Last week, in sunny Poole, Dorset I was treated to my first physical viewing of the Pryde JP 09 collection. Needless to say all the products look stunning . Kauli Seadi’s signing has coloured some of the graphics .... the green & gold is great ! A new colour layout also identifies the ES , FWS & PRO construction of the various boards.
The 09 X-Cite Rides have been tweaked for top speed action and have a slightly more (dare I say) “slalomy” look to them. A new board, the FunRide slots in nicely between the X-Cite Rides & the Funster range. It comes in ES in 2 sizes 125ltr & 140ltr. A slightly detuned X-Cite Ride, ideal for first time short boarders. The SuperSports have a super light construction available in 118ltr & 127ltr this year. The “Gold” is even lighter than the Pro & is one to pre order if you want some seriously fast “recreational” sailing/racing.
I’ll leave it to Oisin to add his direct experience of the much talked about Wave Pro Twinser & Freestyle Pro .... when he gets back from Fuerte ! Keep your eye on our news blog for more info on his experiences.For East coast wave sailing & general high wind bump & jump it’s hard to beat the Real World Wave ... UK’s top seller !
By early Sept I’ll have a few of the new boards in the shop ... among them the FunRides & X-Cites plus the 145ltr Funster. With the oversupply of 2nd hand wave kit available around the country, I’m initially just taking orders for Freestyle,FreestyleWave & Wave boards ..... BUT these will be offered with a NICE board bag !
The Neil Pryde Fly & Firefly are the new & beautifully crafted Wave & Wavefreestyle sails. Both in eyecatching colours... purple/gold, green/gold & possibly more... The Fly is aimed at recreating the “feel” of the Core from a few years back. The Firefly replaces the Expression but with a little more “wave” bias. Construction is bullet proof as ever. The Combat (Neil Pryde's best seller) remains largely unchanged as do the Alpha & Zone.
I was particularly interested in the Freeride/Freerace sails (after all maybe if I get fit I can go faster !!). I had tried both the '08 Hellcat (6.2m on the SuperSport 100 Pro !!) & the V8 at the Fleadh and had a big smile on my face. Both of these sails feature the slightly shortened boom length and “overhanging” clew for improved feel. Again stunning colours, beautiful construction & yes you’ve guessed it ... I’ll be on a V8 7.5m & SuperSport 127 Pro as soon as I can get one !
TheSolo is one of the most user friendly sails for early intermediates and makes a perfect rig with the JP Funster or FunRide. Very popular as a package this year I expect some of the new colours will attract strong attention again in 09.
5 sails sizes, one mast , one boom... it has to be the Zen. This versatile model continues in 09 & having used the 6.1m quite a bit this year I can recommend it as a responsive & gutsy Freeride sail that feels incredibly light in the hands. Worked well on my 78ltr waveboard & 93ltr freewave.
Some of these sails will be arriving soon so keep an eye out for them .... they’re hard to miss !Lots more about the boards & sails on http://www.surfdock.ie/ soon.
P.S. Despite rumours to the contrary prices on Pryde are generally little changed for 2009 & JP’s are even better priced than Europe ! Contact the shop for more details.
The 09 X-Cite Rides have been tweaked for top speed action and have a slightly more (dare I say) “slalomy” look to them. A new board, the FunRide slots in nicely between the X-Cite Rides & the Funster range. It comes in ES in 2 sizes 125ltr & 140ltr. A slightly detuned X-Cite Ride, ideal for first time short boarders. The SuperSports have a super light construction available in 118ltr & 127ltr this year. The “Gold” is even lighter than the Pro & is one to pre order if you want some seriously fast “recreational” sailing/racing.
I’ll leave it to Oisin to add his direct experience of the much talked about Wave Pro Twinser & Freestyle Pro .... when he gets back from Fuerte ! Keep your eye on our news blog for more info on his experiences.For East coast wave sailing & general high wind bump & jump it’s hard to beat the Real World Wave ... UK’s top seller !
By early Sept I’ll have a few of the new boards in the shop ... among them the FunRides & X-Cites plus the 145ltr Funster. With the oversupply of 2nd hand wave kit available around the country, I’m initially just taking orders for Freestyle,FreestyleWave & Wave boards ..... BUT these will be offered with a NICE board bag !
The Neil Pryde Fly & Firefly are the new & beautifully crafted Wave & Wavefreestyle sails. Both in eyecatching colours... purple/gold, green/gold & possibly more... The Fly is aimed at recreating the “feel” of the Core from a few years back. The Firefly replaces the Expression but with a little more “wave” bias. Construction is bullet proof as ever. The Combat (Neil Pryde's best seller) remains largely unchanged as do the Alpha & Zone.
I was particularly interested in the Freeride/Freerace sails (after all maybe if I get fit I can go faster !!). I had tried both the '08 Hellcat (6.2m on the SuperSport 100 Pro !!) & the V8 at the Fleadh and had a big smile on my face. Both of these sails feature the slightly shortened boom length and “overhanging” clew for improved feel. Again stunning colours, beautiful construction & yes you’ve guessed it ... I’ll be on a V8 7.5m & SuperSport 127 Pro as soon as I can get one !
TheSolo is one of the most user friendly sails for early intermediates and makes a perfect rig with the JP Funster or FunRide. Very popular as a package this year I expect some of the new colours will attract strong attention again in 09.
5 sails sizes, one mast , one boom... it has to be the Zen. This versatile model continues in 09 & having used the 6.1m quite a bit this year I can recommend it as a responsive & gutsy Freeride sail that feels incredibly light in the hands. Worked well on my 78ltr waveboard & 93ltr freewave.
Some of these sails will be arriving soon so keep an eye out for them .... they’re hard to miss !Lots more about the boards & sails on http://www.surfdock.ie/ soon.
P.S. Despite rumours to the contrary prices on Pryde are generally little changed for 2009 & JP’s are even better priced than Europe ! Contact the shop for more details.
-Alan.
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