2011 Freeride 5
The unique draft-forward profile of the Ezzy Freeride 5 allows you to sail with greater efficiency and less effort.

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2011 Freeride 5

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Speed. Balance. Control.
The Freeride 5 is designed for sailors of all levels who take their windsurfing seriously. Whether you want to be the fastest on the water or make perfect jibes, the unique draft-forward profile of the Ezzy Freeride allows you to sail with greater efficiency and less effort. The Freeride 5 is perfect for flat water blasting and bump-n-jump sailing.

Strong and light and no monofilm.
The Technora® and Tri-Lite materials used in the Freeride makes it undeniably the finest handcrafted freeride sail in the world.

Easy to tune.
The color coded downhaul marks and the color coded outhaul cords, making the sail’s massive wind range easy to navigate.

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2011 Freeride 5
Luff
Luff
Boom
Boom
Suggested Mast
No. of Battens
Size (sq.m.)
min
max
min
max
5.5
438
440
175
183
430/25/21
6
6.0
452
455
183
190
430/25/21
7
6.5
467
470
189
198
460/25/25
7
7.0
478
481
197
205
460/25/25
7
7.5
488
491
205
212
460/25/25
7
8.5
504
508
220
228
490/26/29
7
9.5
514
518
238
248
490/26/29
7

Pulley System

Our removable, 316 stainless steel tack pulley can be replaced with our 316 stainless D-ring for those who prefer a grommet with a pulley hook.

Our colored outhaul makes rigging easy

Note on Masts:
Ezzy Sails work great with the Ezzy Mast system, but also work with a variety of other brand masts (RDM and regular diameter). You could contact your mast maker and see if the bend of your non-Ezzy mast is compliant.

Ezzy mast bend curves are tip: 75% to 79% and base: 62% to 65%

Note: this is not carbon content. This is percentage bend relative to the midpoint bend.

For further info on Ezzy Mast sizing, please refer to our Mast Configurator Tool

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  • Ivo Yanakiev

    Hi,
    I have fanatic freewave 115 board and i am looking for 7.0m sail to match it.Do you thing the freeride 5 sail is a good choice?Isn’t it to powerfull and hevy for a freestyle wave board?
    Regards!
    Ivo

  • Anonymous

    hello Ivo,
    I would recommend the 7.0 Freeride. I think that is the right sail for the board!

  • Michi

    Nice!

  • Tony Novak

    Hi Tim,
    Love the looks of the new freeride 5. Its been almost a month since I got my 5.5. I got to use it today and all I can say is WOW!!!
    How do you guys keep making them better? Fast, powerful and huge wind range. The slight weight reduction in the top of the sail makes a big difference. A lite and balanced feel. Thanks for all your help…..

  • Mike Stephens ( Veradale, WA )

    Hello agn Tim – Sorry I missed U at the recent Windance May 22nd Swap Meet. I need the Lightest / Best overall sail to step up from my Ezzy Zephyr 7.5, for light winds over here on the East side. Because Zephyr is tauted to span 6.5 – 8.5, I am looking at the 9.5 FreeRide 5. rgds & tnx, Mike Stephens ( Veradale, WA )

  • Anonymous

    nice to hear from you Mike. The 9.5 Freeride is a nice sail, but personally I might consider the 9.5 Infinity for light air pull. Is there something about cams you don’t like?

  • Anonymous

    thanks for the message Chris. One thing that comes to mind with your set up is perhaps a bigger fin might be beneficial for you. I find many times that a bigger fin can make everything really come alive.

    I think a 7.5 Infinity or Freeride is a perfect place to look. The nice thing is that it will rig on a SDM or RDM just fine. The Freeride boom range is 205-212, so it would fit your set up perfectly.

