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"YOU MAKE HISTORY BY LOOKING AHEAD."

In 1957, North Sails founder Lowell North set out to make the best and fastest racing sails the world had ever seen. He succeeded, and went on to reshape sailing forever. Today, whether it’s for an America’s Cup winner, a Vendée Globe champion, Olympic superstar, or weekend day-sailor, every sail we make is born from a champion spirit and pure dedication to the sport we love.

Lowell’s enduring legacy is the combination of leading-edge technology and high-performance materials, which also shaped the first North Sails Apparel collection that launched in 1989 and North Sails Actionsports that followed.

"You make history by looking ahead." — Lowell North

SAILMAKING

SHAPING SAILING SINCE 1957

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NORTH SAILS APPAREL

OCEAN INSPIRED. LEADING BY DESIGN.

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INNOVATION

WAY OUT IN FRONT

Lowell North took what he had learned from aerospace and applied it to sailmaking. Embracing technology and science, he changed how people sail, for ever.

Today, the push of the wind and the pull of the ocean still power our innovation. It has taken us to a place where we set the pace—literally and figuratively. For everyone who shares our passion for the ocean, way out in front is the only way.

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OUR FOUNDER

LOWELL NORTH

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OUR WORLD

From a dusty room on San Diego's B Street Pier, Lowell North designed and built the Star boat mainsail that started everything.

Six decades later, North Sails has grown into the world’s leading sailmaker, with seven wholly owned manufacturing sites in six countries, 2,000 people powering the global business, and tens of thousands of sails hoisted in harbors and at sea around the world each year.

The family that includes North Sails, North Sails Apparel and North Sails Actionsports remains rooted in the core values that first led Lowell North to success: in-house analysis and development of materials, performance-led design, quality craftsmanship and customer service.

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A SHARED STORY

NORTH SAILS & THE AMERICA'S CUP

The fastest boat consistently wins the America’s Cup, and we’ve consistently kept the secrets and built the sails that give teams the confidence boost of superior boat speed.

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