NCX WINS FREERIDE TEST

The 6.5 NCX won the Wind Magazine (France) Freeride test with a faultless performance! Here is a extract from the magazine

“The essence of freeride (itself)”

DESIGN

The NCX’s design is based on a race sail, with a reduced ratio and special attention to the leech, so that it is perfectly adapted to freeride and freerace boards. Its construction is softer than the Turbo’s and allows better handling in choppy conditions. This model also exists in a lighter version, the NCX Pro.

 

ON THE WATER

As soon as you get to hold the rig, you can feel its surprising lightweight: with only 4.4 kg on the scale, it also feels amazingly light in the hands. This lightweight feeling is confirmed on the water, giving the impression of handling a tiny sail. The cut under the second batten helps this feeling too. The sail can be sheeted in with great ease and never stops accelerating –all of it effortlessly. Although the sail gets easily forgotten on the water, its performances and power don’t. It is very quick in any wind strength, with obvious power and unbeatable stability. When the wind picks up, the sail keeps accelerating without flinching. It rides over the chop so smoothly that you forget all about it: just enjoy the ride and the speed. This rig is definitely oriented towards straight line performance thanks to its forward draft. You feel like you are on a slalom sail, but without the cams, fuss or pain. The NCX is not physical at all. It is accessible to everyone and is number one with the North X-Type in its maneuverability. Carve jibes are as easy as they can be. The riG is very easy to handle in water starting too, thanks to its shape, which isn’t very deep, and to its outstanding lightweight.

 

VERDICT

Severne offers a sail that is quick, stable, and accessible to all. It is a true achievement in the books of the nocam freeride range. Once again this year, the NCX makes you forget you have a sail in your hands, yet it stays extremely quick, and furthermore, it is easy to sail. The whole test team liked this product.

 

POSITIVES

SPEED

ACCELERATION

LIGHTNESS

NEGATIVES

NOTHING