Surf tests: All 2023 tests at a glance

In this article, among other things:

• Waveboards 2023 by 85 litres
• Freemoveboards 115 litres
• Freeraceboards approx. 75 cm wide
• Freeride boards 160 litres/beginner boards
• Wave sails from 4.6 to 4.8 square metres
• Freeride sail around 6.5 square metres
• Freerace sail 7.5 - 7.8 square metres with 2 cambers
• Freemoving sail around 5.5 square metres
• Freestyle sail 4.8 square metres
• Winter neos for men
• Winter neos for women
• Masts, forks, accessories

Boards

Waveboards 2023 by 85 litres

(from surf 11-12/2022)

• Bruch Boards Happy 85
• Fanatic Grip TE 87
• Flikka Compact 85
• Goya Custom 3 Pro 86
• JP-Australia Magic Wave Pro 82
• Naish Assault Custom Thruster 89
• Patrik QT-Wave 83
• RRD Cult 88
• Severne Pyro 87
• Starboard Ultra 86 Carbon Reflex
• Tabou DaCurve 88

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Freemoveboards 115 litres

(from surf 3/2023)

• Exocet Cross 114
• Fanatic Freewave TE 115
• JP-Australia Freestyle Wave 114 Pro
• Patrik F-Cross 113
• RRD Power Move 114 Ltd.
• Starboard Kode 115 Carbon Sandwich
• Severne Dyno 115
• Tabou 3S Plus 116 Team
• Tabou 3S Classic 117 Team

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Freerace boards with a width of approx. 75 cm

(from surf 7/2023 and 8/2023)

• Fanatic Jag 128 LTD
• Goya Bolt Pro 127
• I-99 Grand Tour 76
• JP-Australia Supersport 122 LXT
• Patrik F-Race 130
• RRD Firestorm LTD 135 Flight
• Starboard Futura 120
• Tabou Fifty 125 Team
• Tabou Rocket+ 123 Team

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Freeride boards 160 litres/beginner boards

(from surf 9/2023)

• Fanatic Blast LTD 147
• Fanatic Eagle LTD 150
• Goya Volar 160
• JP-Australia Fun Ride 155
• JP-Australia Magic Ride LXT 159
• Naish Kailua 160
• RRD Evolution 155
• Starboard Go 162
• Starboard Carve 159
• Tabou Bullitt 155
• We One We Ride 160

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Individual test boards

• Quatro Power 86
• Patrik F-wave 115
• Quatro Cube 82
• T-Wave 89 wind escape unit
• We One We Style Wave 95
• Naish Hookipa & Naish Global
• Severne Fox V3 135

Sail

Wave sails from 4.6 to 4.8 square metres

(from surf 1-2/2023)

• GA-Sails Manic 4.7
• Goya Eclipse Pro 4.7
• GunSails Seal 4.7
• Loftsails Wavescape 4.7
• Naish Force 4 4.7
• Neilpryde Combat Pro 4.7
• North Sails Wave 4.7
• Patrik 5 Wave 4.6
• RRD Vogue HD 4.7
• S2Maui Alchemy 4.7
• Sailloft Hamburg Curve 4.7
• Severne S1 4.8

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Freeride sail around 6.5 square metres

(from surf 4/2023)

• Ezzy Cheetah 6.5
• GA-Sails Matrix 6.7
• GunSails Zoom 6.4
• NeilPryde Ryde 6.7
• NeilPryde Speedster 6.7
• RRD Evolution Y27 6.5
• Sailloft Hamburg Cross HR 6.7
• Severne NCX 6.5

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Freerace sail with 2 cambers

(from surf 5/2023)

• GA Sails Cosmic 7.7
• Goya Mark 2 7.8
• GunSails Exceed 7.5
• NeilPryde V8 7.7
• Point-7 AC-Z 7.8
• RRD Fire 7.8
• Severne Turbo 7.5

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Freemoving sail around 5.5 square metres

(from surf 6/2023)

• GA Sails Hybrid HD 5.6
• Goya Nexus B 5.4
• GunSails Torro 5.7
• NeilPryde Fusion 5.5
• RRD Move 5.7
• Sailloft Hamburg Curve 5.6
• Severne Gator 5.5

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Freestyle sail 4.8

(from surf 8/2023)

• Duotone Idol LTD
• GA Sails Pure
• GunSails Yeah
• NeilPryde Wizard
• RRD Style Pro
• Severne Freek

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Individual sail tests

• GA Air Ride and GA Phantom Air
• Ezzy Sails Wave
• Patrik X-Cross
• RRD Move
• Point-7 Spy
• Duotone Duke
• Duotone Super Hero SLS

Masts, forks, accessories

Wetsuits for men

• GunSails Force FZ Semidry Hood 6/5
• ION Seek Amp FZ 6/5
• NeilPryde Mission 6/5 Hooded
• O'Neill Psycho Tech 6/4
• ProLimit Mercury Steamer Hooded 6/4
• RRD Fahrenheit Hooded 6/4
• Soöruz Guru+ Chest Zip Hood
• XCEL Drylock 5/4 Hooded

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Wetsuits for women

• Soöruz Guru+ Hood 6/5/4 Oysterprene
• ProLimit Oxygen Steamer Hooded 6/4 Thermal Rebound FTM
• O'Neill Psycho Tech 6/4
• ION Amaze AMP 6/5
• Xcel Infinity 6/5 Hooded
• RRD Amazone 6/4 Hooded

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Individual tests

• Seat harness with hard shell - ProLimit Challenger
• Severne POD seat harness
• Surf shoe Ascan Superdry
• Dryrobe Poncho
• Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Surf - Smartwatch for water sports enthusiasts
• X-Booms trapeze
• NeilPryde Carbon Boom X-CS 150-200
• Hip harness NeilPryde Proton
• Extension GunSails Pro XT aluminium and carbon
• Hip harness ION Rival
• Liberty Carbon harness - mix of hip and seat harness
• Harness ProLimit Argon
• ProLimit vario lamps 34 to 40

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