i have 2 of these sails 5m and 5.5 they are sweetif they weren't a wave sails they would be the best freestyle sail you would ever use . its the batteren length that makes all the difference .This makes the sail rotate very smooth when attempting spocks, willyskippers etc . i have abused these sails for 3 seasons and still they are like new, so i'll have them for a few more yet . on the other side they are very much a wave sail and have alot of bottom end grunt and need to be rigged quite flat . they may feel a bit heavier but no more than any other strong wave gear .
so if and when you come to the west for that hoilday i can get you some sails and goya gear to use and join me and freinds for a few weeks of cruising the west coast up tp gnarloo for some serious wind and waves . september would be a good time for your hoildays hopfully we will have wind by then cause it suxs at the monent

i used to bag the crap out of these sails untill i had ago on one. not to bad at all. didnt get a propper big wave session on it but it felt like it would be good on a wave.
I think its rather important that you know how to rig them up but alberto would be best to speak to about that.

Shmag, maaaate, I still cant understand what the hell your describing as only new at this sport, pissing myself laughing, understanding what your trying to get across.
Iv had a few shots on a 5.0 in half mast logo down the line stuff I presume you had a 5 up but whats the rest mean?
They are very on/off, (you gotta a switch on it,or what)
Buggered if I know what your talking about here? are you saying that there isnt any in between, either they are going flat chat, or not at all?
I am OK (I think) down to the last bit
Something which you dont think about it the fact they are very quite, so its kinda weird at first coz there isn't much noise.
I gotta say "noise" what bloody noise, its a sail they dont make any, do they?
Now before you say to yourself, whos this dickhead, just think back to the time you sort of started in this sport, have another read and I think you may crack up as well.
Its a bit like a Kiwi asking me one day, what’s a "chuckawobbly" and "chuckalap" made perfect sense to me at the time. Chuckawobbly, somebody spat the dummie, and Chuckalap, somebody test run a machine to see how it went. Poor old Kiwi didn’t have a clue what the Aussies where talking about.
And yep, no bloody wind around so might as well read all this stuff, A.

Thanks davo, and no i wasn't studying, i was watching tv you d&ckhead

the superfreaks are excactly that, they are super light, strong and freakishly great fun only problem is that deform quite abit when doing flakas or full speed 360's.

super cool sails get one, or two, or three, or ...

Alberto, can we come to some sort of John Laws type cash for comments kickback arrangement?

I wonder about these sails too. I used to have a 'modern' Aerotech dacron sail and it wasn't too bad, until you got it wet, then it doubled in weight and it's sailing properties went out the window. Is the Dacron treated in some way to repel water?

The other thing is, Dacron stretches over time. When I used to sail dinghy's and cats I'd always un tension the battens etc to avoid this and after a season or two of sailing the sails were 'blown out'. Maybe Dacon technology has evolved. That said the loads in those sails, particularly the cat's, were huge.

So until I've sailed one and seen a 5 year old one that ha seen a lot of use, I'll remain somewhat of a skeptic :P

Hi CJW
To know more about Superfreak I'll suggest you to browse a bit more the Hot Sail Maui following forum
http://www.hotsailsmaui.net/forum/viewforum.php?id=3
best tool to find testimonials regarding performance, construction and durability.

Regarding your thought:

"you got it wet, then it doubled in weight and it's sailing properties went out the window."--

Not the case with the Freak...this sail is one of our lightest sails on and off the water.

"Is the Dacron treated in some way to repel water?...Maybe Dacon technology has evolved. That said the loads in those sails, particularly the cat's, were huge."

In the old days designers used to laminate the Dacron to reduce stretching...problem was that this lamination always pealed off rendering the sail into a pile of ****, that is not the case with the Freak...Hot Sails Maui use the Kevlar to control stretch...the SuperFreak does change in characteristics from brand new to 5 years old...but then so do "ALL" sails. There is not a sail on the market that does not change (stretch) from first use...Team sailors from all brand names claim that it takes about 5 sessions to loose the "NEW" crispness of their Monofilm/XPLY sail. So the SuperFreak is the same...it does change "slightly" within the first 5 to 10 sessions. But the long-term performance and durability will outlast any conventional wave/freeride sail, period. Focus on the attention to detail HSM designers has paid to the usage of the Kevlar rope throughout the entire sail membrane...and then look at the new SuperFreak sails to see how they have interwoven separate Dacron panels to provide a super clean foil shape that will endure for years... I have been using a quiver of 2 SuperFreak sails ( 5.0 and 5.5) for more than a two season now...they are still as good as new.

Sails are always available for test drive.and its windy today
Ciao
Alberto

Can anyone comment on the transition from modern mono sails to a Superfreak ...... when riding down the line BIG waves?

I think they have potential and have always been interested in trying one to see how they go. What I wonder though, is when you are used to looking up (through the top third of your sail) at the lip whilst bottom turning, how does a Dacron sail restrict your vision? Do you get used to it or modify your bottom turn (to lay the sail down more?) or is it no issue? I can't see that you could rip up Gnaraloo in mast hi, then go to a Superfreak 10 min later and do the same, it would take a few sessions to get used to the reduced visibility surely?