Zara Davis

Equipment used

For Speed I use Mistral Speed & Slalom Boards

Mistral Speed 2009

38 Custom: For that BIG day!
43 Custom : This is my British 500m Record board and I achieved 37.24 knots on it. In 30 plus knots its a peach.
47 Mistral Speed : Just recieved this board and I love it. I havent used in in anger yet but if feels really easy to sail and very fast, Farrel Oshea used the same board at West Kirby and hit 45 knots on it in September.
54 Slalom : Used this board at Weymouth speed week with a 7.0m SC4 Simmer race in 14 knots of wind and did 27.3 knots it is absolutly FAB.
67 Slalom : The board just wanted to get up and plane with only 110 litres it was amazingly quick to get going. Its a bit big for speed sailing but very quick for its size and would be very hard to beat on a Slalom course.

A Brace of Mistrals
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For Waves I use The F2 Rebel 75 and 83

F2 Rebel

Zara says " I am not a wave sailor but I love playing in the waves. The rebels make it so easy for me to enjoy myself".
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Simmer Sails

For Speed I use Simmer Race SC

Simmer Race SC 2009

I have moved to Simmer for 2009 after using Gaastra Vapor very successfully over the previous two years. I was drawn to Simmer by the UK importer Farrell O'Shea who has been developing the SC range over the last year with sail designer Tomas Persson and the international team and has achieved some fantastic results.

I found once you get to know the technique they are very easy to rig and I can hold them in wind strengths that with other sails would kill me. They are undoubtedly very very fast and I am looking forward to using them in the forthcoming competitions.

For waves we use the Icon which for me is really easy to use and trust me in waves I need all the help I can get, and the Icon's come up trumps.

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Fiberspar Booms

Fiberspar made the first carbon booms, masts and extensions over 20 years ago. They still lead the way today in terms of performance and reliability. However they are difficult to get and Mark from Revolution has had some supply difficulties. I use the Posi Grip reduced diameter grip which I like as it is much more comfortable and stops that awful for arm cramp.

Tecnolimits Booms

We also use Tecno Limits Carbon XTR Booms the arms are made as one piece which make them very strong and light. The diamiter is 29cm which is smaller that most booms and suits me well and again stops the arm cramp. Tecnolimits main advantage is the 60 cm adjustment which means one boom (150-210cm) will cover from 4.7m to 7.0m giving maximum flexability and option to carry less booms on tour.

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Spartan Wetsuits

Spartan Wetsuits make a welcome return to windsurfing under the new management of Mark Minter. Spartan Wetsuit's have long had a reputation for quality and most importantly to me being the warmest wetsuits money can buy.

Spartan are set to move forward with the times and new technology but keeping the reputation for non flashy very warm wetsuits. I am happy to say the new re-vamped company has meet and exceeded the high demands required for speedsailing in high winds and the dreaded wind chill that comes with it. My winter suit is the Extreme Dry which is mainly smoothskin has triple sealed seams and metal dry zip. Summer a combination of summer steamer and shorty which are brilliant at speed giving protection and comfort and built to a very high standard as I can bear witness to after some top crashes.

Spartan Extream Dry Extreme Dry

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Dakine

We are very fortunate to have the support of DaKine who supply us with Harness, Lines, Board bags and luggage.

They are invaluable with the amount of traveling we do for the competitions. The board Bags are really excellent and protect the boards whilst not being too heavy, really important now as the airlines are so hot on weight. We use the surfboard size double board bags which fits our speed boards perfectly and has wheels a great help when you are carrying over 150 Kg of kit!

Double Boardbag

The Harness are the very best in comfort and performance and they really take a lot of punishment and have never let us down.

Dakine ladies Harness

The Luggage is the best on the market, tough and durable, we use the Split roller model and has wheels and handles built in .

Double roller

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Navi GT31 and GPS Results Software

For speed training this device and the software designed by Manfred Fuchs is essential! I use it on every training day and especially for competition. I can analyze where I am loosing speed on the course and which run was quicker on which equipment and for competition, with the course overlaid I can ensure that I am hitting the run at full speed. Highly recommended.

www.gps-speed.co.uk for the GT31 units

GT31

www.gps-speed.com for the GPS results software (PC and Mac available)

GPS results
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Maui Jim Sunglass

Maui Jim supply our sunnies and they are brilliant for a windsurfing lifestyle. They are the worlds largest manufacturer of Polarised Sunglass which is pretty handy as we spend a lot of time in or around the water, The lenses are also Optical grade which make the view really clear and protects your eyes at the same time. They are not cheap but they are worth it.

Maui Jim, Hoku