Neilpryde Hellcat 6.7
On land: With a long boom and a wide clew, the Hellcat probably has the longest sail chord in this group. Equipment and workmanship are reasonably good, especially the elaborately made clew with Kevlar straps is an eye-catcher. The monofilm used looks quite solid. On the water: As the inspection on land suggests, the Hellcat with its full profile and long boom is a particularly powerful sail. Pull tight, glide off, it even takes a few blinks off the powerful Gun Sail in the first few metres. It's not exactly small, but it's not heavy either, but it's certainly not one of the group's favourite handling sails. The strengths of the Hellcat lie in its exemplary stability, the sail is as stable as a wall in the lower and middle wind range and in its superior power delivery even in light winds. If you choose the Hellcat as the largest sail for a relaxed early morning gliding session, you will get the most powerful motor for the lower and medium planing wind range. Above all, when the wind goes up and down from time to time, the Hellcat is best at holding the line. Only when the wind is really strong does it reach the control limit a little earlier and the pressure point shifts more to the rear. But by then the normal freerider has usually long since switched to five-and-a-half. In manoeuvres, the battens glide smoothly past the mast, it is not as light as a Severne or Naish in terms of weight, but still somewhat lighter than the Gun Sail, which is also very planing. For manoeuvres such as duck jibes, however, if you have the choice, you would certainly prefer one of the sails with a shorter boom, as the power motor seems noticeably larger.
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Mast used: NeilPryde X65 SDM 430 cm, IMCS 21, 2.00 kilo, 65 % carbonPrice:419 Eurosurf measurement sail weight: 4.56 kgMast weight: 2.26 kg
