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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT: GORD WYLIE New Adventure Awaits with XP44 Phoenix With almost 40 years sailing under his belt, Gord Wylie is a veteran of the new boat ownership club, having four keelboats so far. His favourite? The J/29. It was his first keelboat and chance to be a skipper while being in charge of crew. He got the boat fixed up over time and turned it into a winning boat. His focus now though is his new XP44, which he sails out of Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. North Sails expert Drew Mitchell caught up with Gord to share details of his new vessel. Gord, the new XP 44 you have brought to Vancouver is quite the machine. What was the decision maker on this specific boat? Is it turbo'd correct? Analysis, years of looking at boats. We were looking for a boat that can grow with our family as our children are getting older that has the ability for offshore racing and cruising. This boat is a long term boat for our family, 10 years or more. We wanted this boat for Vic Maui 2020. You purchased and moved this boat to Vancouver during this pandemic, did you run into any issues and where did the boat come from? We relied on the knowledge of professionals in our sailing community. Ross MacDonald from North Sails and Ian Fraser from Fraser Yachts for transport and boat knowledge.The boat came from Southampton to Tacoma, transport from Tacoma to Vancouver was difficult and in the middle of shutdown. Set up the boat when it arrived was also difficult as we were not able to have assistance from many people. Once you got the boat to Vancouver the pandemic was in full swing, this obviously changed your racing plans to cruising plans. How does the boat set up differently for two different types of sailing? We initially set up the boat for cruising but did switch to race mode for a bit, the racer in me needed to test out the boat in race mode. We have scratched the surface on testing the race sails, the boat came with a large inventory. Ross MacDonald has been very helpful with boat knowledge and sail inventory. When the sail inventory came into the loft I could barely get in the front door. With such a large inventory how do you plan to manage it? We have about 30 sails for the boat and have cleaned out the kid clutter in the basement and built a sail loft. Ross MacDonald and Dennis Lefeaux North Sails Vancouver> have been and are being very helpful with sorting through the sail inventory. I saw you out in the WVYC single/double handed race earlier in the year, how did the boat perform? Was it difficult to run such a large boat with only two sailors on board such a new large boat? We really enjoyed the day, it was our first time in any breeze and give a shout out to Drew Mitchell for hopping on board and helping with some stuck cars not adjusting properly. Obviously with the racing scene shut down in Vancouver you must be enjoying some cruising, where have you headed and does this boat cruise as well as she races? What are some of the features on the boat that make cruising enjoyable? We have been cruising in Desolation Sound and Johnson Strait this summer, my favorite stop this year in Desolation Sound was in Wallace Cove. We have some great cruising features on this boat including a cockpit table that recesses into the floor so you can have a wide open cockpit when underway and a dodger that folds down into a garage. Say that the racing scene comes back in 2021. What events do you plan on attending? Anything and everything, we are planning on racing offshore and PNW races. Any recommendations to future boat owners on purchasing sailboats outside of Canada? Do not underestimate the value of a broker who understands international shipping, a lot of money can be lost if not done correctly. I was fortunate enough to have an excellent broker. How did the name Phoenix come to fruition? We needed to come up with a name during the middle of the lock down and pandemic, Phoenix symbolizes a better future, rising from the ashes and seemed fitting for the times we are in and needing to look into a brighter future. READ MORE

NORTH SAILS 3DI DOMINATES AIB 1720 SOUTHERNS Dutch Gold Takes the Title Dutch Gold, winners of the AIB 1720 Southerns 📸 Bob Bateman North Sails would like to congratulate Rob O'Leary and his crew onboard Dutch Gold for winning the AIB Southern Area's this past weekend in fine style. Rob is getting a taste for winning with 3Di now and is on a roll at the top of the class. Dutch Gold was using a North 3Di mainsail and large jib as the key upwind sails for his programme. Hot on his heels this weekend was fellow club mates T-Bone sailed by the Durcan/O'Shea combination. T-Bone was also powered upwind by the same 3Di setup, as well as being powered downwind by the North T-6 large spinnaker. Talking to team T-Bone after the regatta, they were delighted with their pace upwind and down for the weekend. No complaints! This years' Southerns saw a full spread of conditions from 25 knots on Friday, to 5 - 6 knots on the final Sunday. The North 3Di sails handled the spread of conditions well and it's no coincidence that we see these sails claiming first and second position overall. It is unusual that the same sail making process can be made to work for International Moths, Sportsboats, America's Cup Super Yachts, and everything in between! 3Di really is an amazing process that is unique to North Sails. Dutch Gold crossing the fleet 📸 Bob Bateman T-Bone powering upwind 📸 Bob Bateman READ MORE

The Rise of Doublehanded Sailing Doublehanded sailing has gained momentum globally, as the gateway to getting back out on the water while remaining socially distant. Learn how you can improve your results in the next shorthanded race with our expert tips and techniques. Armel Le Cléac'h and Clarisse Crémer Give a Rundown of Their Experiences North Sails were lucky enough to have the two doublehanded experts Armel Le Cléac'h & Clarisse Crémer host a webinar for an in-depth masterclass. Quizzed by Ken Read, the pair discussed choosing the right teammate and how they got involved in the sport. Learn More Two Brains are Better than One Suzy Leech teamed up with Ken Read to take on the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race earlier this year. Each sailor brought a different set of skills to the table which led this powerful collaboration to take the win in the 24-hour doublehanded sprint race. Learn More Paris 2024 in Sight With nearly 20-thousand miles under his belt, Sam Fitzgerald is a seasoned Class40 racer and has his sights set on being a part of the doublehanded discipline for the upcoming summer games. Read about how he plans to make his vision a reality. Learn More Dynamic Duo Achieves Class40 Domination Catherine Pourre and Pietro Luciani are the reining Class40 World Champions with their North Sails allowing them to push the boat to its full potential. The pair share their best key takeaways for successfully managing a doublehanded racing program. Learn More Racing the Sun Fast 3300 Having never sailed the Sun Fast 3300 before, Ken Read explains why he wanted to get involved and take on the challenge of racing it from Fort Lauderdale to Key West with Suzy Leech. Learn More Shorthanded Sailing at a Local Level After three months of no activity, sailing on the Solent kicked off in June with 36 single and doublehanded racers. The North RIB launched to offer coaching, sail trim tips, and support to all. Learn More Sign Up Today For Upcoming Events! We've got three great events coming up, with the first one, the Vineyard Stamford Race, beginning on Friday with a whopping 95 boats registered. EDLU is on September 12th, and already there's over 45 boats registered to compete. The Essex Doublehanded Challenge is the following day, September 13th, for those that want a full-on weekend of racing. Don't miss these great racing opportunities to round out your 2020 season! Have questions for your local North Sails experts? Contact your team in Milford today. READ MORE

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: LOWISA 2020 Locals Gather For Annual Regatta North Sails expert Drew Mitchell out of Vancouver reports from the annual LOWISA regatta in Lake of the Woods. After 54 years of LOWISA being the sailing event to attend within Manitoba and Western Ontario, the 55th edition had to be postponed to July 31- August 7, 2021 due to Covid-19. If you have not heard about LOWISA before, it is an amazing race with a lot of history. Back when sailing was thriving, the regatta would get over 100 boats! There are many families who have been racing LOWISA for many generations. The regatta is a 7 day, 6 stage distance race around Lake of the Woods nearby Kenora, ON. On a normal year, the Regatta starts off at Northern Harbour just outside Kenora and loops around islands of Lake Of Woods, some of the time even going down into the US. They usually do roughly 20-30 NM legs per day and end up all at the same anchorage for the night. All the boats raft up after racing and start making dinner, enjoy a cocktail and talk about the day of racing. Depending on the day, there are social events such as island rum parties, cocktail making competitions and I've even seen a float plane fly in pizza for a pizza party! After three days of amazing racing around islands they choose a fishing lodge and have a layover day. The layover day is always a good day for rest but also fun activities. The standard activities are a football game, USA VS CANADA, a talent show, paddle board race and a North Sails presentation. After the lay day is over, they race three more legs back to Northern Harbour where they have the awards after the last day of racing. A neat part of LOWISA is they give out awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd but the awards that are most sought after are the LOWISA Spirit Award, the award for the boat that overcame the most obstacles to get to the event and the sailor that was showed the most sportsmanship during the event. These awards always get the most cheers and laughs as they ask the winner to come up and give a short speech. This year’s informal gathering was a bit different without the friends from the south and a formal itinerary. There were raft ups at the anchorages but these were kept smaller with little to no on shore activities. They spent one night at a fishing camp where a dinner was offered outside and eaten at picnic tables. I also ran a North Sails talk about sail maintenance and repair. Despite the restrictions, the week was a great time with great cruising and even better weather. Everyone is looking forward to the 55th edition of LOWISA as Commodore James and his team have now had two years to plan it. It's going to be one for the ages and I think everyone is excited to have the Americans back and proper sanctioned racing to be had. Let us know if you would like to join the fleet. They would be ecstatic to have you join. Please check out Lowisa.org or Lowisa on Facebook for updates. READ MORE

NEW ADDITION TO TEAM AUSTRALIA Tom Spithill Joins North Sails Sydney North Sails are pleased to announce the addition of Tom Spithill to the team in Australia. Growing up in Elvina Bay on the waters of Pittwater as a part of a sailing family, Tom was chucked into a boat at a young age. Since then Tom has continued to sail, and up until recently was the head coach at the RPAYC for over ten years where he coached many successful youth and open teams and was awarded both NSW Coach of the year and Australian Coach of the year. Tom has a passion for teaching veterans and first responders sailing, and was an integral part of the Invictus Games Sydney in his role as Sports Competition Manager. More recently Tom has been enjoying sailing his foiling moth Wendy Jnr and his classic international 5.5 metre Baragoola. “I've enjoyed hopping out of the coach boat and getting back out on the water, doing as much yachting as I can, whether that be a non spinnaker twilight, or a world championships. Tom was a client of North Sails prior to joining the team, using championship-winning sails on his 5.5 Metre and the 3Di Decksweeper on his Bieker Moth. Tom commented, "both of which I have been equally impressed with." What does Tom hope to do for North Sails clients? He commented, "I'm looking forward to sharing my passion with other like minded sailors, while helping new and potential clients marry up with the right product for their type of sailing." We are proud to have Tom on our team in Australia. If you have any questions about optimizing your inventory, please contact Tom. © Martina Orsini READ MORE

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: WELCOME BACK REGATTA Locals Take To The Water Lunenburg Yacht Club held the first sanctioned regatta in Nova Scotia since the start of the pandemic. They named it the Welcome Back Regatta and was organized in less than three weeks! Lunenburg offers some of the best summer sailing in North America. It is not only held in the clean open waters on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, it normally offers 25 degree weather with a 15-25 SW sea breeze. Lets just say last weekend did not disappoint. There were 35+ boats and 5 fleets on one course. Two PHRF fleets, a sonar, an IOD and a J105 fleet. With the local PRO expert Colin Mann running the event everyone knew that it was going to be a great weekend. Day 1 was a classic Lunenburg sea breeze. It took a little while to get going but once it settled it was great racing. The IOD fleet got 1 race off as the wind got above their class limit and had to head in. The rest of the fleets got 3 races in with the last one being a race back to Yacht Club. Breeze was a steady 20-22 knots with a decent swell coming in from the ocean. Drew Mitchell from North Sails was on the water taking video and pictures of the racing. Once everyone got back to the yacht club there was a BBQ, sponsor tents, daily prizes and a North Sails booth inside the club with the videos and pictures playing on a TV. Day two was postponed until 1 o'clock to let the breeze come in. Racing started at 1 pm sharp and 3 great races got off in 8-14 knots. Again everyone came into the club after racing and enjoyed a BBQ while chatting about the racing. Many sailors hung around the docks and yacht club until late and enjoyed the standard sailor chit chat and beverages. Day 3 had a bit of a surprise with the Bluenose II sailing across the race course before the racing started. Once the racing started the breeze was very similar to day one in terms of direction and strength. Started around 8-10 knots and quickly built to proper sea breeze. Colin got the IOD's off first so they could make up for some races lost on day one. IOD's got three races in and the rest of the fleets got 2. Having spent the better part of a lifetime in the business it was wonderful to be reminded how much fun it is to race boats. Welcome back! After racing everyone headed back to the club except for a few Chester YC boats that just continued downwind to Chester. Dinner and Awards were a hit with local sailing hero Andreas Josenhans presenting the awards. I know everyone enjoyed the regatta and I would like to pass along a big thanks to the organizers especially Jennifer Hall and the Mann family as well as a thank you to all the sponsors. A final straw in the regatta cap was when I was walking down the dock to head home I heard a group of sailors saying " hopefully we can have another event like this next year." Regatta Chair Jennifer Hall shares, "As one of the only keelboat regattas in North America this summer, it’s not surprising that sailors from across Atlantic Canada were keen to come to Lunenburg for the LYC Welcome Back Regatta this past weekend. The success of the event is thanks to all the Club volunteers who made it happen and the support from our event partner and suppliers, including North Sails." Please check out the results and contact Drew Mitchell, based at North Sails Vancouver, if you would like to see any pictures or videos taken on day one of the event. Photos below courtesy of Sky Sailing Studios. Photo courtesy of Sky Sailing Studios Photo courtesy of Sky Sailing Studios Photo courtesy of Sky Sailing Studios Photo courtesy of Sky Sailing Studios Photo courtesy of Sky Sailing Studios READ MORE

