NeilPryde - is it worth it? Review after 1 month of testing - Wojtek Brzozowski - Windsurfing

[@TomaszPec-vx1hh]

Sounds like NP commercial or sponsored video 😂 Too good to be true... but it's always nice to see Wojtek in action. Waiting for another video covering flwas and defects in NP sails 👉

[@slogo8879]

Been on Neil Pryde since 2008... still have first generation Evo 2 & 3 (2010-11) ...also with their original masts for training, along with the newer slalom and foil sails 12-14-15 / 4-5, so much for their amazing quality! The ingenious camber system is the same. The new sails/masts are notably lighter in weight and also have a lighter feeling on the water. Cannot go wrong with NP 😉🤙

[@MrCox42]

Dang, and I just stocked up on the Severne Mach 3 sails after seeing a previous video....

[@rcggijzen]

As always I enjoyed watching your video. Always full of positive energy. I don't think it will influence my future buying decisions, because your style and level of windsurfing is quite different from mine. I also think NP is simply much too expensive. I'm sure they are very nice sails though, enjoy them fully!

[@erwinrovers]

hi wojtek ,very nice video again , i am curious about the downaul settings , do you use basic settings , or do you add a liitle bit , like for highwind or speed ? greetings erwin

[@urmastiirik]

Which masts are you using RDM or SDM? If I remember correctly, you used RDM masts earlier. Neilpryde does not make longer than 460cm 100% masts according to their website so just curious on your view on the RDM / SDM topic.

[@antoinehanekom4689]

The batten tensioning cams on the trailing edge of NP sails are susceptible to UV britling. I have had to replace quite a few over the years. This requires a sailmaker to un-pick the old batcam and sow in the new batcams. Great sails but the really need to come up with a more robust batten cam / tensioning system.

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

Like everything in this world, when gets old, it breaks.

[@antoinehanekom4689]

@@wojtekbrzozowski yup. After a day of windsurfing, my mind thinks I’m still 25 but my body tells me I’m 55. 😉

[@Nico_GER7]

There’s a way to change the tensioners without opening the rope. You can cut an opening into them do slide them in and out 🤙

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

@@Nico_GER7 Nico, Thanks for your comment. That is true. I remember I used to do it back in a day whan I was on NeilPryde :)

[@antoinehanekom4689]

@@Nico_GER7 Thanks Nico, sounds interesting. Please post a link to the NP web page (or someone else's if its unofficial) where it describes how to do this without damaging the sail. Thanks in advance.

[@ChocoSindos]

The cam pressure can be adjusted from within the mast sleeve, need to open up the cans and readjust the rope

[@herryherholz4448]

What is the Most difference between Severne and Np Foil Sails ..? Keep on rocking

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

Eraly planing ability. NeilPryde takes off much earlier. Top speed very similar.

[@herryherholz4448]

Thanks for fast answer 😅

[@nilsbuer]

I am always very happy with the 9.4 V8. I like it even better than my evo X, because it is easier to rig and also the V8 in view has more power in low winds where I mainly use the 9.4. I use it on my large Starboard Isonic.

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

Yes, V8 is a machine :)

[@frontloop71]

Pro knowlegde for Joe Average, thanks!

[@mark051262]

It would be great if you could do a video on the isonic 60 wood, I can see one in the background. I am undecided between the 63 or 60 wood, it would replace my old 2017 isonic 90. 😃👍

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

This video is in the making right now😆 I love this board❤️

[@mark051262]

@@wojtekbrzozowski thanks Wojtek, I look forward to watching it😃

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

@@mark051262 But in short: 60 is faster and easier to jibe. And it rides higher so the feeling is nicer than on 63. I am 95kg and I prefere 60 for my 6.5 and smaller sails.

