09.09.2014
NEWS FROM NORTH SAILS
Big winds and great sails power four world record breaking times
in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race
For teams competing in this year's sprint around Britain and Ireland it was a fast and furious ride. And for four boats all powered by North Sails there were world record breaking times. Musandam – Oman Sail, Abu Dhabi, Artemis Ocean Racing and SCA all broke records on their completion of the race showing that some great teamwork, well prepared boats and world class equipment can make all the difference. Whilst all the teams in the race had 'baton down the hatches' conditions, for the Omani trimaran it was extreme to the max with the boat consistently pushing 30 knots for the majority of their record-breaking ride. As a result they set both a new outright World Record for the Round Britain and Ireland course and a new race record for the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race.
North Sails would like to congratulate all those that took part in the race with particular mention to the record-breaking teams on MOD 70 Musandam - Oman Sail (powered by 3DL 860), VO65 Azzam (powered by North Sails 3Di), Open 60 Artemis Ocean Racing (powered by North Sails 3DL), VO65 Team SCA (powered by North 3Di), and finally topping the leaderboard, the overall IRC race winner, Ker 52 Varuna is also powered by North Sails 3Di.
ABOARD WITH NORTH
Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship
Nothing short of dominating results by North clients at the mini maxi worlds in Porto Cervo, with a new Champion in Andres Soriano's Alegre. Yachts racing with North Sails 3Di finished 1,2,3,4*,5,6 out of the elite seven-boat fleet.
Melges 20 World Championship >Story
North clients win Melges 20 Worlds for the second year in a row; 6 of the top 10 boats sailed with 100% North Sails.
J/24 U.S. National Championships in Marblehead, MA >Story
North Clients win 1,2,3 and claim 17 out of top 20 places at the regatta, with North Sails One Design's Will Welles topping the fleet.
See more results on the North Sails website...
STORIES AUGUST 2014
Extreme Sailing Series | Act 4: Cardiff
Cardiff Bay saved the best for last for the 11-boat Extreme 40 fleet, where Alinghi, The Wave, Muscat and J.P. Morgan BAR battled it out until the bitter end for the top positions, in one of the closest, and most exciting, three-horse fights seen in the Series, which resulted in a three way collision and three consecutive penalties too boot in the final race. Photo: Lloyd Images - Onboard with Alinghi's bowman Yves Detrey on the penultimate day of racing in Cardiff, Wales.
NORTH SAILS IN THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE | #4: PHIL HARMER
A sailmaker-turned-sailor, Phil Harmer has found himself a veteran of three Volvo Ocean Race campaigns - reigning victorious in 2012 with Groupama 4, and now entering his fourth aboard Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing's Azzam. With a few preparatory steps still ahead, Harmer claims his feelings of excitement are fairly subdued, although, with the new race format and with so many new players in the game, he admits the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race should be "one for the books." Photo: Rick Depe/Volvo Ocean Race - Harmer (center) reviews plans for the new VO65 at Multiplast in France, September 2012.
The Bodacious Dream: One Man, One Boat, One Planet, One Set of 3Di Sails
Class 40 Bodacious Dream completes 43,000nm circumnavigation with single set of North 3Di sails. Skipper Dave Rearick cites impeccable design, manufacture, and sail care on behalf of the Bodacious Dream and North Sails' global network. Visit Bodacious Dream Expeditions on Facebook for more sailing excerpts, and see how Rearick brought the experience full circle to followers around the globe. To follow-up after his feature with North Sails, Rearick talks sail design on the blog. Photo: Dave Rearick - Capture of a 'triple cadenza' enroute to the Galapagos Islands.
J/111 Clients Aid North Class Sail Development, Claim 2,3,4,5 at 2014 NAs
Chicago area sailors on J/111 Kashmir participate in North Sails research and development for a new CSD inventory in 2014. North Sails class experts Perry Lewis and Dave Scott spearhead plans for a new LM-3 headsail designed by North's Dave Hirsch. North-powered boats no surprise, Kashmir, and Spaceman Spiff placed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively while using the newly deemed "LM-3" light medium jib at the 2014 North Americans in Chicago. Photo: North Sails - Scan shot of the new LM-3 during a sail test.
PREVIEW
Keep an eye out for future stories from North. Here's what we're looking forward to this month:
Extreme Sailing Series Act 6: Istanbul
J/70 Class World Championships: United States
Les Voiles De St. Tropez: France
Beneteau 36.7 North Americans: United States
And more...
HAPPENING ABOVE THE DECK
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