25 July 2011
We are busy testing the new 2012 wave sails on the masts. So far the results have been good. Here ia a picture os the new North Hero sail which performed very well on a X1000 ltd mast.
We will be spending 5 weeks in Tenerife testing as many of the 2012 wave sails as possible. We then decide if any of the bend curves or responce speeds need tweaking to get the absolute best out of the sails. Last year they were altered slightly to take into account the shorter luff lengths of the new sails. It is this sort of attention to detail that sets MaverX masts above all others.
17 May 2011
MaverX Daytona – First impression
We have just received the first Daytona mast in the UK. Billed as a out and out race/slalom mast it has a hard job with cambered performance sails often being sensitive not only to mast bend but diameter too. No point going into bend curves etc, lets see how it rigs a Neil Pryde RS Raceing EvoII which is as technical a sail as you can get.
There was no difference to the way the sail set compared to the recommended Neil Pryde X9 mast I didn't even need to alter the batten/cam tension. The next test was to take it on the water and race it against a identical sail but using a X9 mast. We did this and if anything the Daytona improved the sail in nearly every respect including cam rotation. In truth the differences were small but at that level of equipment you couldn’t realistically expect more.
Since then I have used the mast on a Simmer SCS and it worked very well indeed.
Why is it such a good mast and often a performance boost over other masts? It is down to the quality/specification of the carbon. There is carbon and then there is MaverX carbon.
14 April 2011
While the South Coast of England has been windless Colin from Surfdock in Ireland has been testing his new Stilo 300. He managed to find some great conditions near Sligo.
"Myself and my friend Thibault had made a last minute decision on a slightly dubious forecast and headed up to Sligo in Irelands north west. When we arrived that morning there were some pretty solid sets coming through around the logo to mast high mark. Wind was super offshore and pretty light on the inside. As the tide dropped the waves got super hollow and really fun. I took off on a medium sized one. Surfed down the line and then just ran out of wave. With no power left in the sail I was left bogging way too deep on the reef and the next wave in the set came through and drilled me. When I came up my sail was in two pieces but my mast was fine!!
Top marks MaverX!!"
29 March 2011
Maverx mast are now available in Ireland through our newest dealer - Surfdock in Dublin. Colin and his team travel all over Ireland in search of wind and waves and will test the masts to the full.
The sailrepair guys are just back from testing the X1000 masts in Fuerteventura, mast high waves, rock launches and we are pleased to say the masts survived, just a shame about the boards.
27 February 2011
Spot On Water are now stocking MaverX masts. The shop is in a great position being only 300 meters from Avon Beach or the flat water of Christchurch Harbour. You can check out the masts and have a great sail all at the same time.
13 February 2011
We are half way through the Fuerteventura Wave Classic which has had some very big conditions, nearly double mast high.
More news is that Thomas Traversa has been testing out masts for the past year along with other brands and he has decided to use MaverX Stilo 300 this year for all his PWA and Wave Classic events. We are really please to have Thomas on board as it is hard to sign up PWA sailors as they are normally tied into contracts with their sail sponsor. The fact that Thomas tested and then chose MaverX above his sail sponsors masts says a lot for how compatible MaverX masts are with most sail ranges.
Team rider Will Ward heads out. photo - continentseven
The reward
The danger - photo by Ben / Witchcraft
The price, note the intact mast.
11 February 2011
Interview with Claudio Cazzara MaverX brand manager. FWC = Fuerteventura Wave Classic organisers.
FWC: Hello Claudio, how did you hear about the FWC
Well, being a windsurfer myself , I knew about the FWC from the beginning, three years ago. It was just the community tam-tam.
FWC: What is your favorite aspect of the FWC
It is about the same spirit on which the FWC it based itself. The “insider” judgment method makes the whole think less passive from a rider point of view yet not less competitive. The other great factor is about the place where it is hosted, a pure paradise for windsurfing and great venue for a manufacturer to prove their quality.
FWC: How long have you been making masts?
It is more than 20 years now!! It might not have been that known that Reglass has been the first company in the world to produce the first CARBON mast in prepreg. We have been the manufacturer for almost all the biggest sailmakers when we decided to create our own brand MaverX that is on the market since early 2000. We proved our technology in 2004 when we helped Finnian Maynard to set the new world speed record with a standard production RDM mast!
FWC: Do you focus only in wave masts ?
Oh no, we do not! We have a full range of masts from hardcore wave to freeride and slalom/race both RDM and SDM although only in high carbon content ( 65 % to 100%).
FWC: we have a good forecast for big waves, why are your mast so good?
It is a blend of few ingredients: :Innovation, technology, experience, team work, passion for details and for the this sport. Our chemical guys look always for the newest material available on the market to have the best possible mechanical response (reflex) and resistance of course. Then we send our masts to our testers which ride different conditions and different sails to be sure we match with the adequate curve almost all type of sails. We hear their feedback, we mix the all things together with passion and voila. The whole process which is here 2 lines is about a window of time of around 18 months…every time, every model and for all sizes. To set up our newest top performing wave rdm , X1000 Limited edition, we have started to working to the project in 2009.
FWC: well thanks very much for your support to the FWC project.
Thanks to FWC for being real! Ciao a todos, have fun!!!!
31 January 2011
MaverX are please to announce that they are now sponsoring Will Ward, best know as the Witchcraft rider featuring in the extreme wave sailing videos from the North Shore of Fuerteventura. Will’s choice of masts is a testament to the strength and reliability of MaverX masts. When your life can depend on your mast it is no time to be using a mast just because you got a good deal on it.
20 January 2011
MaverX are proud to announce that they will be sponcoring the 2011 Fuerteventura Wave Classic . Fuerte is renowned as the European Hawaii and if good wind conditions bless the waiting period ( 8-18 feb) together with a swell we can have great conditions to test the masts and most important to see some great sailors in action. Canaries have always been our main test center where we keep on testing existing and new products
The competition is by invitation only and the riders will judge themselves to ensure sportsmanship and fairness there will be an independent head judge to oversee the event.
Stay tuned
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