A GLIMMER OF HOPE North Sails Experts Team Up For J/70 Tuning Session Photo courtesy of Lisa Bronitt Since the pandemic hit, many sailors around the world have resorted to day dreaming about sailing. Regattas were cancelled or postponed, goals were pushed back, and boat work was no longer a chore, rather it was a way to pass the time by. That is until Bruce Golison and Jim Murrell put their heads together to create a “group sailing session” out of Marina Del ray. This was an opportunity to get back out on the water and train and race with some great teams and coaches while still observing all the local health regulations. During the first weekend of August, when the California Yacht Club was supposed to be holding a 100 boat world championship regatta, the local Fleet 4 J/70 class took to the water to prepare for what is now the 2021 J/70 Worlds. North Sails experts Alex Curtiss and Eric Doyle joined up with other prominent industry professionals for three days of extensive training and racing. 11 J/70 teams from Southern California showed up for some tuning and long course racing. Coaching was given during tuning sessions and racing and everyone learned some things about the race course and set up. Here are some of our big takeaways: A Challenging Venue Santa Monica Bay has all the necessary elements to create a very challenging race course. While not known as a particularly windy venue in the late summer months, there are plenty of wind shifts, holes, kelp, current lines and sometimes even fog to keep everyone on their toes. The wind usually dies at night in Southern California and doesn’t build again until after mid-morning when the rising temperatures on land push the marine layer back out to sea. The water temperature is between 60 and 69 degrees which allows a high thin cloud layer (the marine layer) to come in at night as the land cools. Races are not scheduled to start before 11am as a result. The first race is generally in a light building sea breeze in flat water unless there is an underlying groundswell to mix things up. Play Your Side During the racing we had typical Santa Monica Bay conditions-- 5 to 11 knots, lighter in the morning and generally building sea breeze in the afternoon. It almost never paid to cross the middle of the course. Regardless of fleet size, in light air the breeze will typically fill from the sides first. Getting caught in the middle can be death. Usually there were left puffs on the left and right puffs on the right. Sometimes you would need to duck several boats to get to the side you wanted. It is painful at first, but on long beats it took a lot of patience in order to see long term gains. Look Up When sailing in Southern California, the clouds will often tell you the story on what might happen next. In general, cloudiness will keep the breeze more to the south. As the sun comes out and the land heats up, look for the breeze to go more to the west. The natural sea breeze direction is more in a westward direction. Also pay attention to the clouds that form over the mountains. If the clouds start to form, generally that means the thermal is starting to form. There is some thought that if there is a 25-30 degree difference between temperatures in Palm Springs and Marina Del Rey, the chances of a solid sea breeze increases. That’s not the bible, but it is something that local sailors look at during their morning preparation. Photo courtesy of Lisa Bronitt Potential For Light Air In order to be successful at the world’s, speed in very light conditions is going to be a requirement. We raced all day on Sunday in conditions where a race might not have started but the wind can drop out at any time so we have to be prepared to finish races in 3-5 knots of wind. Smooth tiller motions, keeping the weight forward, full team kinetics, lots of time and room for acceleration at the and good patience were the primary keys to success. Once the sea breeze does establish itself the sailing is awesome. 11 to 14 knots is the afternoon norm with everyone hiking and the waves tend to come up rather quickly with the breeze. 100 boats will also create lots of chop. The boat is fastest when tracking straight and this can be challenging as the wind rotates right and the swell becomes more side on when sailing upwind. More twist to accommodate the constant change in the apparent wind angle at the top of the mast is necessary but full power to get through the chop is required as well. Trimmers and drivers must focus constantly and yet have the boat set up to do the work and track easily. The crew will have to be on their toes to steer the boat with their weight and heel angle in order to minimize tiller movement and maximize speed through the water. Off The Wind Downwind there are lots of waves to surf and over 13-14 knots of wind there are plenty of good rides available. This is also prime conditions in which to sail wing on wing, it’s just important to identify the flatter spots and the ideal times to utilize. It will certainly be challenging at the world’s in a 100 boat fleet to get clear lanes and smooth water to keep the speed up. Overall the weekend was a great success. Teams had lots of time on the water to shake the rust off and develop teamwork while under the watchful eye of some great coaches. We had plenty of practice starts and some boat handling drills and while the long course racing in under 5 knots of breeze was a bit painful at times, I am sure that everyone came away from the weekend with new skills and ideas and looking forward to next time. It is being discussed to have the same format during September, the 11th-13th are penciled in at the moment, see if you can join! Photo courtesy of Lisa Bronitt READ MORE

TEAM CELLFAST WYGRYWA MISTRZOSTWA KLASY J/70 North Sails wspiera załogi w tej popularnej zagranicą klasie 📸 Jacek Bonecki Mistrzostwa Miasta Gdańska, które zostały rozegrane w randze Mistrzostw Polskiej Floty klasy J/70 pewnie wygrywa Team Cellfast z Michałem Korneszczukiem za sterem. Drugie miejsce, po zaciętej walce zajmuje zespół GTJ z Michałem Jabłońskim, a trzecie CB Racing ze sternikiem Marcinem Rymerem. Po udanych zeszłorocznych, pierwszych mistrzostwach załogi polskiej klasy J/70 zdecydowały, aby kontynuować organizację regat w Polsce. W poprzednich latach ekipy te skupiały się na startach zagranicznych – głównie we Włoszech i Niemczech. Dlatego w tym roku zaplanowano dwa starty – pierwszy podczas Lotos Nord Cup Gdańsk – a drugi jako impreza mistrzowska. Niestety nie wszystkim teamom udało się stanąć na linii startu – nasilające się restrykcje koronawirusowe „uziemiły” kilka łódek przebywających zagranicą. Finalnie w ośrodku COSA AZS w Gdańsku – Górkach Zachodnich, który wspólnie z Yacht Club Gdańsk zorganizowały mistrzostwa, pojawiło się pięć zespołów. Nie brakowało jednak wśród utytułowanych żeglarzy. Obok znanych we flocie teamów Neuca oraz GTJ, a także broniącego tytułu Cellfast, flotę zasilił w tym roku SKŻ Powidz z Tomaszem Feretem na czele z załogą w składzie Kacper Kowalski, Michał Szewczuk i Jacek Zalewski. Na starcie stanął również CB Racing, w którego skład wchodzi Marcin Rymer – były kadrowicz klasy 49er, Paweł Kołodziński – olimpijczyk w klasie 49er, Marcin Bużański poprzednio startujący w J/70 jako EonD team oraz Piotr Przybylski – m.in. uczestnik Americas Cup 2007. Regaty rozpoczęły się w piątek 14 sierpnia od oficjalnego treningu, który poprowadził Paweł Butowski. Jak się okazało piątkowe, bryzowe warunki powtórzyły się również podczas następnych dni rywalizacji. – Bardzo dobrze oglądało mi się trening tej floty. To są świetni zawodnicy i musiałem się mocno skupiać aby wyłapać elementy, które mógłbym zaproponować obszary do poprawy – powiedział Butowski. Sobotnia rywalizacja rozpoczęła się od krótkiego oczekiwania aż bryza się ustabilizuje. Cały dzień stał pod znakiem północno-wschodniego wiatru o sile 7-12 węzłów. Po godzinie 12 Sędzia Główny – Tomasz Sawukinas rozpoczął procedurę startową. Dzięki temu udał się zapewnić komisję sędziowską wysokiej jakości. Sobotnie rozgrywki kończą się prowadzeniem teamu Cellfast. Ostatni dzień regat ponownie stał pod znakiem chwilowego oczekiwania na wiatr. Finalnie bryza, która zawitała na akwenie była trochę słabsza i wiatr nie przekraczał 10 węzłów. Zaowocowało to tez mniejszą falą. Te prostsze warunki przełożyły się na mniejsze różnice w prędkości łódek i niejednokrotnie cala flota meldowała się niemal równocześnie na znakach zwrotnych. - Bardzo cieszę się z obrony zeszłorocznego tytułu. Głównie wynika to z tego, że nasz team pływa w bardzo stabilnym składzie i udaje nam się coraz lepiej egzekwować manewry i pilnować prędkości. Podczas tych regat używaliśmy foka J-6, Grota XCS-1 oraz genakera AP1. Żagle te są proste w użyciu i łatwo reagują na zmianę trymu, co pozwala nam na szybkie dostosowanie się do zmiennych warunków. – mówi po zakończeniu Michał Korneszczuk. 📸 Jacek Bonecki 📸 Jacek Bonecki 📸 Jacek Bonecki 📸 Jacek Bonecki 📸 Jacek Bonecki READ MORE

Prvenstvo Hrvatske za klasu Laser Radial Drugo Prvenstvo Hrvatske odjedreno u Splitu prošlog tjedna bio je u organizaciji JK Mornar, a klasa za koju je bilo organizirano je Laser Radial. Ovog puta jedrilo je četrdeset troje jedriličarki i jedriličara iz Hrvatske i susjednih zemalja, a apsolutnu pobjedu odnijela je članica JK Split, Elena Vorobeva. Jedrilo se uglavnom pored Čiova s tim da u tri dana predviđena za jedrenje nije se uspio napraviti kompletan program. U petak nije bilo vjetra i RO je u 14:45 flotu vratio natrag na kopno. Istina, iza 15 sati je nešto i zapuhalo, ali najvjerojatnije se ne bi uspjelo odjedriti niti jedan plov. Zato su atmosferske prilike iduća dva dana omogućila ispunjenje maksimalnog programa i na kraju su se rezultati zbrajali na osnovu 6 jedrenja. U subotu se izašlo na more iza 12 sati i prvi plov se odjedrio po laganom vjetru, dok su iduća dva bila po više nego ugodnim uvjetima s atraktivnim valom i vjetrom do 14-15 čvorova. Nedjelja je bila slična. Također je puhao maestral, ali ovog puta regata je organizirana malo desnije od Sustipana. Prvi plov je započeo na oko 6-7 čvorova, da bi se iduća dva plova jedrila na oko 10 do 12 čvorova. Unatoč relativno velikoj floti startevi su bili stvarno disciplinirani i jedino je drugi plov startan na Uniform zastavu koja je opet bila kobna samo za jednu jedriličarku iz Pule. Razlog tolikoj disciplini, bar na početku, možda leži u tome što je određeno da su sva PH ove sezone valjana već nakon jednog odjedrenog plova, pa je stvarno svaki start više nego bitan za konačan plasman i sigurno nije potrebno ulaziti u rizik prijestupa već na početku eventa. Inače, polje koje se jedrilo bilo je klasični štap koji se morao obići dva puta, a cilj je bio definiran s brodom RO-a i bovom ispred njegovog pramca. Do njega se jedrilo nakon prolaska kroz gate. A evo što je o regati ispričala aktualna prvakinja Hrvatske, Elena Vorobeva: Uvijek je zadovoljstvo pobijediti regatu, a ovu godinu još je bila prilika pobijediti i u muškoj i u ženskoj konkurenciji ukupno, što sam i ostvarila! S obzirom da su i muški i ženske jedrili zajedno, bilo je puno zanimljivije nego prošle godine kad se natjecalo odvojeno u ženskoj konkurenciji. Imali smo dobru flotu od 43 broda što već sliči na ozbiljno natjecanje. Imali smo 6 plovova u 2 dana po uvjetima od 3-5 čvorova promjenjivog maestrala do stabilnih 16 čvorova s valom iz istog smjera. Htjela bih zahvaliti Regatnom odboru koji je maksimalno iskoristio drugi i treći dan da jedrimo što više i istovremeno nas nisu držali na moru dok nije bilo uvjeta za jedrenje, a nakon dolaska na regatno polje ubrzo bi krenula startna procedura. Na ovu regatu smo gledali kao dio priprema za naredno Europsko prvenstvo koje bi trebalo održati u 10. mjesecu u Poljskoj i bilo je dobro vidjeti gdje se nalazimo nakon dugih mjeseci rada i treninga u domaćim vodama. Cijeli naš tim završio je u vrhu liste, pored mog zlata donijeli smo još i 2 brončane medalje u klupsku kasicu zahvaljujući ulaganju mojih sparing partnera, iskusnog Tonija i mladog Lovre. Sve to smo uspjeli uz podršku našeg kluba, pažljivoj pratnji i nadzoru trenera Tonča Antunovića i našeg marljivog rada. Elena Vorobeva, JK Split Elena je inače pokazala najstabilnije jedrenje tijekom Prvenstva i ostvarila je 50% pobjeda uz 6. mjesto kao najslabiji rezultat, dok su joj u ukupnoj sumi dva četvrta mjesta bila najveći bodovi. U konačnici, može se reći da joj je pobjedu donio posljednji dan regate kad je bila mnogo bolja od do tada vodećeg, Roka Stipanovića iz YC Croatia. Roko je fenomenalno otvorio regatu i u subotu se u Mornara vratio s dvije pobjede i jednim trećim mjestom i bio je pobjednik dana. Međutim, u nedjelju je jedrio znatno sporije i najbolji mu je rezultat bio 8. mjesto. Srećom, matematika je bila na njegovoj strani i izvrsna subota mu je u konačnici osigurala drugo mjesto u generalnom poretku i prvo u muškoj konkurenciji. Brončana medalja u otvorenom dijelu regate je ovog puta otišla u ruke mladog Slovenskog jedriličara Gaspera Strahurnika iz JK Burja. Njegov najbolji rezultat je bilo 2. mjesto u predzadnjem plovu, ali niti jedan od ostalih finiša nije bio ispod 9. mjesta. Tako da mu je konačna suma bila za samo 4 boda veća od Rokove. Najbliža konkurencija mu je bila u vidu Marka Smolića iz JK Val i Sandre Lulić iz JK Mornar. Njih dvoje su završili regatu na bod razlike i bili su 2, odnosno 3 boda iza Gaspara. Naravno, oboje su izvrsno jedrili da bi mogli ostvariti ovako visok plasman, ali oboje su imali po dva kiksa s plasmanima izvan top deset i to ih je izbacilo iz utrke za medalje. Kompletne rezultate regate možete pronaći na ovom linku. Inače, kako pravila dopuštaju, natjecatelji su bili podijeljeni u različite kategorije... U19, U21 i stariji. Najbrojniji su bili u dobnoj skupini U19 s više od 30 imena na toj ljestvici. Naslovi su podijeljeni u svim tim kategorijama i u dodatnim podjelama na jedriličare i jedriličarke, a tko je sve smio biti nazočan na proglašenju pobjednika možete pročitati u nastavku: OTVORENO PH - GENERALNO Ž 1. Elena Vorobeva - JK Split 2. Sandra Lulić - JK Mornar 3. Ursula Balas - JD Val PRVENSTVO HRVATSKE - GENERALNO Ž 1. Elena Vorobeva - JK Split 2. Sandra Lulić - JK Mornar 3. Ursula Balas - JD Val OTVORENO PH - U21 Ž 1. Ursula Balas - JD Val 2. Petra Mastelić - JK Labud 3. Nika Manestar - JD Val PRVENSTVO HRVATSKE - U21 Ž 1. Ursula Balas - JD Val 2. Petra Mastelić - JK Labud 3. Nika Manestar - JD Val OTVORENO PH - U19 Ž 1. Ursula Balas - JD Val 2. Petra Mastelić - JK Labud 3. Nika Manestar - JD Val PRVENSTVO HRVATSKE - U19 Ž 1. Ursula Balas - JD Val 2. Petra Mastelić - JK Labud 3. Nika Manestar - JD Val OTVORENO PH - GENERALNO M 1. Roko Stipanović - YC Croatia 2. Gasper Strahurnik - JK Burja 3. Marko Smolić - JK Val PRVENSTVO HRVATSKE - GENERALNO M 1. Roko Stipanović - YC Croatia 2. Marko Smolić - JK Val 3. Toni Bušić - JK Split OTVORENO PH - U19 M 1. Roko Stipanović - YC Croatia 2. Gasper Strahurnik - JK Burja 3. Matija Reljanović - YC Croatia PRVENSTVO HRVATSKE - U19 Ž 1. Roko Stipanović - YC Croatia 2. Matija Reljanović - YC Croatia 3. Lovre Bakotić - JK Split Iduće Prvenstvo Hrvatske je za tjedan dana i u Šibeniku će JK Val okupiti najmlađe od najmlađih, odnosno organizira PH za klasu Optimist U12. READ MORE

