With Finian as rider I imagine their race gear will be tops....... we may even get a wave sail for heavy blokes. Sooner they start on boards the better
Dan owns a Quantum sail loft in the US, where the development will be done I am assuming. Supposed to be introducing technologies like technora loadpath membrane sails (like yachts have had for a looooong time). Can't imagine that sort of thing will be cheap!
Their new race sail is called the M-1 and is registered for 2012 PWA use. I'm not sure how they managed that, as you are supposed to produce/sell 10 of each sail size to be eligible for PWA use. Hard to sell sails over European winter ...
Good to see a new player out there though - Dan was always a legendary sail designer ;-)
Supposed to be introducing technologies like technora loadpath membrane sails (like yachts have had for a looooong time). Can't imagine that sort of thing will be cheap!
You mean something like this? Doesn't weigh much...
Supposed to be introducing technologies like technora loadpath membrane sails (like yachts have had for a looooong time). Can't imagine that sort of thing will be cheap!
You mean something like this? Doesn't weigh much...
Looks great, sign me up for east coast test duties.
Looks sweet Ben. No cambers? What is the meterage? How will it stand up to having 90+kg of lard person thrown against it in a stack? How light? 4 battens? You cant just throw out these little teasers without some real specs
Looks sweet Ben. No cambers? What is the meterage? How will it stand up to having 90+kg of lard person thrown against it in a stack? How light? 4 battens? You cant just throw out these little teasers without some real specs
Didn't put any cams in this one. Size is 5.3. Weighs just over 2kg - next one will be under. Won't have any 90kg people thrown against it unless I go ballistic at Christmas lunch tomorrow... this one is just made for ME. (Gotta make the most of having a sail loft!)
With Finian as rider I imagine their race gear will be tops....... we may even get a wave sail for heavy blokes. Sooner they start on boards the better
Apparently they don't jybe or tack very well, but fast in a straight line.
Yeah it says it's CST.. Damn I extended a boom with carbon tubes from those guys like 8 years ago.. Once again ahead of my time..
The guy there inquired about windsurfing masts when I told him what I was up to.. I told him they were black and kinda pointy at one end, fat at the other. He seemed pretty confident he could make 'em..
Yeah it says it's CST.. Damn I extended a boom with carbon tubes from those guys like 8 years ago.. Once again ahead of my time..
The guy there inquired about windsurfing masts when I told him what I was up to.. I told him they were black and kinda pointy at one end, fat at the other. He seemed pretty confident he could make 'em..
With Finian as rider I imagine their race gear will be tops....... we may even get a wave sail for heavy blokes. Sooner they start on boards the better
Apparently they don't jybe or tack very well, but fast in a straight line.
I made on RC sail with the same technologie few years ago but in carbon not in cheap technora The sail was a bit to stiff though and it's was squite hard to lay the fiber on a panel of less than a meter
