| Test Target 5.7 2004 |
Test report of magazine “Planchemag”, March/April 2004: |
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ENGLISH
TRANSLATION:
Great
All-round sail
Design:
The follow-up model of the Groove is an excellent all-round sail, designed with
50% x-ply and 50% conventional monofilm. With a significantly deeper profile
beneath the boom area, compared to the competitors, it is very well reinforced
with Kevlar X-ply at the leech and X-ply at the boom area.
Opinion
of the test team:
Not
one of the lightest in its category, the Target comes with a positive profile.
With its power centred, it plans early and offers a good acceleration from the
very first. Due to this strong profile, it prefers being sailed with power,
which brings a higher performance level. Being well-balanced, it
guarantees a remarkable stability and the board is kept quite flat on the water.
It displays a direct feeling and immediately reacts to any command coming from
your arms. The sail remains very neutral in strong winds; therefore it can be
sailed very well into the upper wind ranges. As the performance level is very
high, the handling doesn’t have to be cut back. The sail shows an excellent
batten rotation and a wide freedom of movement. You don’t have to be afraid of
big waves while wave-riding. It is really very comfortable and it is a sail that
allows various clew adjustments to get a more flat or deeper profile.
Conclusion:
The Target is a very great all-round sail in this group, it is very vibrant,
very stable for sailing with ultimate speed, and super neutral with perfect
handling for all freestyle and wave manoeuvres.
PLUS: Range
of use, All-round abilities, stability, neutrality, agility,
MINUS: A little bit heavy.
Scores:
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Planing: |
8/10 |
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Control in
upper wind range: |
8/10 |
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Handling: |
8/10 |
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Centre of
effort stability: |
9/10 |
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Lightness: |
7/10 |
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Average
speed: |
8/10 |
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Maximum
speed: |
9/10 |
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| Test Target 5.7 2004 |
Test report of magazine “Planchemag”, March/April 2004: |
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ENGLISH
TRANSLATION:
Great
All-round sail
Design:
The follow-up model of the Groove is an excellent all-round sail, designed with
50% x-ply and 50% conventional monofilm. With a significantly deeper profile
beneath the boom area, compared to the competitors, it is very well reinforced
with Kevlar X-ply at the leech and X-ply at the boom area.
Opinion
of the test team:
Not
one of the lightest in its category, the Target comes with a positive profile.
With its power centred, it plans early and offers a good acceleration from the
very first. Due to this strong profile, it prefers being sailed with power,
which brings a higher performance level. Being well-balanced, it
guarantees a remarkable stability and the board is kept quite flat on the water.
It displays a direct feeling and immediately reacts to any command coming from
your arms. The sail remains very neutral in strong winds; therefore it can be
sailed very well into the upper wind ranges. As the performance level is very
high, the handling doesn’t have to be cut back. The sail shows an excellent
batten rotation and a wide freedom of movement. You don’t have to be afraid of
big waves while wave-riding. It is really very comfortable and it is a sail that
allows various clew adjustments to get a more flat or deeper profile.
Conclusion:
The Target is a very great all-round sail in this group, it is very vibrant,
very stable for sailing with ultimate speed, and super neutral with perfect
handling for all freestyle and wave manoeuvres.
PLUS: Range
of use, All-round abilities, stability, neutrality, agility,
MINUS: A little bit heavy.
Scores:
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Planing: |
8/10 |
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Control in
upper wind range: |
8/10 |
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Handling: |
8/10 |
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Centre of
effort stability: |
9/10 |
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Lightness: |
7/10 |
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Average
speed: |
8/10 |
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Maximum
speed: |
9/10 |
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Original test
in French
CIBLE RÉUSSIE
Présentation
Remplacante de la Groove, la Target se veut encore plus polyvalente et doit
faire oublier le manque de nervosité à bas régime. Un peu plus elancée que la
Groove, elle dispose d´un creux modéré dans la partie basse et d´un vrillage de
chute progressif et important en tete. La chute dispose d´un léger cut away
positif vers le haut, toujours dans le but de mieux faire respirer la voile. La
fabrication évolue avec l´utilisation plus importante de tràme au niveau de la
fenetre et de renforts plus conséquents. La finition est bonne, mias l´on
déplore une fois de plus l´absence de réa triple à l´amure. Ceci étant dit,
l´étarquage est assez facile, meme pour la tension maxi.
