Neilpryde Windsurfing

SUPERB ACCELERATION COMBINED WITH
CONTROL AND MANOEUVRABILITY.

Action Shots & Rider Quotes - Antoine Albeau

With incredible acceleration the Saber is loaded with adrenaline boosts. Accelerate off the beach or accelerate past your friend and then throw the sail into a duck gybe. As the fastest sail without cams in the range, it is ideally suited for the sailing styles of Team Pryde stars Antoine Albeau and Julien Taboulet.

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The stability and the control of the sail are further improved through the use of Neil Pryde’s Compact Boom Length (View Technology Page)

DESIGN OBJECTIVE

SAIL SPECIFIC FEATURES

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To further develop the sail that has become a favourite among those looking for a high performance freeride sail without cams. The key characteristics of the sail remain: extremely stable, fast, early planing and light weight. The Saber is the x.over sail between high-wind slalom racing, Super-X & freeride. It needs to have a high level of control when overpowered, and be easy to sail and manoeuvrable during transitions.

	6 Batten configuration / 5 with a tube supported profile for lightweight & stability
	Neil Pryde Component Batten system
	Flexhead Configuration
	Luffglide Luffpocket material

HOW WAS IT DONE?

•	The Saber started from the plan form of a freerace sail for top end speed, and was developed with a tighter leech in the mid section to boost light wind acceleration. Forward / Bottom oriented shaping provide stability of profile without cam support.
•	Through a reduction in the luff curve, and a slight reduction in the shaping, the sail gets a softer and lighter feeling for early planing and low-end acceleration with less effort. From lower tensions in the sail, and a wellrotated body, it also becomes more neutral in the manoeuvres, and has improved rotation.
•	A smaller foot and a slightly shorter boom allow for ease of manoeuvrability, particularly important in a discipline like Super-X.

•	The use of the Neil Pryde Flexhead increases the sails responsiveness over other x.over sails, especially when pumping onto a plane. It also allows for a short luff and compact outline which increase control by putting the power point of the sail as close as possible to the rider.
•	Intermediate boom length for optimum speed and manoeuvrability.

SIZE	WEIGHT/KG	LUFF +/- 1cm	BOOM +/- 1cm	BASE	BATTENS	CAMS	IDEAL MAST	CODE
5.7	4.10	429	186	0	6	none	Neil Pryde Matrix 430	BNP6SB057
6.2	4.26	443	189	14	6	none	Neil Pryde Matrix 430	BNP6SB062
6.7	4.41	463	194	4	6	none	Neil Pryde Matrix 460	BNP6SB067
7.2	4.55	474	200	14	6	none	Neil Pryde Matrix 460	BNP6SB072
7.7	4.73	490	209	0	6	none	Neil Pryde Matrix 490	BNP6SB077
8.2	4.94	501	218	12	6	none	Neil Pryde Matrix 490	BNP6SB082