    Where is home for you? Wondering if there might be a place nearby that you can demo one…

  • Bill

    I’m trying to decide between the 2010 and 2011 Freeride 7.5. Are there updates that would make the 2011 a better choice? Also, I want to use a dedicated Ezzy mast. Should I mix upper and lower halves for a 7.5 or go with a standard Ezzy 460/91% carbon mast. I’m 80 kg and have a 125 ltr Tabou Rocket.
    Bill

  • Anonymous

    thanks for the questions Bill. The ’11 is a finer sail. David has lightened the head of the sail, improved range, and reports are positive. The ’10 is a mighty fine sail too. I would guess they are hard to find these days however.

    The 7.5 calls for a 460. If you are going to spend quite a bit of time on this sail, I would suggest you get the 460 tip/bottom.

    Check out our mast configurator. It can help you build a quiver of masts around your sails…especially focused on your most used and important sizes.
    http://www.ezzy.com/masts/mast-configurator/

    Regards,
    tim

  • Anonymous

    hi Fergus,
    Thank you for the email. I’m not familiar with the Maverx mast system or their bends. I cannot say how they would work. Our mast is based on a 63% / 76% bend curve.

  • Anonymous

    Hi Ivo,

    Great to hear from you. Please see my comments below:

  • Paul

    I am saving money to get a light wind sail for the conditions we have here in San Diego.  I have been looking online at the GAASTRA Savage 8.7, Neil Pryde Helium 8.5, and one of the shops suggested I look into the Ezzy Freeride.  I will be pairing up the sail with my current although outdated boards (Starboard FreeFomula 168 or F2 Sputnik 280), I am 158 lbs and have been inactive in terms of windsurfing for about a year.  It’s time to get back on the water:)

  • Anonymous

    indeed! Let us know if we can assist in any way with your decision

  • Anonymous

    hi Paul,
    thank you so much for the message. I’m going to forward your question to one of our dealers who sells both Pryde and Ezzy. It is hard for me to compare to the Helium as I haven’t personally sailed it. Please look out for a reply from Gary at Isthmus. Thanks!

  • John

    What should I patch the tri-lite scrim panel with?  I have a very small hole (0.5 inch or less.) from a bad catapult I assume.

  • Anonymous

    hi John,
    Thanks for reaching out. Sorry to hear you have a hole. If possible, please email a pic of the damage to me at ezzy@gorge.net, and I can assess with David the best way to patch you up. Where do you live?
    Regards,
    tim

  • Doug

    What do you recommend for separation between sizes?   If I start with a 7.5 Freeride, what is the best next smaller sail – 6.5 or 6.0?

  • Anonymous

    good question! A big part of this is based upon local sailing conditions. Also, what boards you are using, and skill. I would pose this question to your local windsurf dealer as well.

    Personally, I’m a big fan of big jumps between sail sizes. It makes it easier to choose what to rig! Also, it encourages you to spend more time on each sail and get to know how to tune it. With that being said, I’d suggest going 7.5 to 6.0. Hope this helps!

  • Mag

    Just bought my first Ezzy sail last week, a 7.5 Freeride 5. I am very satisfied with it! I use it on a  JP X-Cite Ride 150 with my NP X6 mast,  seems to work perfectly. Super light feeling and great wind range, no problem to use it in wind strength up to when I can switch down to my 5.9 sail!
    I will be easy to choose sail size from now on! Think my 5,9 will be replaced too!

  • Balazs

    Hi Paul,
    I don’t know if you already managed to buy the new sail of your choice, but i would have some words in favor of the Ezzy sails. I’m 80 kg too, and I bought a 8.5 Freeride for my F2 Rx 133 litre board. It really feels nice and easy in my hands, fast but still loves to do jibes, and surprisingly I can still keep it under control when the others are on their limit with 6.5-ish sails with 110-120 litre boards, so the wind range of the Freerides is absolutely huge. And I don’t even have to mention the bulletproof construction, which is an other point if you plan on buying your sail for longer terms. Based on my experience no other brand can compete with the performance/longevity/price ratio of the Ezzy sails.
    Hope this helps,
    Balázs

  • fran conway

    just bought a 6.5 freeride 5,an would like to know why the furrell on your mast is on the top part of the mast? i have n l’s.will my 460 be as good as ezzy’s?

