2024 Severne NCX Review

The Severne NCX has been updated for 2024. It is a no-cam pure race sail that will surely have you winning some drag races with your friends.
www.severnesails.com/sails/ncx/

[@brentc5422]

How is NCX for foiling in low winds? Thinking of the 7.5 for 8-14 kts on the foil and 14-18kts on the fin.

[@severnewindsurfingnorthamerica]

Hi Brent, The NCX was specifically designed for the fin and is very, very good on the fin. It is possible to use virtually any sail on a foil. The experience on the foil won't be as nice as something like a Foilglide or a tighter leeched sail, but it can be done. The tighter leeched, foil specfic sails are more powerful and balanced specifically to foil. So the short answer is, yes, an NCX can be used to foil, however it won't have such a locked in feel like a foilglide would have on the foil.

[@trje246]

In previous years has the NCX been a slalom sail? I thought it was more aimed at the freeride style...?

[@severnewindsurfingnorthamerica]

The previous NCX was also built for max speed without cams. Very loose leech like slalom sails and the new NCX. I also owned the previous NCX. I had no problem keeping up with guys on PWA level race sails in a straight line while fullly powered. The cammed sails do excel in the lulls and overpowering gusts. The NCX blurs the line between a cammed slalom sail and a no-cam freeride sail. The NCX is based off the Mach race sails . They are slalom sails without cams. Without cams, they become incredibly user friendly and light handling. The large Gators are the more classic freeride saills with more power on the low end. Plenty of stability for the average windsurfer looking to get going in lighter winds and the Gator is the easiest jibing.

[@christopht.5649]

Has the new 2024 NCX more low end power than the 2023 and comparable to the Gator at low end?

[@severnewindsurfingnorthamerica]

Hi @christopht.5649 The new NCX does have a bit more on both the low end and the high end compared to the previous NCX. The Gator is still the sail with the best low end. Remember, the purpose of the NCX is speed similar to a slalom sail. The Gator is the more all around freeride sail with more power.

[@dimitrisgiannatos9782]

I bought the 5.5 ,6.0, 7.0,8.0,9.0 NCX 2023, very easy to handle on strong choppy an wavy conditions , but with the 2 last big ones the bannels don’t pass to the other side after jibbing . I have to leg kick 🤬🤬🤬 although I pull the luff + 3cm....

[@severnewindsurfingnorthamerica]

Hi Dimitris, I haven't heard this from any other customers that are rigging correctly on Severne masts. What mast are you using? If you are using a Severne mast and you are downhauling properly, try adding some outhaul. Properly tuned, the sails will flip as easily as you see in this video.

[@alanmarch1687]

@@severnewindsurfingnorthamerica Maybe need more downhaul? Severne sails like more downhaul than a lot of others... It changes the way the batons interact with the mast.