SPECIFICATIONS
2009 CLOTH 100% TECHNORA
The 2009 Wave Panther is the hardcore wave sail. It has new cloth in the leech.
This cloth is made just for Ezzy. The yarns are 100% Technora. Technora is an
aramid, like Kevlar, but has much better UV and flexing durability than
Kevlar. The warp (longitudinal) has five yarns per inch, which gives it
extremely low stretch up the leech. The stretch in the warp direction is 40%
less than our regular Spectra X film. The X yarns are at 22 degree and are
spaced at 3/4" (the spectra X yarns are 1.5" apart on the old cloth). In
addition, the new cloth has much thinner film, 63 microns as compared to the
102 microns for the X film. The thinner film gives better UV life because it
does not get as brittle as thicker film. The UV testing we did showed the
new cloth to have about double the UV life of our superior Spectra X Film. In addition, the new cloth is about 25% lighter than our standard Spectra X film.
2009 DESIGN FEATURES
Shortened the boom, especially on the bigger sizes and reduced the leech hollow to keep the area the same. The 6.3 is about 7.0 cm shorter on
the boom and the 4.2 is about the same as last year. The 5.5 has about the
same boom length as last year's 5.2, the new 5.2 is where the old 5.0 was,
the new 5.0 is at the old 4.7, etc. The shorter boom is nicer for wave
riding. The low end has not been effected.
The foot shape (depth at foot batten) is slightly less than last year. This
makes the sails flip easier and hasn't hurt the low end.
The Wave Panther has lighter feel than the 2008 sail and is a bit more
stable.
The rigging is similar, except it doesn't take quite as much outhaul. For
example, the 2008 4.7 had 10cm for the maximum outhaul, the Wave Panther has
8.5 cm. The minimum outhaul setting of both are still 6.0 cm.
The Wave Panther sizes are: 2.9, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 4.0, 4.2, 4.5, 4.7, 5.0, 5.2, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, 6.3 and 6.9
The Wave Panther comes in three colour combinations, scroll down to see other colours.
The Wave Panther is built with Ezzy's exclusive Spectra X-Film and the new Technora and contains no monfilm. And yet, the Wave Panther is lighter than most monofilm wave sails. Spectra X-Film and Technora are used in Ezzy Sails to last much longer in the sun than conventional monofilm used in most other windsurfing sails.
David Ezzy has spent extensive time scaling how the sails feel from big to small sizes. His goal is to make all the sizes feel like a 4.7 or 5.0. The 2009 sails are designed so that larger sails have a leech profile that makes them stiffer and the smaller sails have a leech profile that makes them softer.
Standard Features:
- Unbreakable Solid Hand Tapered RBS Epoxy battens
- Ezzy Sails work on skinny masts (RDMs) as well as coventional diameter
- New for 2009 100% Technora leech material
- Removable stainless steel low profile downhaul pulley which can be replaced with a D-ring
- Very tough new mast sleeve material, has surpassed all expectations
- Upper leach is reinforced with adhesive-backed, woven polyester
- Three-ply reinforcement on the leech with built in leech stabilser battens
- Low-profile, screw batten tensioners
- Outhaul and downhaul gauges shows you how much tension you need
- Foot reinforcement protects the sewing from the board's texture
- Super-thick mast pad wraps around your universal and flips up for easy rigging. Tack strap doubles as strap to keep sail rolled up in the sailbag
- Small vinyl window gives perfect visibility and improves durability
- 100% Technora and Spectra reinforced "X" film stops rips dead in their tracks
- Endrobatten construction produces a symmetrical profile on both the starboard and port tack
Adjustable head webbing allows for different mast sizes and system removes flapping webbing - Built in removable padded toe jam added to bottom of mast pad
- Water proof clew patch
- Each sail is rigged in Ezzy's Sri Lankan loft for quality control. Includes heavy duty sail bag with drawstring closure and mesh drainage base, built in stainless steel batten adjuster screwdriver, spare head cap and long adjustable headstrap, laminated rigging and sail care instructions,cool Ezzy sticker and a mini sail keyring.
Darrel Wong photo of Graham Ezzy on the 2009 Wave Panther
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