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: LEO WARDRUP CAPE CHARLES CUP 2020 Hosted By Broad Bay Sailing Association When Covid 19 hit in early March, many of the regattas on the Chesapeake bay that we have come to know and love succumbed to postponement and cancellation. One staple on the Southern calendar bay every year the Cape Charles Cup looked like it might endure the same fate. Traditionally, the race involves a race over to Cape Charles on the Eastern shore on Saturday and a race back. This year with a couple of adjustments, Broad Bay was able to host a fun event by having two medium distance races in great wind in the Hampton Roads area. Saturday brought strong winds of 15-20 knots and rain, but that didn’t stop both the PHRF and Cruising fleets from completing their respective courses. Fleets had individual staggered starts around government marks finishing the courses in blazing time. Fleets included PHRF A,B,C, Multihull, CRCA, Non-spin, Cruising A,B, and C classes. Those who braved the rain were treated to excellent wind and waves to surf to the finish line. Photo Credit: Donna DeSteph and Charity Gavaza Sunday brought lighter air to start for the competitors on both race courses. Halfway into the race, a 180 degree wind shift and an increase to 15 knots forced crews to be on top of their sail trim and boat handling. This time, without the rain boats got to enjoy a surf through the finish line just after lunchtime with the rest of the day to enjoy time with their crews. Some Highlights from North customers included: Robert Radam, Grey Area, 1st in PHRF A, 1st in PHRF Overall Ben Carver, Entourage, 1st in Multihull Bob Archer, Bad Habit, 1st in PHRF B Pete Hunter, Wairere, 2nd PHRF A 2nd race Ken Vinson, Popoki Kai, 2nd in Multihull To learn more about North Sails line of racing, including club racing, see here. READ MORE

AYC HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL TWO BRIDGE FIASCO Big Turn Out On The Bay Charles Kowalyshyn’s “Coalition” rips downwind at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge © Will Keyworth / North Sails On Sunday August 2nd, Annapolis Yacht Club hosted the first annual “2 Bridge Fiasco.” A “run what ya brung” pursuit style race between the Chesapeake bay bridge and the Severn River bridge with a start line smack in the middle. Boats all shapes, sizes, and even foilers showed up for this unique event. With 133 participants, it was one of the largest regattas of 2020. There was one restriction for the race. Boats must be sailed either single or double handed. The smallest boats included a foiling windsurfer and waszp, with the bigger boats ranging into the mid 40 footers. Classes included PHRF, PHRF non spin, Portsmouth, Portsmouth multihull, Etchells, Harbor 20, J/22, J/24, J/105, and J/70. Mary and Geoff Ewenson heading upwind on the “Evil Hiss” in the Viper 640 class © Will Keyworth / North Sails Typically, this time of year in Annapolis would not have much to offer in terms of wind at 11AM on an August day, but the wind gods cooperated by delivering a 10-15 knot southerly to keep the conditions fresh for all of the shorthanded crews. North customer’s had victories in multiple classes and the results can be found here. The next big event on the calendar is the Annapolis Nood held over August 28-30. We hope for everyone to sign up for a fun and safe three day regatta. Registration can be found here. John Loe’s Hornet a J/33 on a kite reach surfing down waves out in the bay © Will Keyworth / North Sails © Will Keyworth / North Sails READ MORE

18. regata za dušu i tilo 18. regata za dušu i tilo odjedrila se u Betini u nedjelju 16. kolovoza. Manje više po već uhodanom receptu, osim što su ovog puta izostale posade iz daljih krajeva, pa su se natjecali uglavnom Betinjani, Murterini, Jezerani i Tišnjani. Jedino "sa strane" bilo je nekoliko barki tradicionalnih jedriličara iz Vodica, Biograda, Prekog i Novigrada. Ugodno ljetno poslijepodne s laganim i umjerenim maestralom do desetak čvorova prevladavalo je na cijeloj ruti koja je bila identična onoj od prošle godine. Znači, start s Betinske rive, prva bova ispred kampa u Plitkoj vali, zatim natrag i oko rta Rat, pa oko otočića Sustipanac i prema bovi ispred rta Gradina (na ulazu u Murtersku uvalu), te natrag u Betinu u cilj. Barke su bile kategorizirane na tradicionalni način u gajete, leute i kaiće. Gajeta je kao i uvijek bilo najviše, čak 33! Potom su po brojnosti slijedili kaići kojih se prijavilo sedam, te najmoćniji među njima, četiri velika leuta. S obzirom da su se svi mogli vezati na rivu start je bio s krmama vezanim na nju, a signaliziran je točno u 15 sati topovskim udarom koji je dobro protresao sve nazočne. Na startu je bio vrlo ugodan vjetar, ne toliko jak kao godinu ranije, ali svejedno su vodeći vrlo brzo stigli do prve bove. Već od početka, dobar izbor startne pozicije i ozbiljne namjere, favorite su izvukli na čelo flote. Prošlogodišnji pobjednici, gajeta Sirotica bila je na čelu i tako najavila obranu titule. Ostali su bili u blizini, ali sticao se dojam da će pobjeda biti vrlo lagana. Nakon obilaska ove bove i rta Rat drugi ozbiljni filter je uslijedio na Sustipancu. S obziroz da je vjetar bio ugodan, ljetni povjetarac, sjena ovog otočića stvarala je probleme onima koji nisu uzeli u obzir njegovu visinu i vegetaciju koji su radili sjenu i značajno usporavali. Oni koji su to uzeli u obzir i obišli ga u širem luku mnogo brže su nastavili prema najduljoj dionici regate. Ta dionica je u bila i najotvorenija i jedrila se u orcu, pa su tu najviše do izražaja došle vještine kormilara i kvaliteta jedrilja. Oni manje iskusni su dosta opali s obzirom na idealni kurs, ali ekipa s vrha to sebi nije dozvolila i na jednim uzdama stižu do Gradine nakon koje je slijedio još samo finalni sprint. Do Gradine je Sirotica još uvijek održavala značajnu prednost, pogotovo jer su im prvi pratitelji, gajeta Trtuša bili nekoliko desetaka metara niže od njih. Na samom okretu ta prednost je izgledala nedostižna, ali nikad ne reci nikad... Ekipa s Trtuše odlučila se na rizik i jedini mogući način jedrenja koji bi mogao ugroziti Siroticu, a to je jedrenje uz kraj (obalu). Kako je dio obale uz koji se jedrilo načičkan kućama, koje mogu stvarati tu sjenu vjetra, Sirotica se odlučila na sigurnu varijantu i praktički dulju rutu u vidu šireg obilaska Betinske obale. Međutim, svjestan ulazak u rizik posade Trtuše ovog puta se isplatio i u posljednjih nekoliko stotina metara uspijevaju sustići Siroticu, a kako su bili unutarnji pred finalnom virom za ulazak u cilj, a i na desnim uzdama, Sirotica je stavljena u poziciju iz koje nije bilo izlaza... Što se tiče generalnih rezultata, njih možete pronaći na ovom linku. A što se tiče raspodjele po pojedinim kategorijama, njih možete pročitati preko slijedećih linkova: gajete 1. - 24. gajete 25. -34. leuti kaići Po svemu sudeći, prva iduća regata latinskog idra bit će tek na kraju ljeta, na tradicionalnoj završnoj svečanosti u Murteru. READ MORE

470, FINN & RS:X Prvenstvo Hrvatske FOTO: JK LABUD JK Labud je sredinom prošlog tjedna, točnije od utorka 11. kolovoza, do četvrtak 13. kolovoza. Odziv je bio dobar, a vrijeme koje je pratilo natjecatelje na moru bilo je vrlo sličnom onom koje je u istom tom akvatoriju vladalo za vrijeme održavanja PH za klasu Optimist. Drugim riječima, pravo ljetno. U sve tri klase bio je prijavljen po jednoznamenkasti broj sudionika, a najbrojniji su bili daskaši na RS:X. Surfere je predvodio Luka Mratović, po stažu najiskusniji od njih, a i po postignutim rezultatima u svojoj karijeri jedan od naših najboljih surfera u različitim kategorijama. S njim su na regatnom polju jedrili i momci i djevojke kojima je prosjek godina oko dvadeset, a došli su iz četiri kluba uglavnom iz Splita i bliže okolice. Ukupno su odjedrili 6 jedrenja, a među prijavljenih 9 natjecatelja Luka je apsolutno dominirao i osvojio je sve plovove osim 4. na kojem nije ni startao. Tim četvrtim plovom, odnosno pobjedom na njemu, može se pohvaliti njegov klupski kolega Bartol Urem. On je na kraju osvojio srebro, a ta pobjeda mu ga je osigurala, jer je imao jednak broj bodova kao još jedna Labudašica, Palma Čargo. Nažalost, Palme nema na fotografiji, već su tu top tri u muškoj kategoriji. FOTO: JK LABUD Također šest jedrenja uspješno su odradili i dvosjedi u klasi 470. Od kada su se iz ove klase povukli zlatni olimpijci, posada Fantela - Marenić, u njoj su jedrili uglavnom Labudovi juniori. Međutim, od kad je taj program ukinut za ovu klasu nismo dugo čuli, sve dok se nije pojavila nova generacija juniora. Ti momci i djevojke su upravo u prijelaznim fazama između klase 420 i većih jedrilica, pa tako vidimo da su neki od njih zajedrili na 470, a dok neke od njih viđamo i u klasi 49erFX. U ovoj floti jedrilo je šest posada i jedrenja su bila dosta izjednačenija u usporedbi s RS:X. Čak četiri posade se mogu pobijediti s pobjedama u pojedinim jedrenjima, a jedino je Uskokovcima Puleku i Lokasu to uspjelo za rukom tri puta. Naravno, njih dvojica su se ovjenčali naslovom najboljih. Na drugu stepenicu su se popeli Mistral i Iris Matulja iz Lovranskog JK Istra. Kod njih su dominirala druga mjesta, za razliku od isključivo ženske posade Petešić - Bašić iz JK Uskok, a koje su zauzele treće mjesto i kod kojih su u većini bila treća mjesta. Kompletne rezultate klase 470 možete pronaći ovdje. FOTO: JK LABUD A što se tiče kraljevske klase, klase Finn, na njihovom Prvenstvu Hrvatske okupilo se šest kormilara iz četiri kluba, a najzanimljivije je bilo u samom vrhu, odnosno u borbi za pojedinu od stepenica postolja. Dva Labudova predstavnika i jedan jedriličar Šibenskog JK Val bili su glavni režiseri raspleta ove skupine. Kod njih se može primijetiti zanimljiv razvoj njihove forme tijekom regate. Pobjednik i prvak za 2020. je Josip Olujić - JK Labud i u pet odjedrenih plovova jedini kiksevi su mu bili dva druga mjesta. U stvari kod njega nije bilo uzleta i padova i uglavnom je pokazao stabilnost od početka do kraja. S druge strane, kolega mu iz kluba, Nenad Bugarin, na kraju brončani, otvorio je regatu pobjedom i drugim mjestom, ali do kraja osvaja isključivo treća mjesta. Zato je Milan Vujasinović - JK Val, nakon što se "tražio" u prva dva plova, nastavio vrlo dobro jedriti i suci mu upisuju druga mjesta i pobjedu u posljednjem plovu. Tko zna, možda bi rezultat bio i malo drugačiji da su Dugi i Neno jedrili na svojim jedrilicama. Naime, oba su jedrila na posuđenim brodovima i s posuđenom opremom jer je jednom sve to u Španjolskoj, a drugom na Palmi. A evo što je o regati rekao novi prvak Hrvatske: Ne mogu se sjetiti kad je bilo posljednje PH za Finn, tako da mislim da je vrlo lijepo da smo se ponovno uspjeli okupiti u dovoljnom broju unatoč tomu što smo nas prva trojica dosta aktivniji i s puno većim iskustvom i značajno smo se izdvajali od preostale trojice. Za razliku od ostalih ja sam imao prednost jedrenja na svom brodu, jer su njih dvojica trenutno locirani u Španjolskoj i na Palmi i tamo im je ostala sva oprema. Tako da su obojica jedrili u posuđenim brodovima i to im je vjerojatno bio hendikep u određenim uvjetima. Sve u svemu mislim da sam dobro jedrio, ali mislim da je prevagu odnijelo to što sam poentirao u uvjetima s više vjetra. Početak i sredinu regate sam odjedrio vrlo dobro i osigurao titulu, tako da sam mogao opušteno ući u posljednji plov u kojem sam onda mogao pustiti da njih dvojica imaju svoju borbu u koju se ja više ne moram uplitati. Uglavnom, nismo odjedrili puni program, ali mislim da su svejedno ovih pet odjedrenih bile dovoljno kvalitetne i zanimljive. Josip Olujić, JK Labud Njihove kompletne rezultate možete pronaći na ovom linku. FOTO: JK LABUD Inače, što se tiče vremenskih uvjeta na regatnom polju o tome je par riječi ispričao predsjednik Regatnog odbora g.Jozo Višić: U utorak smo izašli na Čiovo tek oko 14:30. Do tada nije bilo vjetra. Onda je naglo stiglo 10-12 čvorova koji su omogućili da se započne druga orca za vrijeme koje sam morao prekinuti regatu. Jedino su daske uspjele završiti taj plov, jer je njihova orca bila na otprilike pola duljine orce druge dvije klase. Tako da su oni svoju regatu završili za 15-20 minuta. Oni su na kraju tu regatu završili pumpanjem, a to im je bila već druga za prvi dan Prvenstva. U srijedu je počelo puhati već oko podne i pol i krenuli smo s jedrenjem oko 13 sati. Tog dana smo napravili tri regate za 470, dvije za klasu Finn kojima smo započeli i treći plov kojeg sam morao prekinuti. Vjetar je počeo padati i okrenulo je naglo u buru, pa su i "štiriji" zadnju mezzonavu u stvari vozili u orcu. Kako im se redoslijed nije mogao promijeniti ostavili smo ih, ali Finnovima smo morali prekinuti. A daske su napravile samo dva plova, oni su na regatno polje došli malo kasnije... I trećeg dana regate, u četvrtak, napravili smo po tri plova za 470 i Finn, dok su daskaši odjedrili dva plova. Inače sva ta jedrenja smo napravili po maestralima iz 240 do 260°. Kao što sam rekao, najlošije je bilo prvog dana kad je maestral stigao kasno i puhao samo sat - sat i pol. Zato je drugih dana dolazio ranije i bio dovoljne snage cijelo vrijeme. Jozo Višić, predsjednik RO Ova regata je bila na neki način i dobar sparing test za naše Finnaše pred kojima je Europsko prvenstvo u Poljskoj na početku mjeseca rujna. Po trenutnim prijavama neće biti najveća moguća konkurencija od uobičajenih 60 i više sudionika, jer ih je trenutno prijavljeno oko 40. Po programu jedrenja će biti od 2. do 6. rujna, a tri dana prije jedrenja bit će organizirana premjeravanja. Što se tiče samog jedrenja, format je promijenjen i neće biti medal racea i finalnog plova, već je predviđeno da se u tih pet dana jedri po dva plova svaki dan. Prije Europskog prvenstva bit će organizirano i Prvenstvo Poljske za klasu Finn, tako da će naši jedriličari tu regatu nastojat iskorisititi kao posljednju ozbiljnu pripremu nakon vrlo duge pauze bez regata i ozbiljnih sparinga. READ MORE

