Gastra takes on a new brand and new look GA Sails. The GA Sails slalom team: Ross Williams, Ben Van der Steen and Cedric Bordes visited El Medano in Tenerife this winter to test new GA Sails the Vapor and Phantom.
The Gaastra and Tabou Windsurfing team including Alex Mussolini, Thomas Traversa and team manager Matt Pritchard charged at the 2013 JP Aloha Classic. At the end of the event and end of the PWA season two team riders Alex Mussolini and Thomas Traversa both finished in the top four of the 2013 PWA rankings.
The 2014 Gaastra wave and freestyle range is now here, with 5 new sails. The Manic, Poision and Iq make up the 3 wave sails for all around, power, and new school wave respectively. The Pure for dedicated freestyle and the Cross, a crossover sail complete the lineup.
Check out this teaser clip of the 2014 Gaastra sails range, wave, freestyle, freeride, slalom, race, or kids, they’ve got you covered!
Tonky Frans was in Tarifa to have a good time before the competition started.
In this video he will show his most important rigging points about the 2013 Tabou and Gaastra gear
Jamie Hancock, Ross Williams, Phil Horrocks, and Alex Mussolini using some of the 2014 Gaastra sails during a winter trip to Cape Town, as part of the Gaastra 2014 photoshoot.
Sail and rig component manufacture Gaastra has stepped up to the plate with what they call the “ultimate competition boom”. They have 2 sizes for wave and freestyle, along with 3 race sizes each having monocoque one piece carbon tail pieces. All of which became available to the public today.
The Outline curves are optimized based on target sail sizes and the back ends come with different widths for each boom length making for a perfectly integrated rig. The Race back ends comes with a built in pulley system for adjustable outhauls.
Oversized front and tail sections for increased stiffness, reduced diameter in the grip area for increased comfort and ergonomics. A textured grip section in the grip area increases the traction. A stiff mast cup for direct force transmission between the boom and mast makes the connection rock solid. A long closing lever for easy opening and closure while rigging.
The new high tech Gaastra front end is built out of reinforced Plastic for more stiffness, better power load for more performance and lighter weight for better handling.
The new monocoque arms and back ends are built out of the best 100% Carbon quality composite technology. The all new Gaastra molds are produced under extreme heat and pressure to reach the highest level of carbon composite quality.
A few highlights from the Gaastra / Tabou 2013 photoshoot in South Africa.
