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LOFT WAVE LIP 4.5
Mast: 400/19 Boom: N/A
Battens: 5+ Cams: NONE
Weight: 7/3.2kg Speed: 3.63 Power: 3.73 Stability: 3.91 Range: 3.45 Wtrstart: 4.36 Overall: 4.82 Price: $367
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THE LOFT WAVE LIP 4.5
SCORE: (11 ratings)
Speed 3.63 Power 3.73 Stability 3.91 Range 3.45
Waterstart 4.36 Overall 3.82
COMMENTS:
“Too powerful for me,” said Nancy Johnson, on a day when she sailed the Simmer 4.2 Reef and Windwing 4.2 Catalyst comfortably.
“Nice stability, range, light feel,” said another woman, who sailed the 5.0 Tushingham Storm and 5.4 Gaastra Grind on the same day she tried the Wave Lip. She raised the score the second time she sailed it, and liked it so much she stuck with it all day, through three boards. “Reliable all around,” she added.
“A soft sail. Not very impressed by the overall feel. A very lean entry,” said our dealer who generally sailed against the tide of opinion, giving the sail 2’s in Power, Stability and Range.
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LOFT WAVE LIP 5.0
Mast: 400/19 Boom: N/A
Battens: 5+ Cams: NONE
Weight: 7.5/3.4kg Speed: 4.38 Power: 4.50 Stability: 4.25 Range: 3.75 Wtrstart: 4.38 Overall: 4.25 Price: $386
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WAVE LIP 5.0
SCORE: (8 ratings)
Speed 4.38 Power 4.5 Stability 4.25 Range 3.75
Waterstart 4.38 Overall 4.25
COMMENTS:
“Friendly, easy to handle, well balanced, powerful when needed. Kept me going while limping in for bigger gear.” Unfortunately, there were no comments to explain why it was scored so much faster and powerful than the 4.5. Because Monty Spindler was at the test site almost every day, it’s fair to assume that tuning wasn’t a factor.
STAFF: Andy Gurtner gave it straight 4’s with a 3 in Range
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