LOCAL CLIENTS GET NEW 3Di OCEAN WARDROBES

CRUISING CLIENTS GET A NEW 3Di WARDROBE

North Sails Expert Austin Powers Shares All On Cruising Clients with New 3Di OCEAN

As we all know this year has been unlike any other in the sailing world. In the last couple of updates, we have been focusing heavily on all of the amazing results that our customers have been achieving around the Chesapeake Bay. This month we have decided to shift more towards a cruising focus, as we are also in the great migration season where cruisers up and down the East coast start to chase warmer weather. For those lucky few, they are able to head south to paradise on their sailboats. For this month we want to highlight two boats who both received new suits of performance cruising sails in North’s 3Di family. The first is a Beneteau 473 called Flight Risk who took delivery of some new 3Di OCEAN 330 series sails. Specifically, an In-mast furling mainsail and 140% roller furling genoa. The owner of this boat, previously had woven polyester sails and was ready to take a step up in performance over his previous set. The 330 series utilizes the same polyester fiber that is found in woven sails, but when paired with the 3Di production process you get a significantly more durable, lower stretch sail, with no extra weight from Mylar to stabilize the fiber. Both the In-mast mainsail and roller furling genoa had stable shapes that could be de-powered easily which means better pointing, less healing, and arriving to the destination quicker.

140% Roller furling genoa has a rope luff on opposite side for roller reefing

The North Sails service team along with Will Keyworth to help with the test sail (Will Keyworth Photography)

Also this month, the North Sails Annapolis loft put new 3Di OCEAN 700 sails on a Swan 77. The boat was captained by Peter Horton who decided to go with North Sails after receiving sails on a previous Swan. This boat had just gone through a full refit including new decks, rigging, mast painting. The only piece left was to bend on the new sails. North’s OCEAN 700 series which is geared to be the most durable Superyacht-centric product that we offer. This series uses a blend of Ultra PE and Aramid Fibers to make a rugged low stretch composite sail that makes little compromise on weight. Next month we plan to check in on the various Frostbite series happening around the bay. We hope to see all of our customers out on the water!