AIRLIE BEACH RACE WEEK 2020 North Sails Australia’s Josh Torpy and Ben Kelly Share Race Reflections 📸 Shirley Wodson Photography Airlie served up challenging light air racing for the week-long event. In the IRC passage fleet, racing was very close between Team Hollywood, Mr Bojangles, Desperado, Black Diamond and Envy Scooters making it exciting and a great test of crew work. Team Hollywood, with a full North inventory, was quick out of the blocks– just as expected in the lighter breeze conditions. Black Diamond was hot on their heels, pushing them on the IRC rating every chance they got but Team Hollywood was ahead of the game, coming out on top of the scoresheet, followed by Envy Scooters, and Desperado to round out the podium. 📸 Shirley Wodson Photography North Sails Brisbane's Josh Torpy was onboard Envy Scooters, and used Airlie Beach RW as their practice event for the Annual Sydney Hobart which takes place later this summer. “We were fortunate enough to have some great crew that we normally don’t have access to, especially given the Covid pandemic,” said Josh. “Having a top-notch crew gave us the upper hand, and that allowed us to truly get the most of the week-long event to work on crew fine tuning and boat speed.” Using the week to fine tune, the team took many positives away which will help them get up to speed with their normal crew. Josh commented; “This year's event saw many smiling faces, as sailors were happy to be back on the water, back to doing what they love most. All and all the whole fleet had a great week in what we all felt very lucky and privileged to participate in a great regatta in the Whitsundays given the current situation.” 📸 Shirley Wodson Photography North Sail Expert Ben Kelly also shared excitement for a successful race week onboard Black Diamond. “It was refreshing to be surrounded by such a strong team of younger sailors that are moving up into larger keel boat racing,” he remarked. “This was the first race for the new owner, and to experience the tight IRC racing amongst a wide range of boats made for the perfect ice breaker.” The Black Diamond crew is gaining traction and was able to ramp up their performance by focusing on crew work and boat handling. Ben commented: “For our first race together, we are very happy with our result. Our 3Di RAW 780 mainsail was our secret weapon in the light air conditions, and the boat was in great condition, prepared by Lee Randall and North Sails associates to get her up to top speed.” Overall North Sails was heavily represented across all fleets at the event, I paid particular attention to the Multihull Divisions, with a new A2 giving the Cut Snake owned by Robert Dean a new deeper downwind mode that clearly improved their week in the light conditions. 📸 Shirley Wodson Photography Troy Forest’s Grainger Mint was quite impressive all week, with a beautiful 3Di square top mainsail and headsail. “They used their massive Code 55 upwind and did very well in the ultra-light conditions,” said Ben. “We recently supplied Mick Hayes aboard the Schionning Catamaran Renaissance with a new carbon paneled main that had an increased head width and a more refined roach. From the looks of it, they had her dialed in at this event.” The Orma 60 Trimaran ex-Vodaphone won the regatta using a full wardrobe of North Sails. All sailors felt genuinely fortunate to be attending a regatta in such amazing waters and perfect weather. Ben commented; “I am sure next year’s Airlie Beach Race Week will smash all records for attendance as the beautiful images going out on social media have made all missing this years event very jealous!” 📸 Shirley Wodson Photography READ MORE

3DI OCEAN: ALLES WAT U WILT WETEN Kom alles te weten over onze nieuwe 3Di OCEAN productgroep met onze Q&A V: Wat is 3Di OCCEAN? A: 3Di OCEAN is de nieuwste groep binnen North's 3Di productljn, exclusief ontworpen en ontwikkeld voor cruisen V: Is 3Di OCEAN het goede product voor mijn boottype en gebruik? A: 3Di OCEAN is geschikt wanneer u op zoek bent naar een sterk en duurzaam premium cruise zeil met alle voordelen die 3Di zeilmaken biedt. V: Wat is anders en beter aan 3Di zeilmaken? 3Di is North Sails gepatenteerde manier van composiet zeilen maken op een 3D mal. Om 3Di zeilen te maken worden individuele filament tapes geprint in precieze tape vectoren(lengte en richting) en dichtheden. Dit membraam wordt vervolgens versterkt door hitte en een thermoset hars toe te voegen op een 3D mal op de ware grootte en uiteindelijke vorm van het zeil. 3Di resulteed in een sterk, strak en precies gevormd zeil. 3Di results in strong, smooth, and precisely shaped sails. https://youtu.be/OCFEYvqXDus V: Wat is anders aan 3Di OCEAN ten opzichte van andere 3Di Productgroepen? A: 3Di OCEAN zeilen zijn geoptimaliseerd voor cruisen en daardoor robuust en duurzaam., terwijl 3Di RAW zeilen ontwikkeld zijn voor extreem weinig rek en lichtgewichte wedstrijd performance. 3Di ENDURANCE zeilen zijn geschikt voor zowel cruisen en racen door de balans tussen vormvastheid en extra toegevoegde duurzaamheid. V: Welk 3Di OCEAN zeil is het juiste zeil voor mij? A: 3Di OCEAN is beschikbaar in 3 verschillende stijlen om allerlei bootgroottes te kunnen voorzien. OCEAN 330 is 100% NORDAC Polyester en geschikt voor cruise boten van 25 tot 45 voet. OCEAN 370 is voor boten groter dan 35 voet, inclusief multihulls, waar door de grootte een mix van Ultra PE en 3Di NORDAC gewenst is voor sterkere zeilen en minder rek. OCEAN 700 is speciaal ontwikkeld voor schepen groter dan 50 voet met een high modulus mix van UltraPE en aramide. V: Hoe lang maakt North al 3Di cruise zeilen? A: 3Di technologie bestaat al meer dan 10 jaar, en 3Di zeilen worden op duizenden boten gebruikt en hebben al meerdere miljoenen mijlen gevaren. V: Wat zijn de specifieke voordelen van 3Di OCEAN zeilen? A: 3Di OCEAN heeft zijn duurzaamheid als grootste voordeel. 3Di NORDAC Polyester en UltraPE vezels zijn beter bestand tegen UV en flex dan elk andere vezel die gebruikt wordt voor aandewindse zeilen. Door de composiet constructie met thermoset hars hoeft er geen mylar film gebruikt te worden, waardoor het zeil niet kan delamineren zoals laminaat- en string zeilen. 3Di OCEAN heeft een speciale buitenlaagtape die bescherming biedt tegen schuren en schavielen. Dit maakt het zeil uitermate geschikt voor in-mast of in-boom rolgrootzeilen. V: Zijn 3Di OCEAN zeilen geschikt voor wedstrijdzeilen? A: Niet zo goed als een ENDURANCE of RAW zeil! OCEAN is ontwikkeld als wedstrijdzeil, maar uiteraard kunt u prima een clubwedstrijd of toertocht met 3Di OCEAN zeilen varen. Wanneer u echt op zoek bent naar een zeil voor cruisen en wedstrijdzeilen is 3Di ENDURANCE wellicht een betere optie. En 3Di RAW is natuurlijk het ultieme wedstrijdzeil. V: Hoe zit het met andere materialen? Maakt North nog steeds cross cut cruise zeilen? A: Jazeker. North maakt nog steeds crosscut en radiale zeilen. NPC Cross-Cut zeilen worden gemaakt van traditioneel geweven polyester. NPL Tour zeieln worden gemaakt van gepatenteerd gelamineerd zeildoek voor specifieke toepassingen en prijsniveaus. Binnen uw wensen en verwachtingen hebben wij zeker een North cruise zeil dat geschikt is voor u. ONTDEK MATERIALEN VIND UW LOFT VRAAG EEN OFFERTE AAN READ MORE

CHARITY CUP COACHING TAKEAWAYS Coaches Perspective on Weekend Club Race 📸 Louay Habib/Royal Southern Yacht Club Local experts onboard the North Sails RIB took to the Solent each day to offer coaching tips to all 75 One Design and IRC boats competing in the Royal Southern Charity Cup Regatta. Neil Mackley has summarised the most frequent points of feedback for you to apply to your next weeknight or weekend club race. Less Crew Equals Less Righting Moment Due to the restrictions on crew numbers, a lot of boats were sailing overpowered. It was gusty on the third day of racing, so it was important for crews to set their sails up with a little added twist to help the boat accelerate rather than just heel when the larger gusts hit. More twist (in the jibs particularly) would help the crews stay powered up but not overpowered and would also make it easier to steer the boat. Optimize your Crew Work Again, adjusting to reduced crew numbers meant in some cases, crew work could be a main point of focus. I saw a few boats gybing the mainsail after the spinnaker pole was tripped. I think it is smoother to always gybe the main and then trip the pole to help keep the kite flying. Or still trip the pole, gybe the main, and then fit the pole back on the new gybe, whilst keeping the boat under the kite and in control. Go into Mark Roundings with a Firm Plan The other area that comes into play and also gets exaggerated by less crew is rounding the leeward mark. Dropping one or two boat lengths a little early is much better than waiting until the last second and sailing past the mark. The kite drop will take longer with less crew and there is also a higher workload on each crew member, so this needs to be accounted for. Sailing two boat lengths or more past a turning mark and then sailing back to the mark takes at least 20 seconds, dropping 15 seconds early is therefore still a gain. Assign Job Roles Onboard Adapt your crew roles to the reduced numbers. It is important to have a plan of what needs to be done, when it needs to happen, and by who. You should only lose one crew off the rail at a time if at all possible. Less hands to help mean everyone is busy, so assign each crew their duty to take charge and execute. Sail Selection When it comes to choosing the right sails to meet conditions, most teams will know what the ideal ranges are for each sail whilst fully crewed. But this is likely to be different when sailing shorthanded and is probably most exaggerated at the crossover from a J2 or Medium Jib to the J3 or Heavy Jib. With a lighter crew, the crossover is going to be a couple of knots lower. So if the normal crossover was 16-17 knots, then this could actually be 14-16 knots with less crew, maybe even 12 knots. This is definitely worth looking at and testing. The most effective coaching tip I gave was simply asking the teams to drop the jib car back a little to encourage twist in the jib. Lots of boats were sailing with older inventories so the sail shape has drifted aft, and the leech rounded up. In this case, I advised boats to ease the mainsheet just a few cm’s, as over sheeting makes the shape worse. Twist is our friend, as it encourages the sail to breathe and helps the boat accelerate when a gust hits. Twist helps to steer in gustier conditions, and if there is not enough twist, the boat will want to round up in the pressure increase, as opposed to depowering and still accelerating forward. 📸 Louay Habib/Royal Southern Yacht Club 📸 Louay Habib/Royal Southern Yacht Club 📸 Louay Habib/Royal Southern Yacht Club 📸 Louay Habib/Royal Southern Yacht Club Sign Up for North Sails News READ MORE

