Coolmaine Rips
The 4th round of the Irish Slalom Series was a windy one ! Yes, it was very wet on Saturday but being able to race on a JP 110 X-Cite and a Loft O2 5.9 more than made up for this ! Thanks to Ralph Ferguson and his hardy crew a figure of 8 course was set running across the rolling swell which was pushing into the bay. As the tide dropped this left the outer mark lying in breaking waves making gybing particularly interesting ! The top guys were in good form (well you’d expect that ! They did organise all this after all !) with Pearse Geaney , Maurice Owens , Fintan Day , Danny Mulryan & Hannes Louet constantly vying for the top places. Yours truly managed to mix it with the lads a few times but consistency proved illusive.
Ceoil & Craic was had in the Harbour bar Courtmac on Saturday night with no reports of anyone going awol.Sunday was a slightly less windy day but a lot drier !! Time to try the V8 7.5 & JP Supersport 74 mentioned in the last newsletter. This combo proved very competitive and was capable of staying with the top crew all the way ... even if the pilot wasn’t ! 1st race Fintan & myself lead to the 1st mark ... I’m just recovering a wobbly gybe & get run over by Pearse ... I recover to 13th having run over Danny in the process ... apologies from all quarters !! Got it dialled a bit better in the 2nd race & pulled a 4th ... my best result of the weekend. More practice & that kit will hum !
There was a great gang in from the North again lead by the very dedicated Peter McNutt. In fact I ended up in a McNutt sandwich with the talented Matt taking sixth overall (1st U-17 !!!!) , Peter in 8th (2nd Master) & me in 7th (1st Grand Master Flash) .
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NEW STOCK IN & PRICE REDUCTIONS !!
Of note this month is the arrival of a number of new neoprene products.
O’Neill launch their Psychofreak 4.5/3.5mm ...... a new “air pocket” neoprene allows lighter weight with the warmth of much heavier suits .... as flexible as the Psycho II 5/3 but with the warmth of the 6/5/4 mm suit. Price is €449.More details here: http://www.surfdock.ie/product_info.php?products_id=442
Neil Pryde launch their outstanding Elite II with “air pocket “ neoprene in the chest area for even more warmth. For Dec to March hardcore windsurf or kitesurf this suit delivers ! Price €495.
The very popular Pryde E3 5000 series 5/3 is down in price this year to €349 ..... benchmark flexibility & warmth ... now cheaper !
More details here: http://www.surfdock.ie/product_info.php?products_id=406
The Pryde E1 3000 series 5/3 is also down in price to €219 !
Pryde’s new E1 Combat 5/3 combines the durability of “double lined” neoprene below the waist with the warmth of “single lined mesh” in the body & arms. A great suit for kitesurfers & windsurfers alike. Price is €279.
SOME EXTRA SPECIAL DEALS
Fanatic New Wave 80 ltr. Team Edition 2007 - NEW €999
Naish Global Wave 87 ltr. Wood Sandwich 2008 - NEW €899
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Fanatic Freewave 95 ltr. 2008 - NEW €1159
Naish Freewide 130 or 160 ltr. 2008 - NEW €999
Neil Pryde Combat 5.0m2 2006 - NEW €349 (CASH ONLY)
Neil Pryde Combat 5.6m2 2007 - NEW €429 (CASH ONLY)
North Silver Series RDM 55% 370 Mast - NEW €299
North Silver Series RDM 55% 400 Mast - NEW €309
North Silver Series RDM 55% 430 Mast - NEW €319
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