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Here is a fresh one…
Graham is on a short holiday from Princeton.
Check out his wave 360…
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Here is a little pic of Joe coming off the water. We’re happy to hear Ike didn’t spoil the fun for windsurfing in Texas!
“Post Ike, the windsurfers are coming back out for Wednesday night racing. This is one of our Wednesday night racers, Joe Livingston, on his Mistral Prodigy, which is the prevalent race board on Galveston Bay. Hauk Wahl, also a Prodigy racer, took this picture. He regularly circulates a picture to the email thread of windsurfers in our Club and in the Wednesday night racing group.
Peter O’Connor”
Thank you to Robert Torkildsen for emailing these cool pics from Lista.
John Skye Wins Pro Title at Tiree Wave Classic 2008. Read all about it here.
from John Drab….gotta love this.
“try to sneak off the the point for a quickie and it ends up in the paper…”
Special thanks to Beppe DNA SURF SHOP and Paolo from Windspirit.it for this test of the Panther.
A big thanks to Javier Iglesias Curras for sending along this wonderful video of the kids rig in action. This is the first time his 5 and 3 year old son used the Ezzy Kids rig.
keep charging Tim!!
We just got a great email from Guy Fletcher from the UK. Guy is a brilliant musician who works with the likes of Mark Knopfler among others. He was part of the band “Dire Straits”.
Guy learned to windsurf on the island of Montserrat, which was once home to one of the worlds finest recording studios (AIR Studios). Lots of other musicians shared their love of windsurfing and music on the island, like Sting. Sadly, hurricane Hugo and later volcanic activity shut things down.
Guy writes the following:
“Anyway, I just wanted to say that your sails absolutely rock. It took me a while to get used to the ’08’s but I have to say they are SO powerful and controllable. Now I have a couple of ‘09 Panthers and I can’t wait to really test them out.”
At home this month on the RRD FSW 90 and a 6.9 Ezzy wave SE in about 16 knots of warm South Westerly
…and ducking it
..no way…
yes that’s right…you can’t jump that high off that small chop. It IS me though. (the actual jump was probably around 8-10 ft.)
We look forward to hearing more from Guy!
thanks Frank for these very cool videos!!
First, here is some action on the Freewave
Tenerife on the Ezzy Wave Panther
Of Cape Town
J.P. BOWLES just sent us these pics as a reminder why the Gorge is so awesome…
Enjoy.
Check out this very cool video from Baja this last August.
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running a free demo featuring the ‘09 Ezzy Wave Panther and Freewave today at Roosevelt from 11 to 5. Come on out!
Here are a few great shots we got from Jem Hall shot during his recent wave camp at Solo Sports.
Jesse Brown joined him for a fun filled week. They got a crack at the new ‘09 Wave Panther. It appears they work just fine…
just look at that beautiful water!
Here are some images from our importer in Greece. The sailors name is “Nikitas”, and
the photos are from the Summer 2008, Vassiliki seaside - Lefkas Island.
Gary Morris will be at Doug’s Beach from 12 to 5 with a fleet of ‘09 Ezzy’s to try.
See ya there!
we received this email from our importer in Singapore…and felt we should share this incredible story.
We had a close-call yesterday when one of our local rider’s (named Ngo) rig had been struck by lighning when he was about to come on to the shore. Luckily he had suffered only minor numbness to his left foot.
Attached pictures showing the torn and damaged sections of the sail and mast.
Apparently the lightning charges hit through the top piece section of the sail into the mast tip and it travels downward to the mast extension when his foot got hit as well.
We are happy to report Ngo is doing just fine!
Our friend in Germany Wolfgang from Surf9999 sent us this footage from a recent demo of the new Panther.
Pictures provided by Frank Schneider, Borken
Be careful…footage is a little wobbly.
Best Wishes!
Wolfgang
Steilweg 5
53639 Königswinter
Steuernummer 222/5053/2308
USt-ID DE814670498
Tel. 0 22 44 / 87 30 82
Fax 01212-6-266-69-999
info@surf9999.de
Zertifizierter Internetshop: www.surf9999.de
Gary Morris will be at Rowena from 12 to 4:30 with a fleet of ‘08 and ‘09 Ezzy’s to try.