RACING IS BACK Getting Back Into The Racing Groove Man does it feel good to be back out on the water in a racing atmosphere. With the stage 3 reopening in Toronto and Peel regions, many of us were able to have racing “reopen” at our yacht clubs. A concept a lot of us believed wouldn’t happen at all this season. In this sense, patience paid off and we’re able to get the adrenaline pumping with weeknight racing. We had four divisions, small WS Fleet, DH WS Fleet, Large WS fleet and Ultra WS fleet, for a total of 27 boats signed up from both MCC and EYC. At MCC, our first race night on August 5th and it was a breezy night to kick the series off with. My body definitely wasn’t used to those movements anymore and was definitely feeling it the next day. We had a nice offshore NW breeze with an average of 12-15 kts; close hauled for most of the legs. High Tea had a great night with the 3Di Raw Mainsail and 3Di Raw Furling Jib, taking 2nd in the Ultra WS fleet while Endeavour took 3rd. Koodos to their crew for nautical themed masks. Their smiles for being out on the water were beaming through their masks. Great Escape was flying around the course as well with their new light/medium 3Di Raw jib (Looking snazzy Richard!); and let’s not forget 3Di Raw powered Rum Kist, skippered by Bill Morland and crewed by his kids and friends. Fantastic to see youth out on the course, keeping us all in check.In the DH WS fleet, we saw Surprise take first with their 3Di Nordac, now called 3Di Ocean, mainsail, well done Dave and Wally! What is even better to see though is how MCC is welcoming other racers from different clubs, whose racing has been cancelled, to come race at MCC. A terrific display of sportsmanship and encouragement to get sailors out on the water. While we still love cruising, don’t get us wrong, it did feel good to get the heart pumping and be in race mode, even if it was for a couple of hours. The best part of it though, I have to say, was hearing everyone afterwards say the same thing, “it felt good to be out there again.” READ MORE

EXPLORING A HIDDEN GEM: PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY Cruise On Over and See The County Many know the County as it’s known to folks from the Six. Sandbanks Park. The wineries. Charming inns and B&Bs. The rolling pastures dotted with quaint communities like Wellington. Most travellers arrive by car but now that sailing has returned why not consider a cruise instead? What better time to plan a waterborne adventure? Open up your favourite navigation app, Navionics, perhaps. Or Google Earth. Scroll over to eastern Lake Ontario...Take note of the north shore of eastern Lake Ontario. Within a good day's sail, the varied and vast cruising grounds of Prince Edward County await. Eastern Ontario has embraced Stage 3. Most everything is open. Anchorages. Marinas. Yacht clubs. Stores. Restaurants. Less the crowds. Prince Edward County (PEC) beginning in Brighton continuing 38 nm east to Cressy Point, there are so many coves, harbours, open reaches, and terrific freshwater sailing to be had. Many different itineraries could be plotted. The Murray Canal is the western access to the Bay of Quinte leading to Trenton and Belleville. Technically not on the county, both have yacht clubs and public marinas. The north shore waters of Prince Edward County are dotted with anchorages while marinas are a little scarcer. Baycrest Lodge Marina located in the county just a few miles east of Belleville. A gem of PEC is Picton. Getting to there will likely be a mix of sailing, motor-sailing and motoring as you navigate through the Narrows into Long Reach and then Picton Bay. Once in Picton there are docking options including the Prince Edward Yacht Club or the Picton Harbour Park Marina. The downtown is a walk away. If you have made it to Picton I’d strongly encourage you to make time to explore the waters east of Picton. Adolphus Reach, Waupoos, Prince Edward Bay, Prinyer's Cove. A region distinguished by limestone cliffs, fresh, clear water, gravelly beaches and good anchorages. A great feature of cruising these waters is flexibility due to changes in weather. Protected waters can be found easily, no matter the wind direction. A word of caution. No doubt, you done a proper study of the charts as you sailed or motored to this point. In these waters, safe, damage-free passage making requires vigilant navigating. Use the guides. Use your mobile Navionics app, use your eyes and binoculars but know where you are and where you are going. As they say, the water can get hard fast if one is not paying attention. Set sail for the Bay of Quinte and the waters around Prince Edward County. The sailing is excellent, with lots to see and do. All this to say, go! Go as soon as you can. READ MORE

Team race PH Ekipa kodnog imena "Uljanik 2", a u sastavu Noa Gorički, Luka Lorencin, Luka Pahljina i Marko Puljiz, inače članovi JK Uljanik iz Pule, rtenirani od starne Daria Klibe, najbolja su ekipa na Ekipnom prvenstvu Hrvatske za klasu Optimist. Da bi trijumf Pulskog kluba bio potpun pobrinula se ekipa "Uljanik 1" u sastavu Edi Jurman, Mija Močinić, Ema Grabar i Jakov Močinić koja je osvojilo srebro! Naravno, trener i Uljanika 1 je Dario Kliba. Ovo prvenstvo je bilo nastavak klasičnog Prvenstva Hrvatske koje je završilo u subotu 1. kolovoza i organizator mu je također bio Jedriličarski klub Marina Kaštela. S jedrenjima se krenulo već u nedjelju, a kako je vrijeme išlo na ruku Regatnom odboru, finala su se odjedrila već sutradan, tako da nije bilo potrebe da se iskoristi rezervni dan. Uvjeti na moru su bili slični onima na prethodnoj regati, bar što se temperature tiče, a po pitanju vjetra bilo je raznolikije. U nedjelju se flota stacionirala ispred Slatina na otoku Čiovu... za one koji ne poznaju tu zonu, to je unutar Kaštelanskog zaljeva. Na more se izašlo već oko 10 sati a puhalo je svega nekoliko čvorova nestabilnih po smjeru. Zato su ekipe zadužene za postavljanje regatnog polja imale više nego pune ruke posla, ali srećom po njih ubrzo je regata prebačena na vanjsku stranu Čiova, na mjesto gdje se jedrilo prethodnih dana. Tu je maestral bio dosta stabilniji i puhalo je do desetak čvorova, a to je bilo dovoljno za nešto više od polovice Round Robina, odnosno dijela natjecanja u kojem je potrebno da jedri svatko protiv svakoga. Inače je to princip po kojem se jedri "team race", a pojam Round Robina uglavnom je jedna od prvih asocijacija vezana uz dvobojsko jedrenje, tzv. match race. Drugi dan regate RO se nije zadržavao sa sjeverne strane Čiova, već je odma zauzeo kurs prema provjerenoj lokaciji i tamo je regatno polje ovog puta bilo postavljeno na jugo koje je puhalo od 5-6 čvorova, pa sve do 15-16. Pratio ga je kratki oštri val koji je manje iskusnim klincima i klincezama stvarao probleme punjenjem njihovim jedrilica morem. Na prvenstvo se prijavilo 16 ekipa. Uz spomenute dvije ekipe, JK Uljanik je imao još jednu ekipu, a njihovi sugrađani iz JK Vega dvije. Tako da se može reći da su Pulski jedriličari činili više od 30% regate. Osim njih po dvije ekipe imali su još JK Split, JK Mornar i JK Briva, a svoje šanse sa po jednim timom okušali su JK Labud, JK Zenta, JK Galeb, JK Opatija i JK Trogir. Inače, ekipe imaju po četiri člana, a pravila im dopuštaju i jednu rezervu. Ono po čemu se ekipno jedrenje razlikuje od klasičnog flotnog, gdje svaki jedriličar jedri samo za sebe i skuplja bodove za svoju korist, kod ekipnog jedrenja svi bodovi jedne ekipe se zbrajaju. Logičan zaključak, a da bi se postigli što bolji rezultati više nije bitno da se prvi stigne do cilja, već da cijela ekipa kao kolektiv ostvari što manju sumu kaznenih bodova. Drugim riječima, nije uopće bitno da li će netko iz ekipe stići prvi, dapače, to se čak i na jedan način penalizira. U slučaju izjednačenja bodova pobjeda odlazi onoj ekipi čiji član nije prvi presjekao ciljnu ravninu! Još jedna stvar je drugačija od klasičnog flotnog jedrenja, a to je oblik regatnog polja. U Ekipnom jedrenju se jedri tzv. zmija. Nakon starta jedri se u orcu, potom se desnim bokom okreće u mezzonavu. Nakon toga ponovno poluokret desnim bokom da se zauzme kurs u krmu, a kad se stigne do te bove ona se ostavlja lijevim bokom i ponovno se jedri mezzonava. Nakon dolaska do slijedeće bova ponovno slijedi okret u lijevo i u orcu se jedri do cilja. Kako se mora odjedriti vrlo velik broj regata sve distance su relativno malene i uglavnom su duljine pojedinih dionica oko 50 metara. Kako je bilo prijavljeno 16 ekipa, matematika je pokazala da se moralo odjedriti ukupno 120 pojedinačnih matcheva! Da bi se to moglo realizirati stalno su u polju bila po tri para ekipa. Nakon starta prvog para slijedila bi procedura za drugi par, pa nakon toga za treći par. Kad bi prvi par završio svoj match krenula bi predstartna procedura za slijedeći par i tako do kraja Round Robina. FOTO: JK MARINA KAŠTELA U svakom slučaju ovakvo jedrenje zahtijeva određeni kombinatorički stil razmišljanja natjecatelja i sigurno je lakše pripremiti se za ovakvo natjecanje kad u klubu postoji veća baza, odnosno veći broj jedriličara i jedriličarki da se mogu složiti bar dvije ekipe. To se najbolje vidjelo na primjeru prve dvije ekipe, jer npr. trećeplasirana skupina jedriličara, koja je jedrila pod zastavom JK Labud, a u sastavu Josip Tafra, Marin Ljubičić, Grigor Pettener, Roko Čepić-Zokić i Antonio Milišić s trenerom Vedranom Mandićem, sastavljena je od jedriličara sa samog vrha rang ljestvice, ali Puljani su pokazali da je potrebno još nešto osim izvlačenja maksimalne brzine iz jedrilice. Što se tiče kvalifikacijskog dijela, Round Robina, svaka ekipa je morala odjedriti po 15 matcheva. Na kraju su tu bili najuspješniji članovi ekipe Uljanik 1. Oni su imali idealni skor od 100%, odnosno pobijedili su u svih 15 plovova! Iza njih su bili Labudaši, koji su definitivno pokazali svoju kvalitetu s impresivnih 14 pobjeda. Već se zna da su se u polufinale s njima plasirali članovi Uljanika 2, a pravo na završnicu osvojili su s 13 pobjeda. A četvrta ekipa je u polufinale stigla s 12 pobjeda i to su bili članovi JK Vega po d imenom Starships. Ostale ekipe su imale po manje od 10 pobjeda, a koliko je svaka osvojila bodova i koja su mjesta zauzeli možete vidjeti na ovom linku, a ako ste željni malo detaljnije analize kliknite na ovaj link. Prvoplasirani Uljanik 1 je za svoje suparnike u polufinalu izabrao sugrađane iz Vege, tako da je Labudu na megdan izašao Uljanik 2. Oba para su priredili napeta jedrenja i svi su morali odjedriti po tri plova, jer su u finale išli oni koji su imali dvije pobjede. Kao što već znate, parovi u posljednjoj fazi PH bili su Uljanik 2 i Uljanik 1, odnosno Labud i Starship. Ekipa s višim startnim brojem nije pokazala da se boji klupskih brojeva jedan i iz oba finalna plova izlaze kao pobjednici! Drugi par je priredio neizvjesnije matcheve, pa su morali odjedriti i treći. Bodovna stanja u završnici možete pronaći na ovom linku. Malo detaljnijom analizom može se vidjeti da je Uljanik 2 imao i malo veću dozu sreće na svojoj strani kad je i u polufinalu i u finalu osvojio bod pri bodovnom stanju 18:18, ali zar postoji netko tko bi odbio pomoć gđe. Fortune? READ MORE