Navigation
Semblant tout de suite équilibrée et plus facile à régler correctement que la
défunte Groove, la Target fait preuve de nervosité et de dynamisme dès les
premiers bords. D´un feeling léger et réactif dans les bras, elle dispose ainsi
d´une bonne puissance à bas régime pour partir au planing sans retard et offrir
des accélérations franches et spontanées. Toujours équilibrée dans les
transitions, elle est manialble et s´oublie facilement, meme quand on se prend à
la faire naviguer dans les petites vagues, le surf ne lui posant pas de problème
majeur. La rotation du profil est à la fois douce, neutre et rapide.
Conclusion
Une excellente voile à mi-chemin entre le freestyle et la wave, à la fois assez
nerveuse dans les mini, mais aussi docile et maniable dans les manoeuvresou dans
les petites vagues. Disponible en vente par correspondance quasi exclusivement.
PLUS: Équilibre général, douceur d´utilisation,
manabilité, prix
MOINS: Détails d´accatillage, diffusion restreinte dans les shops
Taille testée: 5,7 |
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| Test Target 5.7 2004 |
Planchemag (n°260 du mois de novembre
2003) |
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ENGLISH
TRANSLATION:
In 2004 Gun Sails introduces the Target as one of its big changes,
which is meant to replace the Groove from now on. Being a true
freemove sails, it maintains the characteristics of an absolute
all-rounder. With a light-weight top out of Monofilm, reinforced over
the boom, the Target possesses an X-Ply portion of nearly 50 %. The
concave leech shape resembles the Hammer and Wave MC. The luff is
slightly more bent compared to the Wave MC. It is possible to make use
of a 4.30 m or a 4.60 m mast. Heavier surfers thus get a stiffer rig.
Driving performance:
Being lighter compared to its two colleagues with a well balanced boom
length, the Target provides outstanding all-round attributes. With a
favourable top end speed, many reinforcements and a good handling, all
one has to choose between is : wave or freestyle ? Perfectly balanced,
with a good compromise between power and agility, the Target is to
ride almost effortlessly. Using a 4.30 m mast, the Target can be moved
through each manoeuvre softly and conveniently. From freestyle to
wave-riding one can profit from the Targets good performance features,
no matter which style you may prefer.
The Target covers a very wide wind range due to its huge potential in
lower wind conditions.
Result:
Being perhaps the most versatile sail of the Gun Sails family, the
Target indeed has many charms to offer. Excellently manufactured,
light and soft to drive - yet vigorous, the Target offers a wide range
of use and a maximum in performance. A really great free- wave sail !
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Original test
in French
Grande nouveauté 2004, remplaçante de la Groove, la Target reprend le
principe de la voile super polyvalente (Freemove), légère en tête et
plus renforcée sur le bas : environ 50% de tramé. Elle adopte le
dessin de chute concave sur le milieu et plus large sur le haut des
Hammer et Wave MC.
Le rond de guindant reste très proche de celui de la Wave MC, quoique
un peu plus prononcé. A noter, la possibilité de la gréer sur un 4,30
ou un 4,60 m pour les gabarits un peu plus lourds qui « tordent » le
gréement en navigation.
EN NAVIGATION
Bien plus légère que ses camarades, la Target dégage une bonne
puissance générale et offre une longueur de wishbone confortable pour
naviguer calé. On est à la croisée des chemins entre Vague et Freeride
: sentiment de robustesse, maniabilité, et en même temps performances
de pointe. Dotée d´un très bon compromis finesse/puissance, elle se
pilote sans forcer, avec un équilibre général vraiment très bon.
Testée avec le mât de 4,30 m, elle est apparue souple et agréable dans
les manœuvres. Accessible aux freestylers comme aux wabveriders, elle
peut couvrir tous les programmes de navigation avec un bon rendement.
Dernier point fort: une très belle plage d´utilisation grâce à la
puissance dans les minis et à la bonne tenue dans les maxis. Ne pas
hésiter à jouer à l´écoute pour cela.
CONCLUSION
La voile la plus polyvalente chez Gun Sails en 2004 ne manque pas de
charme. Bien construite, à la fois fine, souple, légère et nerveuse,
elle offre de belles sensations de pilotage et permet d´exploiter un
maximum de conditions de navigation. Une vraie bonne voile Free Wave. |
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