  • Anonymous

    thanks for reaching out. Our original mast design was developed with the designers at Powerex. Powerex RDM’s also have the ferrule at the tip. It was important for us to make a mast that was backwards compatible with Powerex. We also believe the tip and bottom sections should be the same length (unlike NL). The NL 460 has a softer bottom and stiffer tip than our mast. We’re not as big a fan of their bend. They work okay, but not the best.

  • Mariusz Zuchowski

    Hi. I’ve just purchesed 7.5 freeride V along with mast Gaastra SDM 460 , 25 ICMS, 55% Carbon.  Looks that this is not working at all, in spite this choice has been recomended by dealer.  For light wind, with extension 30,  the loosenees don’t appear on the leech at all.  Minimum extension i need to adjust is 35, what gives luff 495cm, while max figure given for this sail is 491. What could you advise ?

  • Anonymous

    thank you for the inquiry. The best way to assist is actually to have a look at how your sail rigs up. Do you have a digital camera? might be a good idea to email the pics of your sail rigged up directly to David to assess your tuning and mast. David’s email is david@ezzy.com

    Regards,
    Tim

  • Rcurri

    can I rig a skinny carbon mast with my 8.5 freeride?  If not what is the maximum sail size for a skinny mast?

  • Anonymous

    thanks for reaching out. The 8.5 Freeride works great with a 490 RDM mast. In fact, our 9.5 works well with a 490 too. Any and all Ezzy Sails work with RDM masts (standard masts too). FYI, it has been difficult for anyone to engineer a RDM mast bigger than a 490.

  • Anonymous

    thanks for the email Yan. Can’t think of a lubricant, but I can suggest you take a piece of clear packing tape, and wrap it over the headcap of your mast. The tape will allow the tip of the mast to slip inside the luff sleeve with more ease. Give it a try!

  • Anonymous

    Thanks for the email Yiannis. You can’t go wrong with either the Freeride or Infinity. I prefer the Infinity for upwind sailing, more power, and more “power steering” feel, but I like to take lots of speed into my jibes. If you are a little more tentative with your jibes I would suggest the Freeride. I hope this helps!

  • Anonymous

    thank you for the message. How is the sail feeling to you? We can help to pinpoint rigging based upon the balance, stability, and pull of the sail on the water.

    Also, have you reviewed the rigging videos?
    http://embedr.com/playlist/2009-freeride-rigging-video

    Our new sail, called the “Cheetah” will be up on line very soon. We will have some much higher quality rigging videos that will help you to identify proper downhaul.

    Also, you can refer to the new video we posted recently of the Panther Limited. In it, there is some tips worth reviewing for downhaul.
    http://vimeo.com/28333378

    Kind Regards,
    tim

  • http://www.facebook.com/raffaeu Raffaele Garofalo

    Thanks a ton Tim. The sail is simply amazing and I am ready to buy also a 6.5 -)
    I will have a look and post again.
    Thanks

  • Scott

    I am debating between an Infinity 2011 7.0 and a Freeride 2011 7.0.  Which sail offers more stability and power/has a wider wind range?  Thanks!

  • ezzysails

    good question Scott. The Infinity has more power and wider range. The infinity pulls like a truck!

  • Windssurfer

    I am curious about the weight.   What does the 6.5 weight?

  • ezzysails

    4.462 Kgs.

  • Riccardo

    Hi, I have a Freeride 7.0, for this sail I use a 460 Bic mast  60% carbon with IMCS 25, costant curve. My question is: will I see the looseness by the coloured dots marks as well as I would see it using an Ezzy mast?    