Prvenstvo Hrvatske za klasu Optimist Tristan Tol, član Jedriličarskog kluba Vega iz Pule novi je prvak Hrvatske u klasi Optimist s čak 10 bodova prednosti u odnosu na drugoplasiranog Josipa Tafru iz JK Labud, a koji je srebro osigurao s pet bodova prednosti u odnosu na brončanog Bepa Duplančića iz JK Zenta. Regatu je organizirao Jedriličarski klub Marina Kaštela. Do svojih rezultata su stigli nakon 9 odjedrenih plovova. Prvog dana regate, u srijedu 29. srpnja, odjedrena su tri kvalifikacijska jedrenja, a u četvrtak još dva. Nakon toga je uslijedilo formiranje finalnih skupina... zlatne i srebrene. Iduća dva dana na moru se jedrilo samo unutar tih skupina, bez daljnjih podjela, a ukupno su odjedrena još četiri plova. Stvarno bogat i skoro maksimalno iskorišten program pogotovo kad se uzme u obzir da se jedrilo u srcu ljeta po iznimno teškim temperaturnim uvjetima. Visoke temperature su vladale već od jutra, a maestrali su dozvoljavali jedrenje tek iza podne. Srećom, puhali su stalno iznad 10-12 čvorova pa je bar na moru bilo ugodnije nego za vrijeme čekanja na kopnu. Nakon prvog dana jedrenja već se moglo naslutiti da Tristan Tol ima ozbiljne namjere i da je u pobjedničkoj formi. U tri održana jedrenja pobijedio je u prvom i trećem plovu svoje skupine, a u drugom plovu je završio na drugom mjestu. Dobro otvaranje je imao i član drugog Puležanskog kluba, Jakov Močinić - JK Uljanik. On je osvojio dva druga i jedno prvo mjesto. Zajedno s njima na vrhu se odmah istaknuo i Josip Tafra. I on se mogao pohvaliti prvim i drugim mjestom, ali mu je četvrto iz prvog plova malo pokvarilo prosjek. Njih trojica su već u startu značajno odmaknuli ostalima. Najbolje se to može vidjeti na primjeru četveroplasiranog na kraju dana, Edija Jurmana iz JK Uljanik, koji je bio iza Josipa čak 9 kaznenih bodova. Što se tiče djevojčica, najbrža u srijedu je bila Katja Rabak iz JK Vega koja je dan završila na 6. mjestu, a imala je jednak broj bodova kao i petoplasirani Luka Pahijina iz Uljanika. Stvarno vrlo dobar dan za jedriličare iz Pule! U četvrtak se jedrio kraj kvalifikacija i kreću prva odbacivanja. Matematika je kao i uvijek zanimljiva i nemilosrdna, pa je zanimljivo vidjeti rasplet na kraju dana. Imena trojca u vrhu su nepromijenjena, jedino što su se bodovno jako približili jedni drugima. Prva dvojica sad imaju po 6 bodova i zamijenili su se u redoslijedu. Jakov i Tristan imaju potpuno jednaka mjesta, jednaki rezultat u posljednjem plovu, ali Jakov je u predzanjem bio bolje plasiran (pobijedio je u svojoj grupi, dok je Tristan u svojoj završio na drugom mjestu). A da bi nastavak regate bio još napetiji pobrinuo se Josip koji je bio na samo jedan bod iza njih dvojice. Najveći skok u plasmanu imao je Zentaš Bepo Duplančić. Kvalifikacije završava na četvrtom mjestu iako je u drugi dan Prvenstva ušao s 12. pozicije. Inače, Bepo je i najbolji u kategoriji U12. Među djevojčicama je također došlo do smjene na vrhu. Katja Rabak je skliznula na 11. mjesto, a njen status najbrže djevojčice preuzima Mija Močinić iz JK Uljanik. Petak... početak završnice... formirane su dvije skupine sa po 69 natjecatelja i u tom sastavu nastavljaju jedriti i u subotu. Sad je jedrenje sigurno i teže, jer su svi sličnih jedriličarskih vještina u istim jakosnim skupinama. Naravno, to odmah ima i direktnog efekta na plasmane na kraju dana, ali bodovi skupljeni u kvalifikacijama još uvijek dobro dolaze za održavanje visokog plasmana. To su najbolje na vlastitom primjeru osjetili Tol i Tafra jer su obojica bili dosta loši u posljednjem jedrenju dana. Srećom, odbacivanja su ih spasila, pa su i dalje ostali u vrhu, a čak su i obojica napredovala za po jednu stepenicu. Tako Tol ponovno preuzima vodstvo, a Tafra prvi put dan završava kao srebreni. Najveći pad u vrhu imao je Jakov Močinić. On je s prvog mjesta skliznuo na sedmo. Slično kao i dvojac s vrha i on je kiksao u posljednjem plovu, ali najveći bodovni teret mu ipak nije bio taj plov, neko prvi plov dana kad nije startao. Među djevojčicama ponovno dolazi do rošade. Katja Rabak za tri boda prelazi Miju Močinić i preuzima mjesto vodeće djevojčice. Što se tiče srebrene skupine, tu su malo više do izražaja došle pripadnice nježnijeg spola. Kaja Grubišić iz JK Split i Ana Grubelić iz JK Uskok su na vrhu skupine, a najbliži dječak im je mlađahni Ricardo Juretić iz JK Opatija. I na kraju, još dva jedrenja u subotu. Što se tiče zlatne skupine to je sigurno najzadovoljniji bio trener JK Uljanik jer su njegovi Mija i Jakov Močinić odnijeli pobjede u oba plova. Jakovu je to bila jedna moralna zadovoljština koju mora iskoristiti kao motiv za nastavak s vrhunskim jedrenjem u nastavku sezone, dok je Miji ta pobjeda olakšala povratak na vodeću poziciju među djevojčicama. Što se tiče vrha raspored je ostao jednak, a na postolje su se popeli Tol, Tafra i Duplančić! Slično je završilo i u srebrenoj skupini, ista imena, ali znatno veća doza neizvjesnosti. Ricardo je uspio preteći Anu za tri boda i izjednačiti se s Kajom. Međutim, njena pobjeda u sedmom plovu je išla u njenu korist i osigurala joj pobjedu u skupini. Osim što je regata bila zahtjevna po pitanju topline i dugih prebacivanja do regatnog polja s vanjske strane Čiova, sigurno će svima ostati u sjećanju po brojnim otežavajućim okolnostima vezanim uz zadovoljavanje sigurnosnih elemenata zadanih od strane raznih stožera. Napravljeno je devet jedrenja po maestralu do 14 čvorova. Svaki dan je bilo sve u redu, jedino nas je u petak nevera potjerala s mora, a danas (subota) nevera je krenula kad smo već svi bili u marini. Tako da su svi bili zaštićeni. A jučer nas je uhvatio samo rub. Bili smo van Čiova i nevera je stigla do njega. Mi kao organizatori smo se najviše borili protiv Korone... da ne bude grupiranja, da se ne ulazi u hangar i zatvorene prostore i da se zadovolje sve smjernice epidemiološkog stožera. A što se tiče natjecanja, najbolji su pobijedili! Međutim, još nismo gotovi. U nedjelju starta timsko PH koje će se jedriti dva dana s tim da imamo i jedan dan u pričuvi ako ne budu odgovarajući vremenski uvjeti. Armano Zekan, JK Marina Kaštela A evo tko su sve slavodobitnici u pojedinim kategorijama: DJEČACI 1. Tristan Tol - JK Vega Pula 2. Josip Tafra - JK Labud Split 3. Bepo Duplančić - JK Zenta Split DJEVOJČICE 1. Mija Močinić - JK Uljanik Pula 2. Katja Rabak - JK Vega Pula 3. Noa Gorički - JK Uljanik Pula DJEČACI DO 12 GODINA 1. Bepo Duplančić - JK Zenta Split 2. Toma Smirčić - JK Split Split 3. Marko Puljiz - JK Uljanik Pula DJEVOJČICE DO 12 GODINA 1. Ema Grabar - JK Uljanik Pula 2. Nina Marušić - JK Zvir Hvar 3. Marta Lolić - JK Split Split READ MORE

3Di SUCCESS IN THE 1720 CLASS #NSVictoryList For Baltimore Cup Clients 📸 Deirdre Horgan Congratulations to all North customers for their great results in the recently held 1720 Baltimore Cup. Special congratulations goes to first overall finisher, Robert O'Leary, sporting North Sails 3Di main and Genoa. Well done to second place finisher Anthony O'Leary, flying the same combination of North 3Di sails. Fionn Lyden came in 3rd overall, flying a 3Di main, and the Durcan Family sailing T-Bone was 4th overall Flying 2017 3DL upwind sails and excelling downwind with the latest T-6 spinnaker design. T-Bone was the only boat to win two races.Great to see this class enjoying such close racing in the beautiful waters of Baltimore. Back in April 2019 I wrote a piece called "The Trickledown effect". The article explains how 3Di started life in the America's Cup and is now on the smallest One Design boats including the 1720. While on the subject of 3Di, take a look here to understand exactly how it's made. Totally unique in the sailmaking world. When you watch this video, it will explain why a 3Di sail might cost a little more than a conventional 2D sail, and why it will last significantly longer in the long run. We look forward to the next 1720 regatta at the end of August as part of the Cork 300 celebrations. Till then, sail fast! 📸 Deirdre Horgan READ MORE

J/122 JOSS MAKES WAVES IN 2019-2020 SEASON It's All Up From Here For IRC Rated Team 📸 Lindsay Preece / Iron Bark Photos The Offshore Racing Spring/Summer Calendar in Western Australia consists of 12 ORWA official events, & three club events (RFBYC & FSC) that combine with some ORWA races as Club Sponsored Offshore Series – A total Spring/Summer calendar of 15 races. FSC also conducts a four-race winter series. J/122 Joss launched in 2012 and has been a regular competitor in Ocean Racing in Perth, Western Australia since she arrived from Papua New Guinea, IN in 2013. "The more you sail, the more you hopefully improve," and Joss typifies this statement. We had a brilliant 2018/19 Offshore Season – Runner up in the Siska Trophy & Bluewater Div 1 IRC Series, and winning several IRC & YAH ORWA Series, & 2 FSC IRC & YAH Series. In 2019/20 ORWA changed the “Siska Trophy” criteria from a Bluewater Combined Fleet IRC Series only, to all ORWA Races – 12 Bluewater & Offshore IRC Races (Combined Fleets) the “Winner” to be therefore crown the “WA Offshore Champion Yacht”. "The 2019/20 Season has been simply amazing." Joss had a clean sweep of all Offshore Div 1 IRC Series in Western Australia. 33rd Siska Trophy – “Overall Season Champion Yacht (Combined Fleets) Bluewater Series – Winners Div 1 IRC & PHS Offshore Series – Winners Div 1 IRC & PHS 43rd Farrawa Cup Series (RFBYC) – Winners (Combined fleet), Winners Div 1 IRC. Success Cup Series (FSC) – Winners Div 1 IRC & PHS Captain Stirling Cup Series (FSC) – Winners Div 1 & PHS Valamdre Winter Cup Series (FSC) – Winners DIV 1 IRC. "What's the key to our success? An extremely well prepared boat, core crew who have sailed together for several years, a willingness to sail every event in every conditions, aiming for consistent results throughout the season (including enjoying the occasional race win), and sailing a really competitive IRC Rated J/Boat." "Not to mention the sheer enjoyment and sense of achievement of being able to sail offshore. We are extremely realistic as to the ever improving quality of the yachts competing in WA, and of our chances in terms of repeating such unbelievable season results, the challengers are made somewhat easier when your name is already inscribed on the trophies" "Our goals in 2020/21 are to continue to be as competitive as possible, enjoy ourselves sailing offshore, and celebrate whoever wins next year." 📸 Lindsay Preece / Iron Bark Photos READ MORE

RL SAILING TEAM CHOOSES NORTH SAILS Sailmaker of Choice for Upcoming Doublehanded Figaro Campaign 📸 RL Sailing Team Stepping onboard a Figaro 3 is an exciting yet daunting experience. They are offshore, foil assisted One Design race machines with no compromises. Learning to sail such a boat takes skill, time, patience and nerves of steel! That covers sailing the boat... the next challenge involves diving into the deep end and sailing it offshore, in France, in the Figaro circuit, competing against the best sailors in the world. It really is a quantum leap from what even professional sailors are used to. This is what Kenneth Rumball and Pamela Lee have lined up as they embark on their doublehanded Figaro campaign. "With so much to learn'' Kenneth explains, "Pam and I did not have the time or resources to experiment with different sailmakers, sail design theories, build qualities or reliability issues. We needed top quality, Grand Prix sails that are capable of winning without endless hours of testing & experimenting.'' Nigel Young, Maurice ‘Prof’ O’Connell and Shane Hughes from North Sails Ireland contacted Kenneth and Pam once the RL Sailing Team doublehanded campaign was announced." North Sails were definitely the most logical sailmaker to partner with,'' Kenneth explains. "Although Nigel and team are based in Ireland, North Sails is known for having a phenomenal global network. We've also been in close contact with the North Sails team in Lorient , France who specializes in sails for the Figaro 3. We instantly felt at home and comfortable with the excellent service and customer care provided. Although we ordered our sails quite late in the season, the turn around was quicker than expected as they were ready to go almost two weeks ahead of schedule having been designed, built, and measured to the strict One Design class rules.'' "Going sailing for the first time with our North inventory was a joy that had us beaming from ear to ear. Our sails performed and fit perfectly the first time, so there was no need to revisit the loft for small snags that can so often waste time. The attention to small details, coupled with the lightweight 3Di sail material and design makes these sails really stand out from the crowd. The support and service we've received from the entire North Sails team has been fantastic. Polar files, sail selection charts, and tuning guides have been readily available to us, providing us performance gains we've been looking for. We couldn’t be happier with our decision to partner with North Sails.'' "Our sails performed and fit perfectly the first time, so there was no need to revisit the loft for small snags that can so often waste time. The attention to detail, coupled with the lightweight 3Di sail material and design makes these sails really stand out from the crowd.'' 📸 RL Sailing Team 📸 RL Sailing Team READ MORE