See ya there!
Here is a recent artice you should read if you ever plan on going to Greece to Windsurf!
Boardseeker just posted this interesting interview with David Ezzy.
A big heartfelt thanks goes out to Dave Nunn and the staff at Windance for our big party on Saturday.
Turnout was incredible. I pulled in the parking lot at 6:45 and managed to grab the last parking space in the whole lot! People were walking in from all directions.
Jackie had to go on multiple keg runs, as we managed to suck the well dry within the first 45 minutes. It was great seeing so many people all together in a post session glow. The wind had been 5.0-3.5 up and down the Gorge (see Gary’s post here about Doug’s earlier in the day).
After the sun set we got to peel out a brand new 2009 Ezzy Wave Panther and run thru fine tuning. People sure seem excited about getting a chance to sail this new beauty.
Thanks to Pete DeKay for forwarding the images!
Today’s Doug’s demo will be featuring ‘08 and some ‘09 Ezzy Waves as well as a selection of Quattro Boards!
Don’t forget to join us for at the Windance party after sailing from 7 to 10pm
Gary Morris will have an fleet of ‘08 Ezzy Wave SE’s and some ‘09 Freewaves free to demo from 11 to 4:30 at Doug’s. Swing by and try ‘em out.
Windance’s Dave Nunn is throwing aparty on Saturday night, hosted by Graham and David Ezzy. Free food, free beer….what else could you need? If you haven’t had the chance, drop by the shop - it looks great, and Dave and his staff are super-stoked.
Windance’s Dave Nunn is throwing a party on Saturday night, hosted by Graham and David Ezzy. Free food, free beer….what else could you need? If you haven’t had the chance, drop by the shop - it looks great, and Dave and his staff are super-stoked.
1 to 5 with Gary Morris and Graham Ezzy. Come on out to Doug’s!!!
Check out the youtube video from Jalama Paul of Lake Lopez.
See if you can spot the ‘09 Freewave…
the ‘09 Freewave (one of two new wave sails we will be releasing for ‘09) feedback is beginning to come in.
check this out
Here is a cool blog post on David’s recent visit to the “Beach Bar” in France.
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More to come soon!
Gary Morris and the Ezzy fleet will be at Doug’s Beach today from 12 to 5. Come on by to try the ‘08 Ezzy Wave, ‘09 Freewave, or get your own Ezzy Sail rigged and tuned by a specialist.
‘08 Ezzy Wave SE’s free to demo today at Rowena from 12 to 5.
Also, bring any year Ezzy along too for a rig check from Gary Morris.
Take the opportunity to meet the legend behind the highly acclaimed Ezzy sails. David Ezzy will be in the UK and available to talk through his new and improved wave sail the ‘Wave Panther’, along with his other new sails the ‘Freewave’ and ‘Freeride MKII.’
He will show you how the sails work, how they have been put together and their key features. If there is wind he will sail with you and will also be happy to rig any past Ezzy sail to show you how to get the best out of it.
The Seasprite brand manager, Jem Hall, will also be in close attendance offering tips and help in his own inimitable way.
So get yourself to one of these venues:
· Andy Biggs Windsurfing, Gosport on Monday 28th July from 10.30 to 1pm - www.andybiggs.co.uk 02392 582614
· Shoreham Beach in association with Surfladle on Monday 28th July from 4pm till 7pm. www.surfladle.co.uk 01273 465366
· West Wittering Windsurfing Club on Wednesday 30th from 11am to 6pm. www.2xs.co.uk 01243 513077
Here are some shots from Denmark from the Ålsgårde Surf & Sejlklub.
The kids love ‘em!
Gary Morris will have demo’s on hand at Doug’s from 11:30-4pm.
Feel free to bring your older Ezzy’s too for a tune up!
12:30 to 4 today July 6th, at Doug’s.
