Sport Today

by **Brian M** » Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:09:50

http://www.totalwind.net/foro/viewforum.php?f=4 - (found link on
the Gaastra forum)

Do the manufactures follow the seasons around the world and release
accordingly? With the Internet making the world is a lot smaller,
maybe everyone should release world wide every July. :-) If a
manufacture made major changes to a line, seems it would make a tough
sell to someone who could only get the '05 gear..do they get the '05
or wait for the new and improved '06 gear! Especially if they only
had to wait a 2-3 months before the new stuff is released. But on the
flip side, waiting for closeouts has its $$ benefit too!

Bri

by **Brian M** » Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:45:57

http://www.totalwind.net/foro/viewforum.php?f=4 - (found link on
the Gaastra forum)

Do the manufactures follow the seasons around the world and release
accordingly? With the Internet making the world is a lot smaller,
maybe everyone should release world wide every July. :-) If a
manufacture made major changes to a line, seems it would make a tough
sell to someone who could only get the '05 gear..do they get the '05
or wait for the new and improved '06 gear! Especially if they only
had to wait a 2-3 months before the new stuff is released. But on the
flip side, waiting for closeouts has its $$ benefit too!

Bri

by **livaud..** » Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:51:33

Hey Brian,

That's an interesting link -- and a very active forum!

Not that I'd be in the market for one, but the white monofilm (or other
material?) on the Warp looks wild.

Were you waiting for wind at Carolina Beach this morning? :-) Hope it's
arrived by now.

Charles L.

Charles

by **Brian M** » Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:09:07

Unfortunately, stayed in Raleigh this weekend. The wind really never
got up past 12-14 at the beach. :-(

The Warp does look wild. I've always shyed away from white colored
sails as they seem to dirty quickly. One ride in the basin would ruin
it for life! :-)

Brian

Quote:

>Hey Brian,

>That's an interesting link -- and a very active forum!

>Not that I'd be in the market for one, but the white monofilm (or other
>material?) on the Warp looks wild.

>Were you waiting for wind at Carolina Beach this morning? :-) Hope it's
>arrived by now.

>Charles L.

>Charles

by **Tsunam** » Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:03:08

Quote:

> http://www.totalwind.net/foro/viewforum.php?f=4 - (found link on
> the Gaastra forum)

> Do the manufactures follow the seasons around the world and release
> accordingly? With the Internet making the world is a lot smaller,
> maybe everyone should release world wide every July. :-) <snip>

As far as I know they do.... I live in Asutralia and our new gear is
"released" (as in we are aware of it) about July, and the first new models
come out in about Sept.... about 2.5 - 3 months before summer. Our season in
WA starts about Nov for most ppl.

by **Dan Weis** » Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:19:17

Very generally, sails are released at two separate times: Wave sails and
short boom free-ride/style sails come out in July or so, with cammed sails
about the same time or a bit later, but race sails often will not release
until December or January of the actual model year to wring out the most R&D
prior to the close of the FW calendar year. Each manufacturer might do
things a bit differently, but many high volume sail brands keep prices down
(ha!) by manufacturing in gross, making all of one sail or size, then on to
the next. When a sail appears in a particular country has a lot to do with
the importers and customs, I think.

-Dan

Quote:

>> http://www.totalwind.net/foro/viewforum.php?f=4 - (found link on
>> the Gaastra forum)

>> Do the manufactures follow the seasons around the world and release
>> accordingly? With the Internet making the world is a lot smaller,
>> maybe everyone should release world wide every July. :-) <snip>

> As far as I know they do.... I live in Asutralia and our new gear is
> "released" (as in we are aware of it) about July, and the first new models
> come out in about Sept.... about 2.5 - 3 months before summer. Our season
> in
> WA starts about Nov for most ppl.

by **Wolfgang Soerge** » Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:15:20

Quote:

>>http://www.totalwind.net/foro/viewforum.php?f=4 - (found link on
>>the Gaastra forum)

>>Do the manufactures follow the seasons around the world and release
>>accordingly? With the Internet making the world is a lot smaller,
>>maybe everyone should release world wide every July. :-) <snip>

> As far as I know they do.... I live in Asutralia and our new gear is
> "released" (as in we are aware of it) about July, and the first new models
> come out in about Sept.... about 2.5 - 3 months before summer. Our season in
> WA starts about Nov for most ppl.

The July date was, at least in the past when windsurfing was still an
"industry" to speak of, coupled on the ISPO Summer sports good fair
(only open to dealers) in Munich end of June. ISPO still is big,
windsurfing industry less so and thus this may not be true anymore.

Wolfgang

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