Prvenstvo Hrvatske u klasama 420, 49er i 49erFX JK Uskok iz Zadra bio je domaćin Prvenstva Hrvatske za klase 420, 49er i 49erFX. Karakter regate je bio otvoren i nastup na regati su iskoristili i stranci od kojih je nekima ovo bila jedna od rijetkih regata na moru ove sezone, tako da su svoje predstavnike imali Slovenija, Češka, Austrija i Njemačka.Jedrilo se tri dana, od 24. do 26. srpnja, regatno polje je bilo standardno za Zadar i jedrilo se ispred kluba, dok se jedino prvog dana regatno polje usidrilo ispred rive.Vremenski uvjeti su bili razni i stvarno se morala pokazati cijela lepeza vještina da bi se održao kontinuitet dobrih rezultata. U petak je u najavi bio dolazak velike nevere koja se spuštala sa sjevera, pa Regatni odbor nije htio riskirati s juniorima u klasi 420, već su na more pozvani samo stariji u skifovima. Oni su startali dva puta tog dana, ali zbog promjene u smjeru vjetra prekinut je plov, korigirano regatno polje i ponovno startano. Plov je ovog puta uspješno završen, ali odmah nakon što su posljednji ušli u cilj svi su poslani natrag u klub da se sklone od nadolazećeg nevremena. Subota je zato bila savršen dan za jedrenje. Svi su izašli na more i jedrilo se po maestralu koji je išao i do dvadesetak čvorova. Po tim uvjetima obje skupine su odjedrile po tri plova. Jednak učinak je bio i u nedjelju, kad su odjedrena tri plova, jedino što su natjecatelji u klasi 420 bili malo nervozni na početku, pa je prvi start tog dana morao biti ponovljen dva puta! Što se tiče klase 420, može se reći da su ovi mladići i djevojke bili glavne zvijezde ovog Prvenstva. Njih se okupilo čak 25, a od toga je hrvatskih posada bilo 13. A što se statistike tiče treba još izdvojiti da su najbrojnije posade bile čisto muške. Njih je bilo deset. Nakon njih su slijedile kompletno ženske posade, njih 8, dok je miješanih posada bilo 7. Od tih sedam posada dvije su bile s muškim kormilarom, dok ih je pet bilo s djevojkom za kormilom. Kad se na kraju podvuče crta, može se reći da su daleko najspremniji bili Austrijanci. Čak pet posada su imali u prvih deset, a na pobjedničkom postolju dvije posade. Pobjedu su odnijeli Rosa Donner i Sebastian Slivon. Njih dvoje su pobijedili u četiri od šest jedrenja! Odbacili su samo BFD koji su zaradili u prvom nedjeljnom plovu, a skor im je pokvarilo samo treće mjesto iz petog plova. Oni su ujedno bili i najbolja posada u konkurenciji U19. Srebrom se okitila Slovenska posada u sastavu Celestina Sabadin i Veronika Franić. Slovenske su isto bile dosta ujednačene po pitanju rezultata s tri druga mjesta, po jednom pobjedom i trećim mjestom, te petim koje su odbacile. Ma kraju su imale 10 kaznenih bodova. A treće mjesto na postolju osvojila je posada Johanna Schmidt i Hannah Schrenzhofer. Njih dvije su imale samo bod više od Slovenski i međi ostalim, one su osvojile preostalo prvo mjesto. Ove dvije posade su ujedno bile i najstarije na regati. Najbolja Hrvatska posada zauzela je četvrto mjesto. To su bile djevojke iz JK Uskok. Za kormilom je bila Noela Petešić, dok je flokistica bila Maris Bašić. Njih dvije su imale duplo više bodova od posade ispred njih, a suma bodova im se dobila od tri četvrta i tri peta mjesta... naravno s jednim petim odbačenim. Druga posada na zatvorenom dijelu Prvenstva bila je iz JK Galeb, a sastavljena je od braće Fike... Tina i Ede. Njih dvojica su ujedno i najbolja posada u konkurenciji U17, a u generalnom poretku su zauzeli 6. mjesto. Četiri mjesta iza njih finiširaju brončani na PH, a ovog puta je to bila muška posada iz JK Uskok. Riječ je o Andriji Marvinu i Josipu Kocmanu. Rezultate koje su ostvarile posade u klasi 420 možete pronaći na ovom linku. Što se tiče klase 49er, u njoj su bile prijavljene tri posade. Jedna iz JK Sveti Krševan, te dvije iz JK Uskok. Treba li možda reći tko je predstavljao Sv. Krševan? Naravno, riječ je o braći Fantela. Konkurencija je ovog puta ipak bila dosta slabija od njih i mladi Uskokovci su mogli dosta toga naučiti od posade koja se može pohvaliti titulom svjetskih prvaka iz 2018. godine. Ovaj dvojac je bio apsolutno neuhvatljiv, a posljednji dan prvenstva su iskoristili i za trening boljeg upoznavanja s ulogama na jedrilici. Naime, Šime i Mihovil su se zamijenili na pozicijama, tako da je Mihovil bio za kormilom, a Šime na floku. Razlika u rezultatu nije bilo, a za kraj treba spomenuti i da je ovo prva njihova titula prvaka Hrvatske, jer u posljednje vrijeme nije bilo ni organiziranih PH za ovu klasu. Rezultate iz Zadra možete pronaći na ovom linku. Treća klasa koja je jedrila u Zadru bila je 49erFX. Tu su bile prijavljene tri posade, a s njima je jedrila i posada u jedinoj hrvatskoj Nacri. Tu je regata bila dosta zanimljivija nego u inačici s visočijim jarbolom. Dvije ženske posade, jedna iz JK Uskok i druga iz Češke, može se reći da su jedrile match race. Obje su u lovu na olimpijske norme, a ovog puta su bile bolje naše djevojke... Enia Ninčević i Mihaela Zjena de Micheli Vitturi. Pobjedu su osvojile s jednim bodom prednosti, odnosno s četiri pobjede i tri druga mjesta (jednim od njih odbačenim). Čehinje Dominika Vodurova i Sara Tkadlecova su bodovno bile suprotne. Osvojile su tri prva i četiri druga mjesta i također odbacile jedno drugo. Treća posada koja je jedrila u tim jedrilicama bila je sastavljena od dva mlada momka. Kormilar je bio Buba Pulek, dok je flokista Lorens Lokas. U odnosu na starije kolegice njih dvojica su praktički početnici u klasi. Držimo im fige da ostanu uporni u svladavanju ove formule na vodi, a i ne treba sumnjati da će im to uspješno ići za rukom jer kormilareva titula prvaka Hrvatske osvojena u rujnu prošle godine sigurno daje na važnosti njihovih zajedničkih napora. Rezultate za 49erFX možete pronaći na ovom linku. Tjedan u kojem se jedrilo ovo PH je donio i par dobrih vijesti braći Fantela i posadi Nacre, Igoru Mareniću i Anđeli Mariji de Micheli Vitturi. Oni su saznali da su neke od važnijih regata koje su trebale biti organizirane tijekom ljeta prebačene na rujan. Jedna od njih je i regata u Kielu. Ove novosti su naše posade dočekale s radošću jer su se svi zajedrili jedrenja na svojim razinama, a dvojcu iz Nacre odlazak u Kiel bi trebala biti i prva službena regata u ovoj klasi! Foto galeriju posljednjeg dana ovog PH možete pronaći na ovom linku, dok je kratki video presjek tog istog dana dostupan na ovom linku. READ MORE

NORTH SAILS BY APPOINTMENT Book a Complimentary Coaching Session Calling all Australian sailors!* Book a one-on-one, real-time coaching session with the North Sails experts who will join you by RIB and provide sail trim tips. Let us know below when you will be sailing and we will schedule a time to meet you on the water to offer instant coaching and feedback. Whether you are a racer, cruiser, or One Design sailor, any boat should take advantage of North’s on-the-water coaching. Sign up to improve your game with us. *Availability limited in some locations READ MORE

How To Prepare, What To Check For And What To Pack Any trip can be exciting and overwhelming. The prospect of unplugging for a few days to relax and recharge is more than appealing for most, but the flip side of course is packing, preparing and getting yourself ready to go, which can cause a bit of stress. When it comes to a cruising trip, there are some key things to remember before departing the dock to assure you are ready for anything. Hear from our experts in Toronto on how you can get ready to enjoy every moment on your next cruising getaway. Let’s start with your sails. Make sure to look them over, not the night before or day you’re leaving the dock. Aim to do this at least a week before you plan on heading out. This way you can allow for enough time for repairs and normal maintenance to be done without everyone getting stressed in the final moments. When looking over your sails, make sure to look for holes, fraying threads, batten pockets coming apart and any broken battens. Hearing the “thunk” as your batten goes overboard is never fun! A 10 Point Inspection from our certified service team is a good idea before leaving the dock. Our team will replace telltales, cut & clean loose threads, review UV, check for chafing, luff hardware, and check your spinnaker. Bringing extra repair tape or material is also an option if it helps set your mind at ease for your trip. Your loft can help you assemble a sail care kit that you can keep onboard so that you can make small repairs until you can get to the loft. In addition to checking your sails, you’ll want to give the boat a good once over. Check all running rigging including lifelines, stanchions, halyards and deck hardware. Don’t forget to check equipment down below. Review your electronics, radio, fridge and stove. Are your batteries charged? Is the VHF charged? Do you have extra fuses handy? Have you loaded maps into your GPS? Is your fuel sufficient in case of emergency? Does your motor need any maintenance? Ensuring you have enough life jackets for everyone that will be onboard is also essential. Your throwable, anchor line, anchor, and all safety equipment should be stored where you know you can reach it in case of emergency. Safety is no accident! It’s time to pack. Something that does not spark joy for everyone however for me, I thrive. The trick to packing for a cruising trip is to keep in mind the following: Multipurpose items. Keep in mind comfort, and things you can bring that can help in multiple situations. Bags that can be used for food, then can be used for disposing/ storing trash until you make landfall and can reach a dumpster is an example. Gear that is lightweight. If you’re going in the summertime, you may think you don't need your wet-weather gear, but most would agree–if you don't have it with you, you will absolutely need it! Never leave your foulies at home. Whether you think it won’t rain or not, it’s better to have your gear with you than wishing you had it while being soaking wet. Even in the summertime, when a storm is brewing the temperature drops and if you are stuck on deck helping out or doing a sail change, or just hunkering down, you may get chilly! Provisioning is key. Sorting out a menu ahead of time and what you have enough room for will help you avoid missing key items that can really put a damper on your next boat-cooked meal. Each person onboard requires one set of eating utensils, which you wash after use each time so its ready for the next meal. You should also plan for a few extra days in case you get caught in a storm or if you are sitting with no wind for longer than expected. Snacks are always a good idea, in pre-made baggies so that you can grab something quick if you are unable to comfortably cook a meal down below. Lastly, you’ll want to check the weather before leaving the dock. It may sound like a no brainer however you’d be surprised by how many people do not do this. It’s a good idea to check the radar to see what is heading your way once you leave the dock. Looking to upgrade your cruising sails? Explore our tips on what to look for in a good sail and Tom Davis’ advice for best cruising sail options. For more information on how to make your cruise a fun and easy one, read more in our Cruising Tool Kit. READ MORE

CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT: NORM CHURCH Raising The Bar With North Sails 📸 Tim Fuhrmann Norm Church and his Morgan 41 Obsession have been a Florida northeast coast fixture since 1971, the year the boat was purchased. The keel/centerboard model was the most successful of the Charley Morgan designs; she is ideally configured for the shallow waters of the Florida/Bahamas cruising and racing areas. Obsession has been consistently upgraded and maintained over the last four decades by Norm, often doing the work himself to the highest of standards. According to Norm’s longtime North Sails sailmaker, Lin Robson, “I’ve known Norm for many years, his upbeat and colorful personality has always been a bright spot during phone calls and loft visits. Always seeking to raise the bar, always an open-minded student during decades of experience, Norm and his team have won many races over the years. Most recently, the team won PHRF B, and were third overall in the Ft.Lauderdale to Key West race.” Obsession is an interesting study as well, like so many unheralded older boats across the country, she does not represent the latest design, but she is given new life after each of the sail and other successful upgrades over the years. Speaking of sails, Obsession is a quite diverse showpiece for North Sails, and Church has been an early adopter for North’s time, new technologies. The inventory includes a Radian main and #2 genoa, a 3Di 155%, S2 and A3 spinnakers, as well as a suit of NORDAC heavy weather sails. Lin Robson observes that, “The A3 is an interesting story, locally at least flying asymmetrical sails off a spinnaker pole is a relatively new sight the past couple seasons, but we built an A3 to be flown from the pole just above the pulpit years ago, it has been a weapon on those reaching courses for which Obsession loves so well.” Congratulations to Norm and his team. North Sails Gulf Coast looks forward to a lot more enjoyable years on the water watching Obsession succeed on the race course! 📸 Tim Fuhrmann 📸 Tim Fuhrmann READ MORE

