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Gaastra Vapor 2010 :




Sneak Preview” The bar has been set high for this racing monster, and the Gaastra design team doesn’t disappoint. Built on the feedback of the best racers in the world, and a solid foundation from years past, the 2010 Vapor is set to be THE DOMINANT new weapon on the racecourse. If you have any doubts, just check the phenomenal record of our in-house athletes:
Kevin Pritchard, Ross Williams, Arnon Dagon, and Cedric Bordes. Combining their talent with Dan Kaseler’s experience and the deep resources of the Gaastra R&D department has lead to amazing advancements in top end speed and stability. New for 2010, the Vapor comes stock with a boom opening fairing, and a large sock window enabling an easy eye to leeward, particularly handy for those tight crossing tack situations. In addition to unbelievable on-the-water performance, the 2010 Vapor rigs and rotates effortlessly, leaving the competition in your spray.
In addition to the stock Vapor, Gaastra introduces a full-throttle, PWA Registered, Technora Laminate version, named the Vapor LE. If you must have the absolute best, lightest, fastest sail in the world of windsurfing, you need not look further. Look for Gaastra to Vaporize the competition, both on the tour, and at your local venue.

*Wide sock technology.
*Easy rigging snap on style.
*New view windows // tough luff socks for improved visibility.
*Locked in cam shape for top end control.
*Drop tack design for “closing the gap”.
*Triangulated load bearing panel layout // gives the most strength to weight ratio.

Surfaces : 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.7, 7.6, 8.4, 9.3, 10.0, 11.0 et 12.0

Tjrs pas de décrochement à l'ecoute ...

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bon bah a voir...

Vais rester chez north une année de plus...

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Swift :


Plasma :

Gaastra Vapor Formula .pdf

Gaastra Vapor Formula : 1799 € et Vapor Formula Pro Team (Full Carbon Construction) : 1999 €

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Gaastra GTXRace 2010 :

“Free-Race Versatility”
The 2010 GTXrace takes freerace technology to a new level. A carefully tuned outline, together with a clean, reactive, wide sock unlock incredible speeds. Three camber inducers minimize weight while still providing rock solid, locked profiles. Tireless R&D make this the sail that will get you first across the finish line in your local race series. There is no doubt that you’ll love the dependable direct feel and instantaneous speed this rig delivers through gusts and lulls. Sharing a tight relationship with the full world cup bred Vapor, the GTXrace has the drive and stability you crave.

*Wide sock technology.
*Easy rigging snap on style.
*Smooth, Responsive leech tension.
*Locked in cam shape // for top end control.
*Drop tack design for “closing the gap”.
*Triangulated load bearing panel layout // gives the most strength to weight ratio.

Gaastra Vapor 2010 :

Une des différences en 2010 sera la latte qui croise le wish. Kevin Pritchard : "inside clew, cross batten, lots of changes."




Vapor 2010 prototype clew at the PWA worldcup 2009 in Sylt (photo : continentseven.com)


Finian Maynard :

I sailed the final prototypes so these thoughts might be helpful for any interested people. The inset clew as Dan has designed it provides several things. Firstly the sail has become lighter in the hands compared to the Vapor 09 sails I tried even though the power has been clearly increased. The overall range of the sail is better especially in the underpowered arena, which Is where I thought the 09 sails I tried struggled a lot. The inset clew makes the main sail breaking point have a steeper angle, which creates a softer feeling and more lift compared to the longer boom configuration of the 09 sails. The smaller head and lower aspect outline is simply more efficient, more than 50% of the drag on a windsurfing sail comes from the mast tip vortex, as with the wing of a plane, so reducing area up top can only help provide better acceleration in the gusts and more efficiency in the lulls. The lower aspect ratio that the inset clew enables keeps the center of effort lower so in this way the sail becomes easier to handle. The draft in the 09 sails was locked too far forward in my opinion, the 010 sails have a cleaner, more gradual foil that will keep the board on the fin better and continue to give lift when one needs it the most. Compared to the 09 sails, there is really not much comparison, the 010 Vapor will be a better performer in every category. How the new sail performs against the other sails on the market is yet to be seen, things will become clear soon.

VAPOR 2010 VS 2009 : http://www.monalbum.fr/Album-TBEHOPKI-P ... iques.html

Le fourreau est plus large tout de même !

Ptet un jour passer chez Gaastra ???

Comparatif entre les cotes 2009 et 2010 de la Vapor : grosse réduction de longueur à l'écoute !!

Gaastra Vapor 2010 : "Secret Weapon"



“Secret Weapon”
The 2010 Vapor more than surpasses its historic expectation of excellence. Designed around the demands of the best racers on the planet, Dan Kaseler has created the brainchild of Kevin Pritchard, Ross Williams, Arnon Dagon, and Cedric Bordes, each a living legend with irrefutable expertise. Gaastra R&D continues to move forward and upward, as 2009 PWA vice-slalom world champion and former speed world record holder Finian Maynard has signed on to race with the Gaastra 2010 International team.

This years Vapor underwent a complete overhaul. The Inset Clew shortens the boom, provides effortless acceleration, and higher performance in disturbed wind and choppy conditions. The Inset Clew provides automatic depower control in puffs, by allowing the battens to twist open behind the boom. Normally, in a gust the center of effort moves backward and the draft increases making the sail feel backhanded, and unwieldy. This invention stabilizes the draft depth and holds the center of effort forward keeping the power in your hands where it belongs.