  • ezzysails

    thanks for the message Riccardo. We try to make our sail work on a very wide range of masts. I am not sure of the bend characteristics of the Bic masts, but I’m guessing your performance should be okay. The best thing to do is take pictures of the sail rigged up on the beach so that we can assess how the head twist looks and how your settings look. Email them to david@ezzy.com for review!

  • Riccardo

    Thanks!! I’ll post you the pics by mail in a couple of weeks.

  • Pbloxam

    I sail mostly in land and often in light wind where my 6.5 is not always enough. I’m very much at intermediate level. Would I be better off with an 8.5 infinity or 7.5 zephyr for something on the light days

  • Max

    Hi, I have just got Ezzy Freeride V 7.5 , Ezzy 460 mast and chinook medium length carbon extension 32cm. To be able to downhaul the sail on max wind setting I need to use 32cm spot on the extension. Extension fits loose in the mast and when I am using last 32cm spot on it there is only small part of the extension stays inside the mast which creates about 0.5cm-1cm lag on the other end of the extension which in its turn creates extra curve on the bottom part of extension+mast construction. Since Ezzy sails are designed for a specific bend of top end and bottom end of the mast is it safe to use medium extension for this configuration or I should exchange it for a long extension or may be you know some other fix for this problem?  

    Best Regards,
    Max

  • ezzysails

    thank you very much for the message Max. Do you think it might be possible to snap a photo of the sail rigged up?
    You might check to make sure the headcap is snugged up as close as possible to the top of the sail. This might reduce a few cm. You can email the pics to ezzy@gorge.net.

    With the chinook extension, you can rig any of their extensions on the very highest hole and you will be safe.

  • Alena

    Hello
    Could you tell me what is the big difference between te Infinity sail with the cams and the Freeride with the cams?
    Which would be more fun for a 7.5 meter sail meant to sail around Massachussettes in low wind and usually gusty conditions?
    What do the cams add? (besides pain with rigging)
    Thanks
    Alena

  • ezzysails

    thanks for the message Alena. Our infinity (which we now call the Lion) has two cams. The Freeride sails we make (now call the Cheetah, and years past was just the ‘Freeride’) are specifically no cam sails.

    Cams add low end power, and better performance sailing upwind. Some people prefer a no cam design because Cambered sails have a tendency to rotate and power up with more force. People that aren’t as sturdy on their turns tend to like the mellower transition a camless sail can provide.

    Cam sails aren’t that difficult to rig…at least not ours. They literally take an additional 10 seconds at the most. Still, so many people seem to prefer the carefree spirit and easy handling of a camless model.
    Hope this helps!

  • Rmschoen

    Greetings, I recently sold my old Retro 7.0 and am trying to fill out my selection. Next one down is 5.5, next up is 8.5. Was debating getting a 6.5 and 7.5,  but with all the claims about range, was wondering what you thought about filling that hole in my quiver.  Also, I read the Infinity can be sailed without the cams, but I can’t seem to find any reviews using it that way. I am partial to cam-less for ease of rigging – I have a 9.5 Infinity, I follow the directions, but it is still more hassle than I like.  What would be the difference between an Infinity running cam-less and a Freeride?  Thanks.

  • ezzysails

    thanks so much for reaching out and asking!
    1. the scaling of your quiver depends on lots of factors. Your skill level, boards and booms, and local conditions all way in. We always advocate working with your local dealer to get their sound opinion on how to best set yourself up. In general, I can say that one thing that has improved with sail design is range. With that in mind I feel it is best to select bigger jumps between sizes. It teaches you how to tune your sails, and makes it easier to choose what size sail to rig too! The more time you spend on each individual sail the more you get to know how to dial it in. The Infinity is designed to be used with the cams. It truly sails better with the cams in. When we had the older cam (’06 and older) we found it sailed pretty well with the cams taken out, but the new camber system really needs to have the cams in for the proper batten profile to occur. Cams get a bad rap. They really make the sail more rangy. I’d suggest a cambered design for your biggest sail.