 |  | | Size | Luff | Boom | Battens | Matrix | '08 Sail | Stock | | Sqm | +/-1cm | +/-1cm | & (cams) | / OK | RRP | Status |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6.5 | 460 | 194 | 6 (2) | 430/460 | £465 | Sold Out | | 7.0 | 471 | 205 | 6 (2) | 460 | £475 | Sold Out | | 7.5 | 483 | 215 | 6 (2) | 460 | £485 | Sold Out | | 8.0 | 495 | 221 | 6 (2) | 490/460 | £495 | Sold Out | | 8.5 | 506 | 229 | 6 (2) | 490 | £505 | Sold Out | | 9.0 | 520 | 235 | 6 (2) | 490 | £515 | Sold Out | | 10.0 | 546 | 252 | 6 (2) | 520/530 | £525 | On Offer | | |  |  |  | | The latest V8 continues the long running tradition of being a sail that delivers the greatest amount of low-end drive for freeride and freerace use with performance close to that of a full top-end sail like the RS:Slalom, yet with better handling. | | | The V8 for 2008 drops a batten so like the other flatwater designs, it is now features six tubes and the lightweight flexhead. Taken straight from the RS programme is the new UltraCam; this combines solid drive with slick rotation. In use the batten applies pressure to the cam thus stabilising the foil more than with a standard cam, yet as it rotates it's able to de-pressurise so transitions are slicker than ever. | | | With the super stable platform provided by the new cams, the mid-width tube and the refined outline shape, the latest V8 is more able than ever before to provide the widest wind range accompanied by the best handling ability and top end speed potential. Rigging is straightforward on any of the Matrix series masts, and tuning for prevailing conditions is just so easy with only minor tweaks from the specification. | | | A fantastic product for performance oriented sailors looking for top GPS speeds or to race one day and free sail the next. | |