Unlike competitors, our Inset Clew repositions the boom and center of effort without compromising the outline. This allows the battens above and below the boom to react to the automatic depower this feature provides. Keeping the area beneath the back of the boom prevents us from needing to put that area somewhere else. Furthermore, this helps maintain a low and easily controlled center of effort. A protective silica bead around the inside of the opening and a maintenance free mini-batten beneath it guarantee smooth shape and infinite longevity.

A new low aspect-ratio outline and fuller profiles maximize low-end performance and collaborate with the Inset Clew to make early planing a certainty without any sacrifice to topend speed. The 2010 Vapor features an improved finer entry and narrower head for certain control at top speed. Shape is more stable than ever as this model boasts a wider luff panel and a 5th camber (in sizes 6.7-12.0) to push shape control even higher.

A new neoprene boom opening fairing prevents the sock from filling with water and optimizes aerodynamics. A wider sock makes rigging and rotating easier than ever before. This iteration of the Vapor grew significantly in only one year and this is the best time ever to own one. The 2010 Vapor is the fastest sail around any racecourse and a certain route to the podium whether you race in the PWA or at your local beach.

The 2010 Vapor is available in a standard monofilm model as well as a high performance PWA registered Technora Laminate model. Constructing an already superior sail of this futuristic materiel raises it to the pinnacle of windsurfing technology. The 2010 Vapor TL remains entirely unmatched.

We designed the Inset Clew to take advantage of a shorter boom without compromising the sails aerodynamics. As sails generate lift, high pressure air from the windward side of the sail tends to move towards the lower pressure air on the leeward side as it clears the trailing edge. Because of this, air at the head of the sail tends to go from the windward side to the leeward side over the top of the sail creating a tip vortex. This vortex creates drag that slows the sail down. Competing brands achieve inward clew position by cutting away the leech and foot of the sail beneath the boom creating another wingtip vortex. We’ve designed the Inset Clew without cutting away any more than is necessary to fit the boom. The wind exits the trailing edge cleanly and no additional tip vortex forms.






Interview with Dan Kaseler
Dan, this is a mighty impressive sail you have going here... tell us more about the new boom cutout and how it works!
You might wonder why the tail of the boom is really at the very top of the cutout hole when the sail is rigged, but not yet sailed.....it’s because when windsurfing the rider pulls down on the boom just by the nature of the way everything loads meaning when you are actually sailing, the boom is closer to the center of the hole at the boom. If you go for some negative outhaul, then the boom moves all the way near the bottom of the ‘inset clew’ hole so this cutaway space really serves a purpose.

This looks like technology that has not yet been seen before...
Yeah, we have been going crazy with this new creation! All the tricks are coming out of the bag! Check out the special nonremovable, non-adjustable mini batten that sits just below the cutout. It makes sure that the load is spread evenly and no wrinkles develop from the design. It is oriented parallel to the main battens, not parallel to the bottom edge of the cutout, as you might expect. This orientation makes sure that the sail can be comfortably rolled.

How about the number of battens and cams- looks like you have different numbers for different sizes?
Yes, I like to keep the proportions optimized for different luff lengths. The 6.7-12.0 all have 5 cams this year. This is up from 4 cams in 09. This ensures better profiles, especially near that top cam, where last year there was a bumpy knuckle on the leeward side of the sock.
Batten count is the same as last year....6.7-12.0 all have 8, while the smaller sizes have just 7.

So what can we expect from this new machine?
Well there is so much going on - all the team guys were asking for more acceleration, better top end, earlier planing.....we had a lot to accomplish so we stepped up to the plate and went to work. The new outline gives us more bottom end from the longer boom area (boom spec is shorter due to ‘inset clew’). The head is much narrower and this gives us better top end speed and control. We leaned out the entry and pushed the draft back - this has made a huge performance increase! The sails pump onto a plane, glide through the gusts and continuously accelerate!

What more can you ask for...







Design Development
• Unique Inset clew- shortens boom length while keeping the sail outline efficient and aerodynamic
• Wider luff panel for easier rigging and better shaping characteristics
• Wide sock technology
• Easy rigging snap on style
• New view windows tough luff socks for improved visibility
• Locked in cam shape for top end control
• Drop tack design for “closing the gap”
• Triangulated load bearing panel layout gives the most strength to weight ratio

Gaastra Vapor 2010 .pdf






Retour aux 5 cambers (à partir de la 6.7) et de 300 à 800 grammes en plus en 2010.

Les GTX Race, Vapor et Vapor Technora sont en ligne sur le site Gasstra :

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Gaastra designed the Inset Clew to take advantage of a shorter boom without compromising the sails aerodynamics. As sails generate lift, high pressure air from the windward side of the sail tends to move towards the lower pressure air on the leeward side as it clears the trailing edge. Because of this, air at the head of the sail tends to go from the windward side to the leeward side over the top of the sail creating a tip vortex. This vortex creates drag that slows the sail down.

Competing brands achieve inward clew position by cutting away the leech and foot of the sail beneath the boom creating another wingtip vortex. Gaastra have designed the Inset Clew without cutting away any more than is necessary to fit the boom. The wind exits the trailing edge cleanly and no additional tip vortex forms.

La Gaastra Vapor 2010 et son Inset Clew :





Photos Tim Hendrics - Boot Dusseldorf

La Gaastra GTX-Race 2010 :



Photos Tim Hendrics - Boot Dusseldorf

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