With limited time, I was only able to get a few days in before flying back to Maui. I managed to score a nuclear 3.7 day at the Hatchery over the 4th of July weekend. That was really fun, and quite intense. Control is always an issue when it’s blowing 40kts! There were plenty ramps to be had, and lots of rolling swells to carve.

All in all it was a great trip, and I even got to see the Windsurfing Movie II premier. It’s an awesome flick, and everyone should see it when it’s fully released.

Since we have got back to Maui we have had a couple good saling days at Ho’okipa recently.  Waves were overhead and the wind was 4.7 up and down slightly onshore.  The quad handles so well.  The board accellerated well to be able to do high power bottom turns and big lip smacks/airs.

Russ

Quad 70 , Photo’s by Richard Hallman @ Pistol River

Photo of Russ @ Pistol River By Kevin Pritchard

XR 155 Length 8′2”/ 250cm Width 35′.5”/90cm Volume 155L

XR 148 Length 8′2”/ 250cm Width 31′.5”/80 cm Volume 148L

XR 140 Length 8′2”/ 250cm Width 27′.5”/70cm Volume 140L

XR 130 Length 8′2”/ 250cm Width 26′.5”/67.5cm Volume 130L

The new 2011 Super Lite Wind Freeride are designed to plan in  the lightest wind ranges and still be in total control at speed.A flat fast rocker line combined with soft forward rails and a double concave veed bottom, allows these boards to be easy to gybe in these light wind conditions. Full carbon construction with Tuttleboxes as standard.

Maris Naish using a Twin fin 90 at Middleton SA on the 29th June.

All photos by
Pierre Ebbinghaus
Photographer

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XW 110 Length 8′0” 244cm Width 26”/66cm Volume 110L

XW 105 Length 7′11”/ 241cm Width 25”/63.5cm Volume 105L

XW 95 Length 7′11”/ 241cm Width 24.5”/62cm Volume 95L

XW 90 Length 7′10”/ 239cm Width 23.25′/59cm Volume 90L

XW 85 Length 7′9.5”/ 237cm Width 22.5”/57cm volume 85L

XW 80 Length 7′9”/ 236cm Width 22”/56cm Volume 80L

XW 75 Length 7′8”/ 234cm Width 21.5”/54cm Volume 75L

The 2011 range of boards was designed to add better speed and control to our existing wave boards range. The planshape has been shortend to add more turning and jibing ease and the tail rocker has been flattened for earlier planning and greater top end speed.We have also lowered the rail height and increased the rail tuck to be the same as our Wave Pro models for greater control at speed and to limit the front rail from catching. We have also kept the volume the same with a shorter planshape by hiding the volume in the center of the board and increasing the nose widths to stop the board from perling /nose diving on the back of waves and looping with the shorter board lenghts.

We have also used the same bottom shape as our Wave Pro boards with a flat area in the nose to a progressive vee bottom and double tail concave. The double tail concave gives the board three different tail rocker for a faster water release and deepens the vee in the centre of the board under your back foot for easier rail to rail transitions.

The construction is not compromised as it is the same as all our wave boards, with our 3 different constructions to better suit your price range and sailing needs with our CIC, CKC and CGC  construction so the boards can be ridden and looped hard.

Nick Warmuth on Maui sailing summer windswell and making the best of it!, Sailing 2010 Hot Sails Maui Fire 5.3m on Hot Rod 400 mast and a OES 2011 Quad 80

Photo’s by Nicolasfoto

Here some more photo’s of Russ on a 2011 Quad 75 at the Maui jump comp earlier this year.

 Russ Faurot @ Pistol River on a Quad 70

Tom Burlingame on a twin fin 78 @ Pistol River

All photo’s by

Trudy Lary <trudylary@gmail.com>

After the start of the summer seabreeze season seemed promising, the season just fizzed out to be just pure frustration.
However i did get a few sails on the quad 100 at gerroa & birdie beach, both cross-shore dtl spots. The turning capacity of the quad is very impressive, it certainly improved my wave-riding, so i’m stoked. So my overview is that i made the right choice on a board that will progress my sailing, which is what every sailor wants.

Keep up the good work.
Cheers
Peter Bartlett

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Here some footage of Russ on his quad 70 and others, on Day 2 of the Pistol River Wave Bash