Hallo Hotte,
das Thema "Turbo 2016 vs. Turbo GT" wurde im Seabreeze Forum behandelt. Ich hatte einen Surfer, der beide Segel gefahren ist nach seiner Einschätzung gefragt (hier ein Auszug):
BBsurfer said..
Hi KJ,
you mentioned in your post that the 2016 Turbo 8.1 is very different from the new 2017 Turbo GT 8.6.
Since I?m interested regarding this sails, could you give some information regarding the differences.
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Antwort
Bernhard - Yes they are quite different sails. The 2016 8.1, feels more like a slalom sail, more like my overdrive. The top end is great, it doesn't get "back hand heavy" when starting to get over powered or a gust hits. Bottom end is ok, but not the greatest. It gybes well, the cams coming around quite easy, easier than my 7mOD, but not quite as easy as the GT. With my 135 is takes 12-13knts to get me going, its great fun 13-16knts, really like it in mod to powered conditions.
The GT is a different beast. There is a lot more area in the head of the sail. The bottom end on this thing is really good. I get going in 10-12knts with my 135L. There is a strong and steady pull with the bottom end, that pops you up onto the plane. The sail gybes really well with the cams popping over easily and the sail does feel light in the hands. However with sails there is always a compromise; it does get quite back handy heavy when it starts to get powered up and becomes uncomfortable to sail. You can't tune this out.
Even though the gap I have is only 0.5m between the sails, it's more like a 0.8-1.0m gap. I can't really make up my mind with the GT some times. I would like more top end, however my objective with the set up was for a light wind cruiser. I've tried 3-4 cam racers in the past in the large sizes, however they become very heavy when the wind is marginal. The GT is light and easy to flick around, almost feeling like a non cammed sail to manoeuver, it's really great in this regard. Overall the GT meets my light wind objective, I just change down early when the wind gets up.
Zusammengefasst sind aus Sicht dieses Surfers die alten Turbo´s näher am Overdrive dran, die neuen Turbo GT´s eher die Frühgleitsegel mit Einschränkungen im Windbereich. Bezüglich der Angleit Performance deckt sich das mit dem Test im Surfmagazin, dort wurde das 7.0er Turbo GT beim Punkt "Angleiten" top bewertet.
Gruß Bernhard
