J/105 Testimonials

“Steve Cruse and North Sails certainly have helped the Vigilante program over the years and we continue to raise our level of performance and expectation. We think we were first at every weather mark except one or two at the Marblhead NOOD. The boat is FAST thanks to your advice and support. "

– Vern Polidoro, VIGILANTE Marblehead, MA

“I had never raced a J/105 before and we were the fastest boat at Charleston Race Week. The new North sails are fast throughout the wind range and set up nicely with the tuning guide. If not for the furler jamming on the last mark rounding in the last race and having to sail the last beat with just the main, we would have won easily. I am impressed with the new North sails."

– Teddy Turner, SPEED RACER Charleston, SC

“I feel confident about our pointing ability. We seem to have speed with the other boats, and if we do not do well, it is because the skipper points it in the wrong direction. We have always felt fast downwind with the old 1998 North 77 sq. meter, and now with the new 89 sq. meter.”

– Art Libby, RESULTS, Annapolis, MD

“We had problems getting off the line in the first two races of this past weekend’s NOOD Regatta. However, our boat speed allowed us to still sail our own race and kept us in the hunt. On the last day of the weekend we were consistently fast, won the day, and moved up to 2nd overall. The new North J/105 sails are fast in all conditions and we are especially pleased with the new main design.”

– CJ Ruffing, C-JEM, Detroit, MI

“Our new North AP jib really gave us the ability to sail higher and faster than any other boat that lined up with Masquerade. The A2 runner gave us the ability to sail downwind high or low depending tactically on what we needed to do. We got held out on starboard at the start one time but we were able to go into point mode thanks to our new AP Jib and get over the boat on our hip enabling us to get to the favored right side and win the race.”

– Larry Swift, MASQUERADE, San Francisco, CA

“The racing in our local J/105 fleet is very competitive, but our North sails gave us great boatspeed that kept us near the top of the fleet in every race. With our North class spinnaker, we always felt as though we had an advantage downwind which helped us prevail in several very close downwind finishes.”

– Hal Haltom, CAYUSE, Galveston, TX

“I am really happy with the North sails. They are easy to trim and don’t seem to have a weak wind range. With 22 boats and some of the class’s top sailors at this event we could never have finished in the top couple of boats each race without super boatspeed in all conditions.”

– Bill Sutton, BLONDE ATTACK, Annapolis, MD


	J/105 Testimonials
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	What North Sails J/105 Clients Have to Say:
	“Steve Cruse and North Sails certainly have helped the Vigilante program over the years and we continue to raise our level of performance and expectation. We think we were first at every weather mark except one or two at the Marblhead NOOD. The boat is FAST thanks to your advice and support. " *– Vern Polidoro, VIGILANTE* Marblehead, MA “I had never raced a J/105 before and we were the fastest boat at Charleston Race Week. The new North sails are fast throughout the wind range and set up nicely with the tuning guide. If not for the furler jamming on the last mark rounding in the last race and having to sail the last beat with just the main, we would have won easily. I am impressed with the new North sails." – Teddy Turner, SPEED RACER Charleston, SC “I feel confident about our pointing ability. We seem to have speed with the other boats, and if we do not do well, it is because the skipper points it in the wrong direction. We have always felt fast downwind with the old 1998 North 77 sq. meter, and now with the new 89 sq. meter.” – Art Libby, RESULTS, Annapolis, MD “We had problems getting off the line in the first two races of this past weekend’s NOOD Regatta. However, our boat speed allowed us to still sail our own race and kept us in the hunt. On the last day of the weekend we were consistently fast, won the day, and moved up to 2nd overall. The new North J/105 sails are fast in all conditions and we are especially pleased with the new main design.” – CJ Ruffing, C-JEM, Detroit, MI “Our new North AP jib really gave us the ability to sail higher and faster than any other boat that lined up with Masquerade. The A2 runner gave us the ability to sail downwind high or low depending tactically on what we needed to do. We got held out on starboard at the start one time but we were able to go into point mode thanks to our new AP Jib and get over the boat on our hip enabling us to get to the favored right side and win the race.” – Larry Swift, MASQUERADE, San Francisco, CA “The racing in our local J/105 fleet is very competitive, but our North sails gave us great boatspeed that kept us near the top of the fleet in every race. With our North class spinnaker, we always felt as though we had an advantage downwind which helped us prevail in several very close downwind finishes.” – Hal Haltom, CAYUSE, Galveston, TX “I am really happy with the North sails. They are easy to trim and don’t seem to have a weak wind range. With 22 boats and some of the class’s top sailors at this event we could never have finished in the top couple of boats each race without super boatspeed in all conditions.” – Bill Sutton, BLONDE ATTACK, Annapolis, MD**
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