Opinions of Naish NOA.....

Brian Mckenzie

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Apr 7, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/7/97

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Has anyone out there tried the new Naish NOA sail? What do you think?

Brian
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Triangle Boardsailing Club
http://jollyroger.com/windsurf/

Carl Edgar

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Apr 8, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/8/97

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Brian Mckenzie <bria...@mindspring.com> wrote in article
<3348dbd8...@news.mindspring.com>...

> Has anyone out there tried the new Naish NOA sail? What do you think?
>

Havn't tried one but the concept sounds like a reworking of a fairly old
idea. In the UK so called 'hard rotational sails' were popular in the late
80's ealry 90's. Becuase they hard 6 or more battens they were pretty
stable and fast but did not have the problems associated with wide luff
tubes and cams. These seemed to die out witht the advent of twin cam
blasting sails like the Gaastra CS2. I guess what goes around......

Regs,
Carl

William Fragakis

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Apr 8, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/8/97

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In article <01bc43f7$4ac2e140$2b0000c0@carle>, "Carl Edgar"
<ca...@iplbath.com> wrote:

Ditto, Used to have an old Calvert 5.8 that had 6 battens (one at the now
fashionable 45 deg angle in the head) and a narrow sleeve. I wonder... is
it safe to get my old wide ties out of the closet now?
Regards,
William

Brian Mckenzie

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Apr 8, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/8/97

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Its that "retro" thing! I guess its just like some other companies
that are making those non-monofilm wave sails with all mylar/dacron
and vinyl windows.

I'm basically a Sailworks (love those Revo II's!!!) guy. My wife wants
a easy handling 6.5ish sail (waterstarts easy, etc) and she saw this
NOA sail and was wondering if it is as good as something like the
Sailworks Bravo.

steady winds,

Peter

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Apr 11, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/11/97

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Brian Mckenzie wrote:
>
> Has anyone out there tried the new Naish NOA sail? What do you think?
>

> Brian
> --------------------------------
> Triangle Boardsailing Club
> http://jollyroger.com/windsurf/

Tried the 6.0 version today on a Screamer II in 15-20 gusty lake winds.
unfortunately, I am not much of a RAF or wave sailor so cannot give you
a very educated opinion. However, I did enjoy the sail. What struck me
the most was the relative stability of the center of effort which was
surprisingly far forward for a no cam sail. Handled puffs with aplomb
and rotated like a dream compared to my old NP MKIV 7cam or my new Naish
Mana 3cam. Felt like a slalom sail. Problem was that it depowers real
quick in the holes which we get a lot of on these Dallas lakes. Overall
impression is favorable and I would consider getting some for high wind
days. Most range I ever found in a no cam sail.

Pete Martinez

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Apr 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/15/97

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Peter (ch...@utsw.swmed.edu) wrote:

: Brian Mckenzie wrote:
: > Has anyone out there tried the new Naish NOA sail? What do you think?
: > Brian
: > --------------------------------
: > Triangle Boardsailing Club
: > http://jollyroger.com/windsurf/

I've had a NOA 6.5 for a few weeks and love it. Very light.
Feels like a 5.5. After sailing with CAMs (Windwings and
Aerotechs) in the 6.4 to 6.8 range this Noa is VERY light.

I was concerned about the "new" "old-style" which we call
RAF (Rotating Asymytrical Foil) (not sure of spelling), but
the weight trade-off is a major gain. I do miss the foil
from the cambers, but heck if the wind is that light I
should be hiking anyway!

Have had several guys on Kailua Beach come up and check it
out - Major hesitation is "where are the cambers" but when
I mention the weight gain and ease of waterstarting, they
start to thinking . . . hmmm . . .

What I LOVED about the Windwings was how well they would
sail overpowered and I held that as a test for the NOA.
Bottom Line: It handled being overpowered BETTER than the
Windwing - plus it is lighter!

Aloha from Kailua Bay,

Pete Martinez pe...@pete.com
Hawaii Internet Emporium http://pete.com

Brian Mckenzie

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Apr 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/15/97

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Thanks for the review Pete! My wife is considering the Noa 6.5 as her
light wind sail.

Pete Martinez

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Apr 23, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/23/97

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Brian Mckenzie (bria...@mindspring.com) wrote:
: Thanks for the review Pete! My wife is considering the Noa 6.5 as her
: light wind sail.

Brian,

Take a look at the excellent review of the NOA
in the 5/97 issue of Windsurfing magazine, pg 110.
Outstanding review! Highly recommended.
Aloha,

Brian Mckenzie

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Apr 24, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/24/97

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Read it....ordered it!!! My wife is now fully stoked for light wind
sailing!