Come on out for rigging tips (old or new sails) or free demos on ‘08 Ezzy’s!
Be sure to tell Gary how you found out!
Gary Morris will be at Doug’s Beach today from 12-5pm with a fleet of Ezzy Wave SE’s to Demos for free. Ezzy masts and carbon booms available.
If you have any rigging questions about ANY year Ezzy, Gary is there for you!
Have you ever wished that you could just have David at the beach to help you rig and fine tune your Ezzy sails?
Well now you can bring him along on your Ipod or PDA to help you rig step by step!
We have just added Ipod/Quicktime video files that are available to download at our video rigging pages on the website. Just go to our Ezzy Video Rigging pages to access all of the files to download and then save to your personal video device!
Instructions can be found at the top of the video pages.
Hi folks!
After sailing with my Wave SEs for more than 3 Years now I just thought its time to let u know how super happy I am with your sails.
In my opinion they are truly the best wave sails ever, and after having issues in durability with almost every part of my surf-gear I am surprised that my sails never had anything bad, nothing! And I can tell that I used my
4.7 a lot because it works fine for me from 4 to 8 Bft.
They even still look quiet up-to-date if u look at the design and colors, as a buddy of mine noticed yesterday after we had a very nice wave riding session.
He is, by the way, going to go back to the Wave SEs too, after he switched to NP Alphas last season, which I tested lately and feel powerful but unbalanced to me.
Another point why I enjoy your sails is that they just have soul. I mean that something unique that only comes out if you do your work with all your heart…
Just to give something back it`s always nice to post some pics at the pic of the day side at stehsegelrevue.de, wich is easy for me having a friend that is a professional photographer (Claus, madpixs.de).
And I made a little video, if u like to watch:
so long, greetz from Germany!
kind regards, Tobi
Here is an email we got from Robert (Rubbertoe) Torkildsen in Norway.
Name of the spot is “Pisserenna”
“I got a pic from my homespot here in Norway after getting washed:) My Ezzy sails takes the beating! I`m standing where I landed after being in the washing machine for a few rounds 
Further downwind in front of the pier (sharp rocks!) I launch in a channel. The spot gets sideshore with northwesterly winds. This day it was more westerly and sailing is more kamikaze!”
Thanks for the pics Robert!
Have a look at this rather pleasant shot of Bob Rhett cruising at Lake Lopez in Southern California. A happy hour cruise at sunset.
Shot by John Drab.
Grayson just emailed me some pics of a couple of small gear tweaks that he has found really helpful, and thought others might find useful too. Check them out!
double harness lines:
I know this is nothing new, but I’ve found it really useful especially for modern longboard sailing (kona one in my case). I hook into the long lines when I’m in longboard mode (or even when I’m schlogging on my shortboard), and then it’s a really easy switch to the short lines when I plane up and step back into the straps. Rigged as shown (short lines outside) makes it so the long lines don’t get in the way at all but are always there even on my short board if I need to save my arms for an extended schlog. Way easier than on-the-fly adjustable harness lines in my experience. I’m sure the new dakine “mono” line would make a great long line with the added plus of being easily removable.
quiver bag mod:
Anybody who uses a dakine duplex quiver bag will love this mod if they have skinny masts. Just put 1.5″ I.D. pvc pipe in the mast sleeves and your masts will slide in and out without loosening the straps.
Plus the bag will hold its shape even with all the masts removed. Cut a section of 1.5″ dowel to fill the front of each pvc pipe so you don’t have to fish deep into the pipe for your mast each time. Btw, I really love the way I can combine different Ezzy mast sections so my 3 Ezzy masts cover everything from my 8.5 down to 4.0 and smaller.
simple is good!
Ezzy Team Rider Jem Hall
Photos: Greg Dunnett
The one and only Ezzy freeride sail was called the Infinity and it had two cams. That differentiated it from most of the other brands who had ditched cams from their freeride sails. Cams were seen as hard to rig and hard to handle for the ‘intermediate’ sailor. But Ezzy stuck to its guns until 2007 when they brought out the Ezzy Freeride – their first no-cam freeride sail. Now it’s a year later and we have the Freeride Mark II model, again with no cams. It sits alongside the 2-cam Infinity as part of their overall blasting/speed/freeride sails. So why ditch the cams?
