North Wave Sails 2006 - First pictures of the new wave range

It appears that North is trying extremely hard this to year to become the sail No.1 brand in the industry.

With their funky new white branding, the North R &D team have done a major review across the Wave sail range and the industry is predicting they will be giving Neil Pryde some headaches this year!

The new North Ice replaces the North Superstar and the North Instinct as their 'World Cup' wave sail, whilst the North Voodoo remains their heavy duty wave sail, benefitting from a major facelift.

The North Disco is dis-continued and is now replaced by the North Duke as the dedicated freestyle sail.

Each sail range has been designed to fit onto one mast (some ranges on a 400cm others on a 430cm). This makes life cheaper and easier particularly when travelling. There is one small catch however as a couple of the biggest sizes will actually require a 'carbon extender' - more details later in the year!

North have finally produced a RDM (skinny) mast with a difference (see Inside line), a platinum carbon boom and NEW North harnesses are on the way.

As you can see, a lot has been going on at North not to mention them enticing Jimmy Diaz and Bjorn Dunkerbeck away from arch rival Neil Pryde to give them, in their own words, the best Test Team in the world including Nik Baker, Greg Allaway, Micah Buzianis and Daida Moreno.


North Ice : ** NEW ** World sail Cup wave

Kai Hopf was asked by North to come up with a sail that has the durability of an INSTINCT and the handling of the SUPERSTAR. Impossible? Well, the answer was to remove a batten and of course make a few other changes.

* 5 battens (2005 Superstar had 6)
* All fit & work on a 400-19 mast but you will need the 50cm North carbon extender or a very long extension for the 6.2m!


Ice colours.The whole 2006 sail range you have been modelled on Apple's iPod.