Our hearts go out to our two valued shops in Hatteras.

The news is pretty grim after Hurricane Irene hit this past week. These shops depend upon fall windsurfing business, and all news is pointing to limited or no access for several weeks. We’re going to put together a charity here on ezzy.com.

We encourage you to help with a Paypal contribution that will be split between the two stores, Fox Watersports and Ocean Air Sports.

PLEASE DONATE USING PAYPAL BELOW

MSNBC NEWS STORY – http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/28/7504260-2500-residents-on-hatteras-island-nc-cut-off-by-damage-from-hurricane-irene

A great new post on Boardseeker.com featuring UK Ezzy Team Rider, Jem Hall!

Check it out!

2010 EpicSessions.tv/Shadowbox Pistol River Jump Off Official Results

INVERT JUMPS

1) Tyson Poor- 30.8ft

2) Timo Mullen- 28.5ft

3) Francisco Goya- 28 ft

4) Nathan Mershon- 27.8ft

5) Kevin Pritchard- 27.5 ft

6) Whit Poor- 27.3ft

7) Jesse Brown- 24.8 ft (Pushloop) TEAM EZZY

Kevin McGillivray- 21.7ft (Pushloop)

9) Russ Faurot- 21.1ft TEAM EZZY

10) Zane Schweitzer- 20.3 ft (Pushloop)

11) Skyler- 19.9 (Cheese Roll)

12) Sven Esslinger- 19.4 ft

13) Diego- 11.8ft (Forward)

STRAIGHT AIR JUMPS (Stock Air)

1) Tyson- 26.3

2) Timo- 25

3) Kevin Pritchard- 24.3

4) Kev Mc- 20.9

5) Jesse Brown- 19.6 TEAM EZZY

6) Nathan- 17.8

6) Russ Faurot- 17.8 TEAM EZZY

Whit- 17.6

9) Sven- 17.4

10) Skyler- 17.1

11) Cisco- 15.2

The Jump Off contests are a collaboration between EpicSessions.tv and Shadowbox. On the EpicSessions.tv team you’ve got myself and Jake Miller. On the Shadowbox side there’s Casey Hauser. We’re in the Gorge this summer and getting ready to launch the Jump Off Team Edition which will run from June 28-July 7. After the event, we’ll be throwing a do-not-miss awards party on the evening of July 10. There will also be more individual Jump Off events this summer, so stay tuned here, on our Facebook Page (search for EpicSessions) or on EpicSessions.tv. Want to see how high YOU can go? Visit Shadowbox and order your own Shadowbox today!

Check out the recent article by Umi.com on Graham Ezzy!

http://www.umipictures.com/2010/04/28/graham-scores-an-a/

Here is a nice review from Boardseeker.com

The Wave Panther was introduced in Sep 2008 to replace the very successful Wave SE.  We hadn’t had a chance to try the Panther yet, so with the launch of the new Black Panther (Limited Edition) hitting the headlines, we thought it was a good time to try the sail and get some first impressions.

There is no doubting that Dave Ezzy has a real passion for what he does.  Last summer we had a chance to meet the main man, and his enthusiasm for detail and product refinement is absolutely mind blowing.

With the current trend in windsurfing of producing massive product ranges and continually re-launch year on year, its refreshing to see Dave opting for a minimalist line of sails and a program of continual evolution and refinement. You can tell that every detail of the sail has been thought through over and over and over again.  And lets face it; what other sail manufacturer is meticulous enough to rig every single sail before it leaves the factory?

Rigging the Ezzy is slightly different to most other sails on the market because of the amount of outhaul the sail requires.  With downhaul only, the sail sets extremely full at the front and the outhaul is then applied to lock this fullness into place.

Tuning the sail is idiot proof, thanks to the great trim guide. Check out the video here for more info: Ezzy Panther. When rigged on the beach, it looks quite different to most wave sails, mainly because of the amount of fullness in the battens.

On the water, the Ezzy has in our opinion, three main distinguishing factors:

• It’s light in the hands
• It has a smooth, progressive power delivery
• Generally it has quite a tensioned, springy feel to it

To elaborate on the later point, some wave sails can feel quite ‘baggy’ and low on skin tension, whereas the Ezzy feels nicely tight and springy in comparison.  This is a real bonus when its windy, providing a very stable, balanced feel.  In lighter winds its a matter of personal preference whether the slight lack of feedback that this configuration gives is a concern to you or not.

There is a really decent amount of power to the Panther which is delivered in a progressive, forgiving manor.  Its not a razor sharp on/off style of power, instead the power is delivered in a much softer, smoother way.  This gives really nice, balanced handling characteristics in pretty much all conditions.

Ezzy have a very solid reputation (literally!) for build quality and the Panther certainly looks to be in keeping with this theme.  The Technora film gives the sail the ‘tinted’ appearance and offers excellent strength to weight properties, particularly compared to X-Ply.  Its worth noting however that visibility through the material isn’t great and if you ride a lot in bigger cross on conditions (where you tend to look a bit more through the back edge of the sail at the wave), it will take a little bit of getting used to.  However, for all other sailing conditions (where you are looking through the middle of the sail), visibility is very good through the main window.

Rotation is slightly more noticeable than most wave sails due to the extra batten shape, but manages to avoid being clunky thanks to the lack of contact between the battens and the mast.

Overall, with the amount of time that Dave Ezzy dedicates to his sail range, its no real surprise that the Wave Panther is an extremely accomplished and very refined wave sail.  Its hard to find fault with the performance of the sail which gives very good bottom end power combined with top end stability.   The power is delivered in a very progressive and smooth manner which may leave a select few wishing for a little more of a direct feel, but will be very welcome to the majority of wave sailors who put comfort, control and good handling at the top of their priority list.

Related links:

• Dave Ezzy Interview
• Ezzy Wave Panther wave page
• Seasprite UK importer

Jem Hall has been ripping up some Egyptian waves in El Tur courtesy of www.oceansource.net whilst on one of his coaching weeks and he even found it into the the contents pic of the great Boards Magazine UK. You can also find in the May Edition of Boards the continuation of his long standing “Wannabe a Wavesailor” series.  If you wish to download some of the back issues of his series go to Jems Blog.

click text below for a readable interview with David from UK Windsurf Magazine.

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Read this fine article on Graham from Boardseeker Magazine.