Over to the man himself, Dave Ezzy:
Why did you wait until 2007 to produce your first freeride sail with no cams?Dave: I have always felt that you can’t beat a ‘cam’ as far as the performance is concerned. A cam puts a nice curve into the sail and holds the shape very stable. This is something both intermediate and expert sailors desire. The two most common complaints people have against cams are that they don’t de-power easily and they rotate hard during tacks and jibes. I tried making no cam sails in the past, but they were too flat and unstable. Then in 2007, I developed a different method of seam shaping that allowed me to get a profile very similar to what the cam gives and is nearly as stable. Many people look at the Freeride and just assume it has cams, yet the Freeride is almost as stable as the Infinity and has about the same power.
There seems to be quite a lot of change from the 2007 Freeride to the Mark II model? Are you learning all the time about no-cam Freeride sails?Dave: Absolutely; I am learning so much these days. I have been designing sails for 25 years and I feel like I am now starting to really understand what makes a sail tick. The no cam sail actually grew out of my work on the wave sails and a lot of the stuff I have learned recently on the no cam sails has gone back into the wave sails. I feel like there is so much potential to improve sails over the next few years.
Explain more about the ‘refined technique of seam shaping’ which gives the sail a cambered look without the cams.Dave: Sorry, can’t divulge…trade secret!
If a freeride sailor has been used to sailing the Infinitys but then decides to switch to the Freeride, what differences will he feel on the water?Dave: I think they will feel the power and the stability that they are used to in the Infinity, but have more fun carving jibes. The Freeride is also a bit lighter.
Finally, is there anything exciting coming from the Ezzy loft for 2009 that you can tell us about now?!Dave: I will be introducing two new wave lines: 1) Freewave and 2) Wave Panther. Both sails will share a similar planform (outline) with the differences being in the materials and the draft profile and depth. The Freewave will have a slightly lighter construction and a flatter profile. It will be well suited for intermediate sailors and freestylers. The Wave Panther will be our premier wave sail. With new Technora fibered cloth on the leech it will be 20% lighter and 40% less stretch than our standard Spectra X film.
Features of Mark II Ezzy Freeride“The Ezzy Freeride has cracked the conundrum of how to achieve a sail with the speed, power and stability normally associated with sails featuring cams but without actually using any cams at all. The deep, draft forward profile of the Freeride Mark II actually looks similar to a cammed sail, but the shape comes from a refined technique of seam shaping. This means faster rigging and easier gybing but still retaining an awesome wind range”
Construction
check out Connie blazing around at Hilton Hotel in Mission Bay, San Diego.
Check out the new footage!
Great new pics sent in today from Ezzy Sails German team rider, Karin Dornbusch riding the 2008 Ezzy’s in Gran Canaria.
Thanks to Heinrich Dornbusch for getting great pictures of his amazing wife!
Bouke from Witchcraft Customboards Fuerteventura just sent me this excellent video.
Have a look!
Read this interesting article on Graham Ezzy from the Daily Princetonian.
Did you know Solo Sports has the largest demo fleet of 2008 Ezzy Sails in the world?
Not only that, Punta San Carlos has some of the most epic conditions for getting your wave riding dialed.
Join Ezzy team rider Jesse Brown and UK rider/master instructor Jem Hall as they show you the ropes on improving your sailing skills and sail tuning at Solo Sports on August 2nd - August 9th.
To sign up or get more details, go here.
Joe Dihl is one of the kindest and most sincere people I’ve ever had the privilege to meet.
He is a huge asset to the sport of Windsurfing and he happens to be a great sailor too.
Read this!
When not racing cars for a living, Andrea likes to hit the lip for fun. Here is some recent footage of trips from Hawaii and South Africa. Enjoy!
