2018 gear pics

It looks like jaeger is checking his watch... as if to say how long have I been up here?

im guessing tthat green star in bouchmas sail is sticker relating to the Morrocan flag rather the. Being a design element?

N.P has too much fluro
Still a nice set of sails.

To me NP always looks like they are playing catch up, followers, not leaders.
I think it's because they focus on their sails for sailboats (which are great) and not so much windsurfing.

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Mastbender said..
To me NP always looks like they are playing catch up, followers, not leaders.
I think it's because they focus on their sails for sailboats (which are great) and not so much windsurfing.

I will make the assumption that you haven't sailed a 2017 Combat HD rigged on a TPX100. If this is what they can produce without focusing then the other manufacturers had better hope they don't start to focus any time soon. They are superb to look at and even better to sail.
I will agree though that if the photo's are the production colours for 2018 I will be keeping my 2017's a year longer.

Must be a girl thing as I like all of them but I would like to see the severne overdrives. Love the colours of the wavesails.

1981?

Bring back the 80's... just with modern gear..

The NP sail photos all seem to show them underpowered and chugging as opposed to the others smacking lips and busting aerials. Even that video showed the same.

It would be interesting to know if it's the sails, the sailors, the conditions, just unfortunate photos and video or just my personal interpretation of these images.

Anyone know the state of the Starboard-Severne partnership? Does one own the other? Because otherwise it looks like Severne is encroaching on Starboard territory.

Yes it would appear, unless I am mistaken that Severne is owned 100% by Starboard but, unless I have missed it, there is no public disclosure about the ownership or board range strategy between the brands. If there is can someone please point to it. It is probably a bit like Goya and Quatro sister brands but it does not appear to be as close as that unless I am mistaken.

The "S & S" brands appear complementary nevertheless with some cross over but the emphasis is different. I think Severne has better graphics and better branding and more attractive to the eye. I also believe Severne boards are more wave oriented.. Perhaps Starboard make more money from SUPs than windsurfing and there is a change of emphasis going on as well.

I also believe Severne boards are made in China at IQC Composites whereas Starboard is made at the Cobra factory in Thailand. Having never owned either brand I query which is a better place to construct a board.Possibly IQC in China means more profit per board to the Severne organisation.

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MrCranky said..
Well I would've thought that with the windsurfing market being as small as it is, Starboard is risking cannibalizing their own sales by having Severne market boards as well. I guess they know what they are doing (next up - Starboard sails... and a Severne slalom board).

If Starboard does own Severne 100% it wouldn't matter, all combined moneys would go into the same bank account ????

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Imax1 said..

MrCranky said..
Well I would've thought that with the windsurfing market being as small as it is, Starboard is risking cannibalizing their own sales by having Severne market boards as well. I guess they know what they are doing (next up - Starboard sails... and a Severne slalom board).

If Starboard does own Severne 100% it wouldn't matter, all combined moneys would go into the same bank account ????

You're assuming SB don't drop a proven favourite to cover it with a new and slightly different SV product that the market doesn't interpret as an acceptable equivalent replacement. Personally I love my Starboard boards but I have disliked the Severne sails that I have owned and hence off loaded, it would take a hell of a lot of convincing for me to buy a Severne board as a consequence of my experience with their sails. I guess its a psychological thing

Rumor has it Starboard boards work better on starboard tack (duh, it's in the name). Ben and the rest of the Severne crew mainly sail in WA which primarily has port tack conditions. Since they already make sails that work better in port tack they figured adding boards to the line up that suit was the next logical step.I have also heard they added wet suits to their range. Presumably those are specifically designed for port tack sailors.

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Mastbender said..
To me NP always looks like they are playing catch up, followers, not leaders.
I think it's because they focus on their sails for sailboats (which are great) and not so much windsurfing.

I will make the assumption that you haven't sailed a 2017 Combat HD rigged on a TPX100. If this is what they can produce without focusing then the other manufacturers had better hope they don't start to focus any time soon. They are superb to look at and even better to sail.
I will agree though that if the photo's are the production colours for 2018 I will be keeping my 2017's a year longer.

I wish the very best that they last another year