Eighty Pro

Hello Jason, I am very stoked with the new Banzai's, weight reduction is so significant and they have an amazing range. I will order new masts for my quiver, previosly I use both 2019 rdm pro 85 and 100, I am a light rider 66kg, so they have significance differences in feeling; with a 85 pro rdm felt a lot softer and forgiving when compared with 100, I feel more comfortable with 85.

Now with GOYA's new mast range, what do you suggest? can we have a similar approach when choosing a mast? lighter riders: 80 pro & heavier guys 100 pro ? We do not have a heavy shorebreak here in Turkey, so mostly riding small waves to bump'n jump conditions, and what about the "ULTRA"? Could it be an alternative?

Thank you...

Deniz

Hi Jason,

Thanks to Fransisco for the email below.

Jason, are my neilpryde rdm masts 100% 430 400 370 and 340 the same as the goya masts?

Wil the banzai sail the same with these masts or wil the goya masts be better?

Thank you very much!

Groetend,

Alex Damen



Hi Alex,

Thank you for the mail sorry for the delay in replying!

I don’t know about the NP masts, I can’t say anything directly about them unless I bend/test them myself, which I have not done.

In these “control” mast lengths- 340, 370, mast bend is important. If you use a mast that is too stiff in the top/soft in the bottom- the most common tendency on other brands’ masts, then a Goya sail will not perform its best- you will get 80% of the potential performance from our sails. Workable, but not ideal, and a lost opportunity.

Hope this info helps…

thank you

cheers

Jason

Hello Francisco,

my homespot is a lake in my hometown. I am also planning trips to Holland.

Yours Martin


Hello Martin,

For the lake, you could go with 100% or Ultra(this last one is very fragile to impact, so you have to be careful with it outside the water). To handle the Holland shorebreak, I would go with an 80%; this is the one that I use on Maui also.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Thank you & All the best!

Francisco

Very please with these! I was surprised by how light they were and worked really well with the smaller rigs.

The smallest masts are often disappointing in range since they are often just a ‘sawn off’ version of the larger size but these are excellent!