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| INSIDE
NORTH SAILS Low-stretch asymmetrics hit the speed spot |
 After
surfing across 2,300 Pacific miles to take first-to-finish honors
in the recent Transpac on the canting-keel supermaxi Pyewacket,
North Sails’s Gary Weisman
explains how North Sails’s new breed
of flatter, low-stretch asymmetrics hits the apparent-wind “speed
spot” of modern fast boats…Click for the story |
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 Vincenzo
Onorato and his team on board Mascalzone Latino
won the 2007 Rolex Farr 40 Worlds in Copenhagen, Denmark with a 100%
North Sails inventory. Onorato's team
are the first to win back-to-back World Championships within the Farr
40 class… Click
for the story |
| SOLUTIONS
FOR CRUISING SAILORS Gennaker or genoa for light air performance? |
| “My wife and I own a smaller Catalina with a roller-furling jib. Should we get a Gennaker or a genoa to improve our light air performance?” Click Here for Cruising Q & A |
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 Veteran
sailmaker and world class sailor Larry Leonard (left)
has joined North Sails and will work within
the Performance Resource Group. Leonard will be devoting his attention
to special projects, providing ongoing customer service and support,
and consulting with both the design and technology departments. "I
am very excited about working for North Sails,"
says Leonard, who has raced in nearly every major regatta and distance
race worldwide, including the 1987 America's Cup in Fremantle, Australia,
where he was mainsail trimmer and sail designer for America
II. “I've spent the better part of my life either
racing sailboats or building sails and I am happy that I will be able
to continue my career with a team of people who share my goal to make
the strongest, fastest, and most durable sails possible." Full
story at http://na.northsails.com |
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 The
Med-Red Rally, now in its fourth year and a "gotta
do" for cruisers, is promising "more Tawilla, more leisure,
more adventure, and a lot of sun and fun" for the 2008 event.
The rally starts in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 10, 2008, and continues
down the Suez Canal to the Red Sea—Tawilla Island, Hurghada,
Sharm el Sheikh—before returning to Israel and on to northern
Cyprus and Turkey, ending in Marmaris, Turkey, on June 19. Easy
Swissa, the managing director of North
Sails, Israel, is also the Med-Red Rally commodore, so we know
this event will be well-run and lots of fun! Complete details and
registration at: www.med-red-rally.com |
| SHORT
NOTES FROM NORTH Classy Covers for Swift Swans. |
 Along
with fast sails that are dominating the racing in the Swan
42 class, North Sails has been
providing quality canvas for Swan 42s, including sail covers, wheel
covers and awnings, custom cabin sole covers (durable “Toast”
color Sunbrella® with nonskid backing) that protect the floorboards
and provide traction for working crew, and a lightweight sun awning
(great for staying out of the sun or rain when cruising—or while
waiting for the race to start). North
Canvas Products are available in any Sunbrella color, with the exception
of the awning (white only). Delivery takes about 2-3 weeks. Contact
Rob Pennington (rob@service.northsails.com)
or your local Sail
Care Rep for more info. |
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North Sails will sponsor Kattack™ - a race tracking company that will cover the Swan 42 Nationals. Download the free race player to check it out: www.kattack.com/ |
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That
championship season. Come September, rev your engines for the Mercedes
Benz PITCH Regatta (Bellingham, WA), the Rolex
Big Boat Series (San Francisco), and the Swan 42
National championship (Newport, RI), among others. For
complete North Sails calendar info and links... 