MauiSails TR-7 First Try Out and Dry Test

This is my impression of the TR-7 sails (in English):

Last period I have sailed with the sizes 6.3, 7.0, 7.6, 8.4 and 9.2 in combination with the 2011 Fanatic Falcons 85, 111 and 134.

What strikes me most is the acceleration and improved windrange of the sails, low-end ánd high-end. The sails are stable with enough softness in them to be comfortable and to pump when needed.

The combination with the 2011 Fanatic Falcons seems to work out fine. These boards can handle a lot more backleg pressure than last years models. Because the bigger TR-7 sizes have more backhand pressure this gives a lot of low-end power to use. Pointing upwind and deep downwind with the big slalomset is very easy en comfortable.

The smaller TR-7 sizes have more power upfront which results in more control and keeping the nose down for the smaller boards. Because of this I can sail at higher speeds crosswind and point downwind without problems and keep the sail sheeted in. You can feel that the sails are more compact with a lower center of effort and more profile low down. I can use them with a lower boom and the masttrack more backward without the boards getting sticky or slow. Also I can use smaller fins, footstraps and the harnesslines further back than with the TR-6 sails.



Read more: www.windsurfblog.nl/2011/05/wet-test-mauisails-tr-7.html