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REAL AND DUBIOUS DISTINCTIONS Part I
(Click on name to go to review) Go to Part II:
TOUGHEST TESTER: Jeff “Coach” Hughes, 3.20 average
 SOFTEST TESTER: Steve “Newfie” Hutchinson, a staff member, 4.79 average (all his ratings thrown out)
TESTERS WHO USED ONLY THEIR NICKNAMES: Coach and Newfie
TESTERS WHO SHAVED THEIR HEADS: Coach and Newfie
MORAL TO THE STORY: Individuality Rules
HONOR ROLL OF BOARDS AND SAILS EARNING STRAIGHT 5’S
Gaastra 5.4 Grind
Gaastra 5.0 Grind
Hot Sails Maui 6.0 Stealth
Loft 6.6 O2 (twice in 4 ratings)
Loft 5.9 O2 (twice in 12 ratings)
Pryde 6.7 SuperSonic
Pryde 6.2 Diablo
Pryde 5.0 NR (twice in 20 ratings)
Pryde 4.4 Core
Sailworks 6.0 Retro
Sailworks 5.5 Retro
Tushingham 5.5 Storm (twice in 5 ratings)
Windwing 6.0 Synthesis
Windwing 5.2 Catalyst
AHD 257 Power Wave
Bic Saxo 270 Robert Teritehau
HiFly 253 Wave
HiFly 272 Freeride
Kinetic 8-3 Wave
Kinetic Ultralight Slalom 58
RRD 250 Wave Cult
Starboard Carve 99
*Not including the 5 boards and 12 sails given straight 5’s by Steve “Newfie” Hutchinson, who never met a piece of windsurfing equipment he didn’t like.
MOST RIGS TESTED IN ONE DAY:
11 boards and 6 sails, by Randy Johnson
ONLY SAILOR WHO STAYED OUT IN KONA WINDS:
(and came back smiling) Randy Johnson
MOST POPULAR AMONG TESTERS:
RRD 250 Wave Cult
HiFly 262 Freeride (tie)
Pryde 5.0 NR WAVE
 HIGH-PROFILE BOARDS WHOSE RATINGS DIDN’T QUITE RISE TO THE LEVEL OF TESTERS’
RAVING ON THE BEACH:
HiFly 253 Wave
HiFly 262 Freeride
 SLEEPER BOARD WHOSE RATING SOARED ABOVE THE STRANGE SILENCE ON THE BEACH:
Starboard Carve 99
BOARDS AND SAILS TO
WHICH TESTERS WHISPERED (OR SHOUTED) “I LOVE YOU”
Bic Saxo 270 Robert Teritehau (twice)
 RRD 248 MPE Wave (twice, both women)
RRD 250 Wave Cult
RRD 286 Freeride
Sailboards Maui 8-8
Starboard Starfish 90 (twice)
Gaastra 5.4 Grind
Gaastra 5.0 Grind
Hot Sails Maui 4.3 Slide
Loft 5.9 O2
Pryde 6.7 SuperSonic
 Pryde 5.0 NR WAVE
Sailworks 6.0 Retro
Sailworks 5.5 Retro
BOARDS AND SAILS WHICH WERE “EASY,” SO TESTERS MERELY USED THEM FOR A “FUN” TIME:
Bic Saxo 270 Robert Teritehau
French 8-4 Wave
Kinetic 8-3 Wave
RRD AvantRide 70
RRD 266 Freeride
RRD 276 Freeride
RRD 286 Freeride
RRD 265 TwinTip Freestyle (4 times)
Starboard Starfish 90 Wave (5 times, not counting extra for FUNFUNFUN)
Gaastra 5.4 Grind
Pryde 6.7 SuperSonic
Pryde 4.4 Core
Sailworks 4.4 Revo
Tushingham 5.5 Storm
Windwing 4.2 Catalyst
ONLY DEALER WHOSE BIAS, HOWEVER GENUINE, STUCK OUT LIKE A BIG TOE THROUGH A WORN-OUT BOOTY: Jeff “Coach” Hughes, who pretty much hated virtually all the RRDs, sold so successfully by his crosstown rival in Hood River
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