Cypher 2

Pro.

Generation 2.

Cypher 2 Pro hero

Cypher 2

Pro.

World Cup Freestyle.

Crack the code.

Available in 3.1,3.4, 3.8, 4.0, 4.2, 4.4, 4.8, 5.1, 5.4 square meters.

Additionally, the Cypher 2 is available in sizes 2.4 and 2.8 by custom order.

PWA World Cup Approved.

Pro Construction, Bi-Ply window, Bi-Ply body panels, Warp Carbon load panels.

CNC Battens Technology.

Available in Goya Windsurfing signature Fluo Yellow with Fluo Orange logos.

Stock Sizes.

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Feeling.

The Cypher 2 has been meticulously reimagined to emphasize the core elements of freestyle windsurfing performance: explosive lift, precise and swift rotations, an expansive wind range that excels in both high-wind power and light-wind efficiency, and effortless ducking transitions. With its responsive handling and lightweight design, the Cypher 2 amplifies these features, making it the ideal companion for anyone seeking to elevate their windsurfing experience.

These same attributes also position the Cypher 2 as an exceptional option for Windsurf Foiling.

Construction.

To make the lightest sail period, you have to shave off weight wherever possible, and the Cypher 2 Pro offers the perfect platform to push this idea forward. Ultra Lightweight body panels in Monofilm, Bi-Ply and Warp Carbon, minimalized components, dedicated “lifting” draft profile, silky quiet rotation, all these details contribute to the feeling levitation of its pure freestyle design.

Window panel: Highest quality Monofilm from Dimension Polyant.

Body panels: Bi-Ply from Dimension Polyant features two layers of PET film. This creates a softer hand, improved flex and reduced creasing. The UV inhibitors in the adhesive significantly increases the life of the product.

Load Panels: 1.5 mil ultra low stretch linear Warp Carbon fiber laminate yarns arrayed to control load lines in the sail combined with super strong Technora Aramid x-ply.

Foot and tack panel: 4 mil Aramid Scrim has an upgraded scrim with larger denier fibers, while still keeping the high tenacity aramid X-PLY ®. It has a much greater tear and puncture resistance at the highest impact of pure wave riding.

Luff panels: Dacron for elasticity and maximum lifting trampoline effect. Load and release in a very dynamic way.

Description.

Ride with friends, crack the code.

As soon as we finished the new Custom Quad and Custom Thruster, we jumped directly into the Nitro’s, applying all the same geometry and fluid dynamics. Dozens of prototypes led to all new shapes and a revolutionary compact design with World Cup Winning Performance.

This phrase encapsulates the spirit of the word “Cypher.” A cypher represents a collective of individuals, coming together to exchange ideas and elevate each other to new heights.

In Freestyle Windsurfing, it signifies the pursuit of mastery – the process of cracking the code to perform the moves you’ve always aspired to.

Speed.

Delivering the velocity to not only execute but truly express every trick in the book.

Outline.

The new Cypher Pro features refined outlines with shorter boom lengths. This makes rotational and duck tricks easier. More shape – forward and higher in the profile – give yet more lift. Refined foot batten shapes ease batten rotation.

Agility.

The uncompromising nature of this sail has led to its versatility spanning from technical trick style windsurfing, to foil windsurfing and even some waveriding, all benefiting from the sheer endless lift and lightness of this model.

Highlights

Function and form.

Stretch Control

Increases the stability and range of our sails by keeping the low section full, the mid section stable and the top section properly twisting. Resulting in a lighter handling sail with a highly comfortable feeling.

CNC Battens

Lightweight, CAD shaped, CNC machined, ultra durable, custom thickness and tailored taper battens.

Double Stitching

Around the main window, providing torsional strength, increased durability by reinforcing key load zones and blended transitions between different panel materials.

Rip Stop Sleeve

The sleeve material on all our sails is a special weave preventing tears from traveling and holes from widening. Making your sail look and perform better for longer.

Folded Sleeve Edge

Along the rear edges of the mast sleeve, preventing fraying and premature wear and tear.

Tack Fairing

Molded and stitched, this ultra durable tack fairing offers protection for your board and feet, aerodynamics around your extension and a place to store your downhaul rope. Made from abrasion resistant textile, it even protects itself.

Warp Carbon.

Magically improved handling. Pushes everything we love about our sails to the next level. More reactive. More nimble. All new Warp Carbon technology provides foundational stability in the profile shape. The material becomes the framework. Reinforced with an Aramid mesh for exceptional resilience. Warp Carbon load panels are 1.5 mil for paramount emphasis on light weight.

Window.

Maximized Window. The Cypher 2 Pro has a window maximized for its Freestyle usecase, while omitting the Extended Window of the Banzai, which in turn is catering to visibility down the line and at the lip while bottom turning in wave sailing.

