Archive for March, 2007

2007 Ezzy Rigging – Get The Most From Your Sails

With everyone is amped to get back on the water after a long winter here in the Gorge.

Now is a great time to offer you some rigging and tuning tips for the 2007 sails.

Tip 1:
The ’07’s are designed to be flattened with outhaul rather than downhaul. Having a sail that takes a lot outhaul has many advantages:

1) It allows you to make your sail very full or very flat, which increases the wind range, which means fewer sails needed in your quiver.
2) For high wind, applying a lot of outhaul tightens the lower leech, which reduces the lower leech twist and makes the sail more stable.
3) For high wind, using a lot of outhaul reduces the downhaul component of the mast bend, which moves the draft further forward to make the sail more controllable.

You still need to downhaul, but be careful not to over-downhaul. This will flatten the luff and move the draft further aft. We encourage you to try the 2007 sails with more outhaul than you would normally use and see how nice they feel.

Tip 2:
Check out our extensive rigging information on our web site.

Freeride Rigging Video:
http://www.ezzy.com/2007/sails/freeridevideo_rigging.cfm

SE Rigging Video:
http://www.ezzy.com/2007/sails/video_rigging.cfm

Also, a great resource for rigging the SE for higher wind can be found here:
http://www.ezzy.com/2007/sails/highwind_rigging.cfm

Infinity Rigging Video:
http://www.ezzy.com/2007/sails/infinityvideo_rigging.cfm

Tip 3:
Rigging help is just a phone call or click away. We encourage you to contact David or myself for rigging assistance.

Tim can be contacted at: ezzy@gorge.net, or 800-490-7436

David can be reached at: david@ezzy.com, or 808-575-2566

Let us know how the sails are working for you!
Regards,
David and Tim

Video Action from Jake Miller

Ezzy Team rider Jake Miller has been working hard and filming, editing, and starring in loads of great windsurf videos.

Check out his sites:
www.jake-miller.com
http://www.myspace.com/jakethesnakemiller

You can also see some videos of his on www.youtube.com

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UvIOvOr1SGY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NQCCwZRZfdE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NQCCwZRZfdE

Enjoy!

Ezzy Sail Pulley Updated

Beginning in mid October we revised the Ezzy Sail production in Sri Lanka to include a new pulley. We have developed an interchangeable pulley system that offers the best of both worlds.

The new pulley looks similar to our initial 2007 pulley but now includes a small clevis pin on the side. This clevis pin allows you to remove the pulley assembly. Some sailors prefer a hoop or “D-Ring”. David has designed a semi-circular ring that simulates a grommet and it fits on the
sail instead of the pulley.

This change will encompass the Wave SE, Freeride, and Infinity sails from this point forward. There are some sails out in the market that have just the first run pulley without the clevis pin.

We do offer a retro fit solution.

At this time, the D ring is only offered separately. We believe most people will be happy with the pulley. If you prefer a D-ring then get in touch with us.

Please give us a call at 800 490 7436 to discuss or send us an email at ezzy@gorge.net.

Ezzy Margaret River Wave Sailing Competition 2007

On February 23^rd, 2007 windsurfers reveled in a south east breeze and 3m+ wave faces. The 2007 Ezzy Margaret River Wave Sailing Contest finally began.

Sailing conditions in the south-easterly were difficult for some as the breeze was very light on the inside, but much stronger outside the break. Robert Van Der Vlies (Ezzy Sails) climbed his way to the top of the men’s open division after a full day of intense competition and carnage.

All sailors had plenty of great wave rides. There was so much happening at once it was a difficult job for the judges

See below for the final results.

Presentations were held at Surfer`s Point over looking the break. Hand made trophies were handed out to first place in each division, and place getters received either a cash prize or a voucher from the sponsors Ezzy Sails, Angulo and Surf Sail Australia. All agreed it was a great event and look forward to the 2008 event.

Thanks to John Grulich from WWA for organizing the competition and to Fiona Court as head judge.

Results:
Elite Division
1st Ben Severne
2nd Eric Terrien
=3rd Mike Galvin
=3rd Ash Nicol

Open Division
1st Robert Van Der Vlies (Ezzy Sails)
2nd Serge Pillonel
3rd Flavio Gazzani (Ezzy Sails)

Masters Division
1st Mike Galvin
2nd Flavio Gazzani (Ezzy Sails)
3rd Serge Pillonel

Youth Division
1st Niels van Toor

Special thanks to Mark Taylor of Surf Sail Australia for sponsoring this event.

Ezzy Quality Control – The Final Step

Our factory in Sri Lanka rigs every single sail before it is packaged and shipped. Though this process adds a great deal of time to our production and packing process we feel this is critical to insure our sails come out of the factory flawlessly. We make every effort to deliver a perfect sail to you.

Below are images of Jayalal, our final inspection specialist, running through a final inspection.

Jayalal signs off on another perfect Ezzy Sail
after meticulous inspection of seams, shape, and craftsmanship.
After 10 minutes of rotation and pumping Jayalal signs off on the sail.