Just under 700 euros is roughly the average price for an average complete rig. In the high-end freeride segment, only the sail easily costs that much. This alone makes these rigs particularly interesting for starting your own equipment store. All rigs can be set up completely with the supplied components, all ropes, a mast cup or an extension and a furling line are always included. You are ready to go almost immediately. In some cases, even the mast base is already included in the package, so all that's really missing is the bare board and, at some point, trapeze ropes. You will have to accept some compromises in terms of equipment and materials, but there are at least four or five very good sets for getting started in windsurfing and progressing to gliding in a harness. And as a pure light wind engine for the stand-up board - without any ambitions of planing - you don't need significantly more expensive high-end equipment in the long term.
Here is an overview of the sails tested:
As always, we also present the test products to you in detail on our YouTube channel. We show you all the features and details of the complete trigs in the video:
The tested sails at a glance:
- F2 Ride 5.5
- Gunsails Burner 4.7
- i-99 Windsurfer 5.7
- JP-Australia Vision 5.5
- RRD Compact Sup Sail 5.5
- Starboard Classic 5.5
- STX HD 2 5.5
- Tahe Beach 5.5
- XO-Sails Swing Pentex 5.5
You can find the report with all descriptions, notes and buying advice in SURF 8-2021 .
Stephan Gölnitz
Deputy Editor in Chief surf