Black Window Frame. For best optics through the sail, ultra low reflection, ultra low distraction. The black frame has been a conscious as well as a unifying choice and provides total vision of your surroundings.

Details

Nice to have. Nice to know.

Sleeve Opener.

At the top of the boom cut out. Makes sliding the mast into the sleeve that much more quick and easy.

Anti-Chafe Batten Ends.

Protecting the batten pocket leech ends of your sail when rigging on rough surfaces.

Tack Stitch Protection.

Safeguarding the tack area of your sail against stitch breaking from rough board textures.

Hanging Loop.

Lets you hang your sail to dry, or tie a rope, or stick a screwdriver to pull the mast when derigging.

6:1 Stainless Pulley.

Using all three rolls for an optimized power ratio.

USA Made Films.

All films on all Goya Windsurfing sails are made by Dimension-Polyant in the USA to our rigerous quality standards.

Soft Foot Piping.

Protecting your shins during tweaked maneuvers on wave sails, and your sail against the board deck on flatwater sails.

Compared.

Cypher over Banzai.

The Cypher Pro is a lighter build, since Freestyle sails require slightly less durability overall. Its power is higher up in the sail, more “lifting” than the Banzai, while this lifting power is also in part a result of the light weight. The Cypher Pro would work well in the waves in a situation where low end power is most needed, particularly in light wind, when the sail is rigged full and paired with a floaty board.

Compared.

Cypher over Banzai Surf.

Cypher power is “lifiting upwards”, compared to Banzai Surf is more “neutral”. This lifting power makes the sail go well for both freestyle tricks and also foiling, where lift helps get you up out of the water and on foil more quickly. A lifting power delivery also works well for any rider in lighter wind, to help initiate early planing and easy handling.

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Filip, France  
Nov 23, 2024 

Aloha Francisco ,

I have some questions ,

Wich sail has the most power low end .

Has the Cypher 5,9 the same low end power as the Banzai 11 ( 6,0 )
Or is the low end from Cypher 5,9 more like the Banzai 6,3 m ?

Another question,

I had a vacation in Almanarre France high wind area .
I have a banzai 3,7 sometimes to big is the 3,5 a big difference or is in better to buy 3,2 ?
My weight is 74 kg
All the best ,
Filip & Monique

Response: Aloha Filip, Monique,

So great to hear from you guys,

Wich sail has the most power low end .
I wouldn’t say one has more power than the other one. It is just different how the pull mainly, although the Cypher does have a tighter leach so it does feel like it is pulling more and from higher up, which is what the freestyle team wants to be able to do the backwind moves more powerful and higher.

I have a banzai 3,7 sometimes to big is the 3,5 a big difference or is in better to buy 3,2 ?
Yes, .2m doesn’t sound like much, but it is actually almost 10 percent less of your sail. Sailing in Pozo I mainly use the 3.5, a bit less the 3.7 and almost never the 3.2, maybe 1 day for a few hours at the most and my weight is also close to yours.

So, if you are really going to be doing Freestyle or Foiling, the Cypher would be your sail as it was designed around that. For sailing more balanced with the pull closer to your body, the Banzai would offer that.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Thank you once again for your stoke and trust on our gear and I’m looking forward to seeing you guys soon. Let me know when you are coming back on Maui and I will do the same when I’m around your area.

All the best,

Francisco

Find below the description from the comparison of those two sail models as it is on our websites
Cypher Pro vs. Banzai Pro

The Cypher Pro is a lighter build, since Freestyle sails require slightly less durability overall.

Its power is higher up in the sail, more “lifting” than the Banzai Pro, while this lifting power is also in part a result of the lighter weight.

The Cypher Pro would work well in the waves in a situation where low end power is most needed, particularly in light wind, when the sail is rigged full and paired with a floaty board.

Chuck, Hatteras, USA  
Oct 20, 2023 

Hi Ken,

Just wanted to let you know that I got to use the new Cypher 5.9 sail twice while foiling last week! Love it!?

It is a great light wind sail for foiling. Was using it in 8-12k winds with my big Maliko 280 and M-200 GoFoil wings. Love the smooth strong power it generates to get you up on foil, as well as its lightness and easy jibing / maneuvering characteristics. Plus it seems to de-power well to allow down-swell and down wind foiling on wave energy alone. I am really looking forward to more sessions on it and using it for light wind WWF on the ocean. Will likely get a Cypher 4.8 next season!

Thanks again for the recommendation to get the Cypher and enjoy the fall winds there.

Peter, Germany  
Aug 02, 2022 

I finally had a chance to try the Cypher.
What an amazing sail. So different and so much better.
How can you duck this sail...unbelievable.

Thank you!!

I hope that you are all fine.

all the best

Peter