hello Teo,
thank you for reaching out! What size is your Panther2? By chance could you snap a picture of the sail rigged up lying flat on the ground, so we can assess your outhaul and downhaul settings please? Please email to ezzy@gorge.net.

Hello Ezzy Team,
Best wave sails that I have already try!
Powerfull on the wind, soft in arms; easy “disconnected” on the wave. Amazing tunning, massive range. Beautiful, with superb completion design!
Thank you and good winds,
Paulo, from Guincho, Portugal

thanks for the message back. I believe we just shipped an order of masts to your importer, so they should have some 400′s soon. It is my understanding that the Gaastra masts are a bit stiffer in the tip than our mast. It will work in the Panther, but may not be optimum. I suggest trying your Gaastra mast and then comparing it to our mast or a similar mast to ours if you get the chance.

The 5.0 on a 430cm length mast is not a bad way to go. 400cm is best, but 430 is a good second choice.
The 5.5 FR on a 430 is ideal.
Hope this helps!

Sorted, found an Ezzy 400 for sail locally!

yes, you should be good!

thank you for the message Evan. The Ezzy mast system requires that the bottom length never be longer than the tip. The 430 tip + 400 bottom is the ideal set up!

thank you for the message. The sizing of the sails should line up with your traditional reasoning. Our target, say, for a 4.7, is to make that sail feel absolutely wonderful for 4.7 conditions. David Ezzy has a different design philosophy than other sail makers with regards to shaping. It truly might be best for you to chat with him on the telephone to explain things in detail. His direct number is 808 575-2566.

Regarding 4.7 Gaastra power vs. Ezzy power, I would select the same size sail but know that you might need a minute to learn how to tune for conditions on the Ezzy. One nice thing you can count on is that you can scale your future sail purchases with bigger jumps between sizes. Virtually all sail brands have worked on enhancing tuning range. In other words, instead of going from 4.7 to a 5.2 you can now consider going from a 4.7 to a 5.5. From a 4.7 down you can consider going to a 4.0.

Hope this helps! Do you have an Ezzy dealer near you? Perhaps we could help arrange a demo.

thanks for asking. Good question. Some years, I feel like the improvements made in the sail are small. Other years, the improvements are immediately easy to spot. Based on global feedback I’ve been receiving all year, the ’11 sails are lighter and more stable than the ’10 (and the ’09). If you go back 5 years, there have been one or two huge improvements. One of the biggest leaps forward was the transition from ’07 to ’08. The other big improvement has been in using more of the white “Tri-Lite” fabric which makes the heads of the sails so much lighter. We’re really not a “hype” company. We rely on word of mouth and the product 100% to maintain our reputation. I think the product speaks for itself!