IRL250 said:
Have you forgotten totally about KA Sails ?? As far as i know most the testing done for these sails is in Australia
Flipper dude said:
I know the Ka Koncept and Koyota are tested at Ricketts point in port phillip bay, but the wave sails i am not sure where there tested
a bit of digging will show that KA has team riders all over the world using the gear in a huge variety of conditions and commenting on it.
i'd love to drop into KA and say hi,
i've had lots of conversations with AMAC over the phone. early days of organising the speed comp i dealt with nick a lot. always enjoy the chat, i agree they are great guys.
and of course martin, who's around here somewhere is always helpfull and may even have a definitive answer for you. he's a top bloke as well..... crawl crawl.
Jerry, It,s probably me you are refering too, can't say I recall saying we only test at Ricketts, there's Team sailors all around the world giving us input. I sail there alot though as i have lived in Beaumaris/Sandringham all my life and am still 5 minutes up the road.
The first time proto's hit the water is generally at Ricketts as AMAC is literally just around the corner. We rush down with the new sails like excited 8 year olds with new toys, it,s a bit sad really to see two 50 + men behave this way!
It,s a good spot with a great crew of regulars. I have sailed there for 40 years, I joined Beaumaris Yacht Club when I was 10. Pretty sure myself and a bunch of Yacht Club mates and maybe AMAC where the first guy's to ever windsurf there. AMAC was the young wild Moth sailor back then and he is still at it currently in Dubai running 3rd in the World Championships.
Man he is a legend!!!
Can hardly wait to get my new booms & try it..
No worries Sue. You seem so increadibly passionate about getting back into Windsurfing but appeared to be struggling on an older style cammed sail. I had that 08 Koncept in my trailer and it wasn't being used so it seemed pretty obvious to me that I should offer it to you. I really hope you enjoy it.
I don't want to put any pressure on you though but that sail has done 42+ knots! Ha!!!
Dunno which is better, the s### fight or that any topic about sails on this site has to contain some BS about KA from the groupies 
... no wait, the fighting was at least something different
that's one red thumb from me MK. i'd say any mention of KA in this thread is topical.
loose leach sails are made for men who have lady like features,how do the big boys go with these sails,
Martain i spoke to that guy who works in the ware house section cant rememer his name dude. But i did speak to you on the phone a while ago about a broken cam and you sent me a full set straight away for free wich i think is great service.
The new cams are so much better they make my Koncept feel like a new sail
What's with you Windsuffering? Do you eat a box of nails for breakfast and wrestle with an elephant?
It takes sufficient Mojo to blast above 35 knots, loose leech notwithstanding, though I concede you may just hurtle past with your wet army blanket rigged on a galvanised drainpipe! (Oooh I do so admire you )
i gave windsufering that red thumb talk about a weirdo, that guy is worse at been a troll than me even
Thought you were smarter than that Mark i dont write like that mate
wich ones did ya think were me?? i would' nt mind been as famous as brucie tho oneday he has all the girls he wants, dam
How about already harassing King of The Point in the other thread here 5mins ago?
when i started i had one sail one mast one boom and a large surf board screwed the mast step on added some foot straps and i had fun and it was never windy enough you guys wont go out unless you have hair products on
Sorry Windsuffering, but I don't see the point that you are making. If you wish to use a single rig then do so. Most others it seems do not!
Most of us are a little conservative and mistrust change, but it's pointless to take things to extremes. When loose leech sails were introduced I remember falling about laughing at the sight of a Pryde sail so downhauled that the top was flapping almost at right angles to the rest of the sail!
It looked absurd but, as ever, any new concept will be taken to extremes at first introduction, before settling back to a genuine level of progress. (Teardrop boards were a further example, though cutaway sails were a dead end.)
Sails are now so tuned that I still maintain the bottom end of a good twist leech sail is little inferior to that of a tight leeched sail PROVIDED you rig a little bigger! That is no contradiction to me since it will feel lighter in the hands, and have a far superior top end.
sailing up wind pointing high a gust comes the leach area opens up sail area decreasing and your telling me i am going faster . The sail has more power than a tight leach. i suggest you experts learn to sail up wind
