Patrik 4-Wave

SKU: PATRIK_4_WAVE
RRP:

3,2
3,6
4,0
4,4
4,8
5,2
5,6
6,0

HEAVY-DUTY ALL-CONDITIONS POWER WAVE SAIL WITH A PERFECT ON-OFF BALANCE AND LOTS OF DRIVE.

OVERVIEW

Developed in Margaret River, Australia, by our congenial design duo Patrik Diethelm and Fabio Canella, this sail has met our riders highest expectations right from the start.

The 4Wave offers a fairly unique concept of innovative backhand-powercontrol. By defining the profile of the sail with a special mix of materials - from a soft dacron in the front to the stiffest x-ply in the back of the sail - we could reduce the twist of the sail body above the boom in a positive way that offers you that little bit of extra horsepower – constantly available whenever you need it. Key to the 4Wave's outstanding efficiency is the wide outline in the centre of the sail while keeping a standard boom length. The panel above the boom gets the cleanest airflow so the wide panel can create drive and power while the narrow top guarantees for easy clew-first behaviour. This sail's mighty low-end acceleration can easily outperform bigger sails, so for the full experience make sure to ride your 4Wave smaller than you usually would: With on pull of the backhand you can always unleash the power while you benefit from faster rotations, more radical turns and last but not least a better wipeout-resistance of a smaller sail in big surf.

PERFORMANCE

ONSHORE / SIDESHORE 6/10  
ON-OFF FEEL 9/10  
DIRECT / SOFT FEEL 7/10  
CONTROL IN JUMPS 9/10  
DRIVE IN TURNS 10/10  
FRONT- / BACKHANDED 7/10  
LOWEND POWER 10/10  
HIGHEND CONTROL 7/10  
WEIGHT / DURABILITY 8/10  
TRIMRANGE 10/10  


* Compared to our other wave sails. (yellow)

SPECS

  Luff
(+- 2cm)
Boom
(+- 3 cm)
Best mast Compatible mast Vario top
3.2 337 136 RDM 340 – IMCS 15 RDM 370 – IMCS 17 YES
3.6 358 144 RDM 340 – IMCS 15 RDM 370 – IMCS 17 YES
4.0 374 148 RDM 370 – IMCS 17 RDM 340 – IMCS 15 NO
4.4 388 157 RDM 370 – IMCS 17 / NO
4.8 403 165 RDM 400 – IMCS 19 RDM 370 – IMCS 17 NO
5.2 419 170 RDM 400 – IMCS 19 / NO
5.6 432 171 RDM 430 – IMCS 21 RDM 400 – IMCS 19 NO
6.0 444 176 RDM 430 – IMCS 21 / NO

CONSTRUCTION

Which material and where to use it has been one of the key points in the development of our wave range. Rather than increase the shape into the panels (which leads to extra stress for the stitching and decreases the range of use) we decided to play with sail materials instead and carefully chose the correct thickness for each area. Going from "mast to clew", we used soft dacron for the luff panel, then 2 MIL x/scrim-ply for the front/top part and 4 MIL x/scrim-ply for the base. All the panels along the leech are thicker 5 MIL x/warp ply. This mix helps the wind to blow the sail exactly where you want the power avoiding the draft to shift back when conditions become stronger.
As a final touch, we studied our own kevlar load spread lines. They connect clew, top and the two innovative mini-battens on the luff panel. The secret of the incredible wind range is (also) here...
Last but not least, we focused to provide you a sail as light as possible that it's still capable to survive some big wipe outs and last you for years. This is our true approach on sustainability.

TRIM

The 4Wave offers an extended trim-range on both downhaul and outhaul.
First set your favourite downhaul to define the amount of loose-leech you like best. Less downhaul for a freestyle/wave baggy feel and a more open leech for down-the-line sailing and high-wind jumping. Then mainly use your outhaul to set the desired amount of profile, power and drive.

Once you get used to this very new school approach of a super-smooth power wavesail, the 4Wave will be the only sail you'll ever need.

Pro Tips

Bastien Escofet

‌ BASTIEN ESCOFET (Professional Surfer)
"First chose the amount of downhaul that suits your riding best. Make full use of the big trim range to set your sail baggy for maximum drive or with more loose leech for jumping and an easy playful feeling. Then mainly use the OUTHAUL to set up your 4Wave for the current wind speed and wave situation."

 HENNING TERSTIEGE (R&D Team)

"Make sure to rig your 4Wave one size smaller than you usually would. So pick the 4.8 in typical 5.0 conditions. This sail's insane efficiency and mighty low-end will keep you powered up in the shorebreak whilst having the advantages of a smaller size sail at the same time: Quicker response, faster rotations, less breakage."

Henning Terstiege 4Wave

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Shaping with more than 25 years of technical expertise, Patrik Diethelm is far more than just another name in windsurfing. From his humble beginnings as a shop customer himself to a high-profile F2 brand employee and PWA professional, his move to founding the brand PATRIK together with Karin Jaggi in 2010 was simply a natural progression. Today we create windsurfing boards and sails, rig components, foils and fins and some of the most advanced wings and boards in the industry. In windsurfing we find our roots. Windsurfing is still driving us. Winging, surf foiling and any other windsports are what we came to love more and more over the years.
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