[@mark051262]

@@wojtekbrzozowski thank you😃👍 I think the 60 might be much better than the 63 for me. I am 98kg, my local spot is flat water West Kirby, UK. I always sail for speed with a gps. I have an old 2010 SB W58 speed special 58cm & 82ltr) and a 2017 iS90 (61cm & 90ltr). I am hoping an iS60 can replace both boards so I have less boards. I think maybe the 63 might feel bigger than my iS90 and I would need to keep my old SB W58. I look forward to watching your video for the 60😃

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

@@mark051262 IS 63 is a pig.

[@michal5869]

Czy ten Outhaul system co masz do regulacji żagla to z Unifibera?

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

Tak, z Easy. Na tym bomie Carbom Freeride działa jak złoto

[@davyvangalen12]

Full power

[@Mr4xl]

Don't believe you paid full price after 12mins of the 24 min ad. I'm sure the serverne machs were the best thing since sliced bread not long ago. . . . .

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

Hahaha you know, 7 times World Champion never payes a full price with any brand, even retired World Champion. But still payes with his own money. Regardless if it is Severne or NeilPryde.

[@oldboy-g8y]

i see that you always wear shoes, can you explain benefits or why

[@antoinehanekom4689]

Be careful what you ask for. He will have you in stitches when he does.

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

In the begining I used to surf bearfoot, but I had always some scars or cuts on my feet. But I just had enough when in 1992 PWA World Cup in Perth Australia I broke my little toe in my right foot and still completed the whole slalom World Cup. It was so much pain that I said "never more". From that time on I use boots and live is great :) I am happy for that decision becouse after 38 years of PRO windsurfing my ancles would be dead if not for the boots. Try Prolimit Raider 2mm boots.

[@nikemie1]

With so many different innovations from brands its seems almost everything works in one way or another. There is no better product as if something doesn’t work it gets changed. The only issue I have is they need to spend more time on testing and not change them every year. Specially now that foiling is involved and have dedicated people for the different disciplines.

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

Yes but there is a lot of brands that are to leazy to change stuff that does not work. Or they are to busy with other matters to do it.

[@markocernic8659]

I don't agree at all. Been on NP for years, so many broken battens, new sails with too long battens, need to be cuted. Trim is very sensitive. Lastly I got new sail where three of four battens were not in the pocket., Sewing quality is poor, repairs at the bottom of the sails . . Would love to stick some pictures. This summer I switched to GA after many, many years and it is all soooo easy, that I will stay on GA for sure. Have more than 25 sessions on Ga and they are in much better condition as NP after same amount of sessions

[@cge771]

It is all very personal. Using exclusively NP Evos (fin) since > 10 years. To me, major improvement from Evo 10 onward. But in terms of quality and breaking battens etc => no, they are definitely more than durable and I think I had one broken batten in total (I have many EVOs). At the same time, was hearing about many more broken battens on Severne (which is not GA / agreed). About sewing quality: yes, I was warned by a surfshop owner (not carrying NP) it would be weak. But in the practice never had to repair my EVOs for this reason. And I use them extensively (living close to the water). Anyway: are they expensive? Yes. Are they worth the price, for amateurs? I would answer with yes because they are definitely lasting (at least for me). Would I agree to pay full price in 2024 for the latest EVO Model? This is another discussion. Fact is that in 2024 you have meanwhile to "fight" to get a sail or a board, at least when you are living outside of Europe. With zero discount in comparison with Poland and Germany mainly. Makes it very expensive and not good for the windsurfing which is already in decline. But will I switch from NP to any other brand? No.

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

NeilPryde as company was changing hands in past years but now it is in German hands and the Quality it absolut Top. I am reffering in this video to 2024 collection, not the oldest models :)😀

[@markocernic8659]

@@wojtekbrzozowski I had most problems with 2023 models. At that time NP was in German hands and also friend has now problem with his 2024 foil sail 6,7. Did I mention broken masts and obligatory torn sail 8,7 at the mast connection ?? You'll see !!!

[@lego720]

Same shit as always, these sails are amazing but how about you same some speeds with big, medium, and small sails?

[@wojtekbrzozowski]

You have to specify, I do not know what you mean?