hold thanks to an effective working of the leach
A well balance sail which offers a good manageability / powerful ratio

+ Manageability / powerful ratio, lightness, manoeuvrable, and well balanced
 

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German Surf Magazine:
Wave MC 06:  
Waveriding:  
Handling in maneuvers 9 / 10
Switching the power on- off power in surf 9 / 10
Freemove 9 / 10
Planning Ability 9 / 10
Control in overpower conditions 9 / 10
Centre of effort stability while sailing 9 / 10
 

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Tempo

Freeride / Freerace

From £252

2006 Tempo 7.5 at £270

Super light, the tempo is one of the softest of the group, by its power and its ease of camber rotation.

It’s a sail which can be controlled by your finger tips.
In top speed, it’s THE performer
We used the Tempo without effort and it’s extremely effective in the manoeuvres

+ lightness, manageability, softness, sailing at high speed

 

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German Surf Magazine:
Tempo 06:  
Early Planning 10 / 10
Control in high wind 10 / 10
Speed  9 / 10
Handling in maneuvers 9 / 10
Ease of use on the water  8 / 10

Going upwind

9 / 10
 

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Target

Freemove

From £225

2006 Target 5.7 at £245
 

Manoeuvrable with its well designed profile, the target takes off early to planing and
offers a very direct feeling in the arms, she impresses as one fastest of the group,
this Target is again a beautiful crossover sail, able to play on all the fronts

+ Utilisation ability, manoeuvrability, performances/ manageability ratio

 

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Ride

Freeride / Beginner

From £188

2006 Ride 6.5 at £214
The gun Ride is one of most powerful of the group, a manoeuvrable sail which returns quickly to neutral
An easy and sporty sail, with always a reservoir of power in the back hand

+ Performances, planing, power in reserve, speed up wind

 

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German Surf Magazine:
Ride 06:  
Early Planning 9 / 10
Control in high wind 9 / 10
Speed high wind 8 / 10
Handling in maneuvers 9 / 10

Going upwind

9 / 10
 

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Hammer

Radical Wave

From £230

2006 Hammer 4.7  at £259

Quite manoeuvrable, powerful, the hammer is a dream.
She shows a great neutrality in the surf
She came out best when we searched for the manoeuvre/neutrality ratio
An excellent sail when taking into its price

+ powerful/manoeuvrable, price, balance, neutrality in the surf
 

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German Surf Magazine:
Hammer 06:  
Waveriding:  
Handling in maneuvers 9 / 10
Switching the power on- off power in surf 9 / 10
Freemove 9 / 10
Planning Ability 8 / 10
Control in overpower conditions 8 / 10
Centre of effort stability while sailing 8 / 10
 

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Flash

Freeride

From £227

2006 Flash 6.8  at £255
 

The flash is a powerful sail, it’s rearing to go from the moment you start sailing
it’s top in “up wind” sailing and across a wide variety of wind strengths
a sail that works well across most points of sailing, for these who like to have a reliable sail.

+ manoeuvrable, powerful, great at low speeds
 

You could spend over £140 more ... but why?

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German Surf Magazine:
Flash 06:  
Early Planning 10 / 10
Control in high wind 9 / 10
Speed  9 / 10
Handling in maneuvers 9 / 10
Ease of use on the water  9 / 10

Going upwind

9 / 10
 

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