Nakon 8 godina imamo novog prvaka Hrvatske u Standardu FOTO: LOVRE PERHAT Osam godina za redom je Tonči Stipanović odnosio titulu prvaka Hrvatske u klasi Laser Standard, a ove godine njegovu poziciju je preuzeo Filip Jurišić! A da bi fešta u JK Mornara bila na najjače pobrinuli su se i najmlađi laseraši koji su na svom Prvenstvu Hrvatske u klasi Laser 4.7 osvojili cijelu hrpu medalja i naslova! Od srijede 15. pa do petka 17. JK Mornar bio je domaćin skupini od šezdeset troje jedriličara i jedriličarki svih dobnih uzrasta koji su se okupili da zajedre za prestižne titule prvaka Hrvatske. Mlađi naraštaj je jedrio u Laseru 4.7, dok su stariji prekaljeni mladići, jedrili u inačici Laser Standard. Krenimo prvo od "odraslih". U njihovoj konkurenciji izrazit naglasak je bio na status "otvorenog" PH. Od 26 jedriličara njih 15 je bilo s CRO jedrima, dok ih je jedanaestorica jedrilo pod nacionalnim oznakama raznih Europskih zemalja. Među njima svakako treba izdvojiti već praktički domaće Pavlosa Kontidesa, braću Vadnai, Liama orela, a ovog puta su stigla i dva vrlo kvalitetna Švicarca. Standardi su odjedrili 6 jedrenja a apsolutnu nadmoć je od samog početka pokazivao Pavlos Kontides. Cipranin je osvojio čak tri prva mjesta, a najlošiji je bio u drugom plovu kad je završio na 5. mjestu. Konačni zbroj mu je dao 9 bodova, što je bilo za čak 4 boda manje od drugoplasiranog, najboljeg hrvatskog jedriličara prvenstva Filipa Jurišića. Filip je uglavnom jedrio u blizini vrha i jedino nije bio "u regati" u prvom plovu kad je ušao 11. Sve nakon tog je išlo samo uzlaznom putanjom ili u samom vrhu, a kulminacija je bila u posljednjem plovu koji je završio pobjedom.l Svega je bilo... prvi dan je bio lagani vjetar, drugi dan je bilo jako... muške, duge regate, maestrala 15-20 čvorova... a danas je bilo 15 čvorova tramuntane s kraja. Bila je vrhunska konkurencija, ekipa koja inače ovdje trenira ali došla su i dva švicarca, vrhunska jedriličara, jedan Slovenac... Pavlos i Mađari su naši... A što se mene tiče moram reći da nisam bio najzadovoljniji prvog dana. Drugi dan sam bio dosta bolji, a danas sam pobijedio u zadnjem plovu i generalno sam vrlo zadovoljan jer sve ovo je bilo u procesu priprema.Tako da nije bila neka ključna regata za koju sam se baš posebno spremao, tako da je tu bilo stvari za koje znam da bi moglo biti puno bolje i za koje znam da ih moram popraviti. Mislim, nije to bio neki hendikep, ali stvari za napredovanje i stvarno mi je drago što sam osvojio ovu titulu, pogotovo što je ona prekid osmogodišnjeg Tončijevog niza. Filip Jurišić, Laser Standard - JK Mornar Što se tiče trećeg mjesta u apsolutnom poretku, pripadajuća medalja otišla je u ruke mlađeg od braće Vadnai koji je bio samo bod iza Filipa, ali poprilično velikih sedam bodova ispred drugoplasiranog u zatvorenom dijelu prvenstva, a četveroplasiranog u apsolutnom poretku, do sada nedodirljivog Tonča Stipanovića. Zatim ponovno slijedi preskok od dva mjesta u koje su se ugurali predstavnici Mađarske i Švicarske, pa se na sedmom mjestu našao trećeplasirani u nacionalnom poretku, inače spličanin sa španjolskom adresom i šibenskom registracijom, Milan Vujasinović. On je inače bio drugi najstariji natjecatelj na regati i sa svojih 40 godina starosti osvojio je i 40 bodova. Definitivno je pokazao da u njegovom slučaju godine ne znače previše i da mladi lavovi koji dolaze još uvijek ne mogu računati da će tek tako proglisirati pored njega. A spomenute mlade lavove u rezultatima se može pronaći od 9. mjesta pa dalje. Uglavnom je riječ o momcima koji su u Standard ušli u proteklih par godina i ako žele napredovati u ovoj klasi imaju stvarno mnogo rada ispred sebe, a kako trenutno stvari stoje najbrojnije predstavnike u klasi imaju je šibenski JK Val koji je uz Vujasinovića brojio još tri predstavnika koji su svi bili u U21 kategoriji, a najbolje plasiran od njih bio je Marko Smolić na 17. mjestu i četveroplasirani u svojoj dobnoj skupini. Inače, u kategoriji U21 najbolji je bio još jedan član JK Mornar, Božidar Golubić. On je regatu završio na 11. mjestu s bodom prednosti ispred Liama Orela, slovenskog jedriličara koji se iz Finna prebacio u Standard zbog Pariza. Božo je inače najbolje plasmane ostavrio prvog dana po laganijim uvjetima, dok je za dobar plasman po vjetrovitim uvjetima potrebno još rada. Preostale dvije medalje na hrvatskoj ljestvici uzeli su Bruno Gašpić iz JK Split na 14. mjestu ukupno i Roko Stipanović iz YC Croatia koji je završio na 16. mjestu u generalnom plasmanu. Za razliku od starijih kolega, najmlađih laseraša je bilo mnogo više, čak 37 i od toga samo jedan sa stranom registracijskom oznakom, ali ipak dovoljno da i ovo prvenstvo dobije status "otvorenog", a kad se u obzir uzmu sve dobne i spolne kategorije na kraju je u petak podijeljeno 8 kompleta medalja! 8 kompleta bi značilo 24 medalje, a od tih 24 čak 13 ih je otišlo oko vrata predstavnika kluba domaćina, zato se kao najbolji sugovornik bezpogovorno nametnuo jedan od najzaslužnijih za ovu žetvu, trener omladinskog pogona JK Mornar, Toma Višić: Mogu reći da smo stvarno naporno trenirali, a posebno ih moram pohvaliti da su oni kao ekipa apsolutno ludilo i da dolaze s guštom na trening! S ovakvim pristupom im stvarno uspjeha neće nedostajati. Radimo puno i kvalitetno i što je najvažnije imamo izvrsnu podršku kluba u svakom pogledu, a pogotovo po količini ljudi koje možemo pitati za savjet. Čim nekom nešto treba stvarno imam koga pitati za savjet... od Joze Jakelića, Mate Arapova, Tonča Stipanovića, Filipa Jurišića, Luke Radelića... to su stvarno vrhunski ljudi koji mi pomažu sa svojim savjetima, još što je tu i Saša Jocić kao vrhunski stručnjak koji radi na kondicijskoj pripremi svih klupskih uzrasta. U ovom trijumfu jedinu sjenu mi je bacio Lovre Perhat koji je doveo jednog Austrijanca koji je na kraju bio bolji od moje ekipe. Žao mi je što nismo još i njega pobijedili, ali ekipa mi je bila koncentrirana na međusobne dvoboje zbog statusa regate, pa im je malo pobjegao ispod radara. Toma Višić, trener - JK Mornar FOTO: TOMA VIŠIĆ Spomenuti Austrijanac, Toni Messeritsch, bivao je sve bolji kako je regata odmicala kraju. U pet plovova, koliko su odjedrili Laseri 4.7, pobijedio je u posljednja dva, a najlošiji plasman mu je bio u prvom plovu. Bodovno najbliža bila mu je članica JK Mornar, Petra Marendić. Ona je imala dijametralno suprotan razvoj regate od Tonija. Pobijedila je u prva dva plova, a kako je regata odmicala išli su i nešto lošiji rezultati, a odbacila je plasman petog plova. U svakom slučaju napravila je solidna tri boda razlike u odnosu na trećeplasiranog u generalnom poretku, klupskog kolegu, Maxa Gjideru. On je pobijedio u trećem plovu i time osigurao medalju na postolju otvorenog dijela Prvenstva, jer je imao jednak broj bodova kao četveroplasirani Roni Bobovnik iz YC Zagreb. Preostale dvije djevojke iz top 3 apsolutnog poretka skupile su bodova da završe odmah nakon Ronija, na 5. i 6. mjestu. Riječ je o Tei Peteh iz JK Uljanik i još jednoj Mornarevki, Heleni Jakšić. Nabrajanje svih titula i naslova osvojenih u Splitu ovog tjedna bio bi težak posao, ali zato su organizatori to pripremili na vrlo organiziran način, pa uz službene rezultate koje možete pronaći na ovom linku, možete pročitati i popis svih slavodobitnika na ovom linku. READ MORE

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: CLUB RACING RESULTS WITH 3Di RAW J/88 Tigris Takes the Lead in Class 1 The fleet racing towards the Nab Tower 📸 Rick Tomlinson 136 boats made up three classes who raced on the Solent last weekend for the Junior Offshore Group (JOG) Lonely Tower Race, marking the most entries for a local regatta so far this year. The 35 nm course had the fleet racing to and from Cowes, sailing around the Nab Tower which lies just offshore to the east of the Isle of Wight. Built for anti-submarine protection in World War I, the tower marks the deep-water entry into the Solent for sailors. As well as providing an amazing spectacle for all those on the water, the day also proved to be a great success for North clients. We talked to 26-year-old Sam Cooper who, alongside main trimmer Mike Haliburton, took the top spot with Gavin Howe’s J/88 Tigris in Class 1 after a total elapsed time of 5 hours, 45 minutes and 24 seconds. The Race Course The conditions at the start were not easy as converging air made conditions light and changeable. “The start was hard as we were one of the smallest boats on the line, with the shortest mast,’’ Sam says. “We knew the wind was going to be fickle, so we just set our course and tried our best to make the sails work around that. We could see some spinnakers flying close to the mainland shore which matched our 1km weather model, so we headed there, sacrificing the good tide. It paid off as we reached a light 5-8 knots of wind and had a good battle with Mark Spearman’s JPK 1180 Dawn Treader.’’ Dawn Treader flying their North Sails Code Zero 📸 Rick Tomlinson The breeze eventually reached a steady 13-18 knots, and the pair rounded the Nab Tower just astern of Chris Jones’ J/111 Journeymaker, who they battled with throughout the race. After rounding Winner Buoy, Sam and Mike made the tactical decision to sail towards Portsmouth to escape the lighter air close to the Isle of Wight. “We sailed within 20m of the beach at Stokes Bay. The tide gave us good gains there, but the challenge with this leg was changing gears whilst maintaining good speed.’’ The pair followed the breeze and shifts on the upwind beat home before tacking onto starboard outside Cowes and finishing on the JOG line. Having sailed the race two times before, this result was their best. “We had said during the race that it didn’t matter much where we finished as long as we were happy with our performance in the boat. We were happy and it just so happens that we got a good result too!’’ The Sails With a full North Sails inventory, the team raced with a 2016 3Di RAW 680 Mainsail, 2014 3Di RAW 670 J2, and a 2014 A2. “The 3Di RAW Mainsail is remarkable; we’ve pushed it since our very first outing in 2016’s Round the Island Race. It remains fast and the shape has held up extremely well. We’ve never had a sail repair either.” Team Tigris works closely with Ronan Grealish and Sam Richmond at North Sails UK. “We find them both to be full of knowledge and always there to help with our questions,”, Sam says. “The 3Di RAW Mainsail is remarkable; we’ve pushed it since our very first outing in 2016’s Round the Island Race. It remains fast and the shape has held up extremely well. but it remains fast and the shape has held up extremely well. It has also never been repaired.’’ Winners of JOG Lonely Tower Race Class 1, Sam Cooper and Mike Haliburton with J/88 Tigris 📸 Rick Tomlinson Shorthanded Sailing The J/88 is different from today’s trend of doublehanded boats. It is fairly light, has moderate ballast and low form stability, with less power than the Sunfast 3300, JPK 1010, or even the J/99. “You have to sail the J/88 differently, with a focus on efficient maneuvers and sail selection,’’ Sam says. “Doublehanded sailing is great as you are freer to sail the boat exactly how you want. It also gives you a good feel for every role onboard, which I think ultimately improves each crew member onboard. For this race, I helmed, trimmed the mainsail, and had the spinnaker sheet in the hoists. Mike focused on the spinnaker drops, as well as headsail and spinnaker trim.’’ Singlehanded or Doublehanded? Sam got involved with shorthanded sailing as his parents owned a J/92/S which they won the doublehanded class in the JOG Cowes-Dartmouth Race with. He is also known to sail solo, so we were interested to know which he preferred: “Both singlehanded and doublehanded sailing has its merits and I change my mind all the time! The J/88 is exhausting to sail solo as it is harder to keep it sailing fast compared to a wider, more stable boat. Right now I’m enjoying doublehanded sailing but ask me in a month and it could change…’’ Looking Ahead Up next for Sam and the J/88 Tigris is this weekend for the JOG Great Escape Race where he will be racing with bowman/mastman Tim Villain. Good luck! North Sails expert Neil Mackley at the start line on the North RIB North Sails designer Kevin George sailing with Chris Frost onboard the Swan 36, Finola 📸 Rick Tomlinson 📸 Rick Tomlinson North Sails expert Pete Redmond sailing with Dave Bart on the Cape 31, Tokoloshe 📸 Rick Tomlinson Sign Up for North Sails News READ MORE

3Di OCEAN; FÅ SVAR PÅ DINE SPØRGSMÅL Lær mere om den nye 3Di OCEAN produktserie med vores Q&A Q: Hvad er 3Di OCEAN? A: 3Di OCEAN er den nyeste serie af 3Di sejl fra North Sails, designet og udviklet specifikt til cruisingsejlads. Q: Passer 3Di OCEAN til min båd og min type sejlads? A: 3Di OCEAN er det rette for dig, hvis du leder efter et cruisingprodukt i højeste kvalitet, med uovertruffen styrke og holdbarhed samt alle fordelene fra 3Di-sejlteknologien. Q: Hvad er anderledes og bedre ved 3Di sejl? A: 3Di er en sejl teknologi som kun North Sails har adgang til og som resulterer i formstøbte kompositsejl helt uden film. Strukturen skabes ved at tapes bestående af tynde fibertråde impregnerede med ensærlig lim lægges ud i forskellige retninger og i forskellige densiteter på en hydraulisk 3D-form. Termoset lim strukturen hærder ved hjælp af varme og slutresultatet bliver et ekstremt stærkt og glat sejl med præcist den form som designeren har specificeret. https://youtu.be/OCFEYvqXDus Q: Hvad er forskellen mellem 3Di OCEAN og jeres andre 3Di produkter? A: 3Di OCEAN er optimeret til cruising og har fokus på holdbarhed og styrke, mens 3Di RAW-sejlet er udviklet til minimal stræk og vægt. 3Di ENDURANCE-sejl er egnet til både cruising og kapsejlads – med en god balance mellem ydelse og holdbarhed. Q: Hvilket 3Di OCEAN sejl er det rigtige for mig? A: 3Di OCEAN fås i tre forskellige varianter: OCEAN 330 er 100% NORDAC polyester og passer til cruisingbåde mellem 25-45 fod. OCEAN 370 er en blandning af Ultra PE- og 3Di NORDAC-fibre og er udviklet til både på mere end 45 fod. Den er særligt god til eksempelvis cruisingkatamaraner som sætter ekstra høje krav til styrke og formstabilitet. OCEAN 700 er til både på over 60 fod og bygges i en blanding af UltraPE og aramid. Q: Hvor længe har North bygget 3Di cruisingsejl? A: 3Di-teknologien har været på markedet i mere end et årti og er blevet brugt af tussindvis af både som har tilbagelagt millioner af sømil. Q: Hvilke særlige fordele er der ved 3Di OCEAN sejl? A: En stor fordel ved 3Di OCEAN er dets enestående holdbarhed. 3Di NORDAC Polyester- og UltraPE-fibre har bedre motstandskraft mod UV-stråler og slid end andre typer fibre som anvendes i tursejl. Den specielle kompositkonstruktion indeholder ingen mylar, hvilket gør at et 3Di-sejl ikke kan delaminere, noget som ellers er almindeligt for laminat- och membransejl. 3Di OCEAN har et ydre fiberlag som beskytter mod ridser og slid, hvilket gør det særligt egnet til eksempelvis rullstorsejl. Q: Er 3Di OCEAN sejl gode til kapsejlads? A. Ikke så godt som et ENDURANCE eller RAW sejl! OCEAN er ikke udviklet til kapsejlads. Dog kan det fungere fint til kapsejlads på lokalt niveau men er du ude efter et sejl til både tur- og seriøs kapsejlads, bør du vælge 3Di ENDURANCE. Eller RAW, som er udviklet til kapsejlads på højeste niveau. Q: Hvad med andre materialer? Laver North stadig cross-cut cruisingsejl? A: Ja. Hvis du er intresseret i panel sejl har vi flere alternativer. Vores NPC Cross-Cut-sejl er bygget af traditionel vævet polyester, og NPL Tour er baseret på vores egne laminatduge i højeste kvalitet. Uanset hvilke behov og forventninger, har vi et cruising sejl som passer til dig. LÆS MERE OM MATERIALER FIND ET LOFT FÅ ET TILBUD READ MORE

DIE REGATTASAISON IN DER SCHWEIZ IST GESTARTET! Nach langem Warten ist die Schweiz am vergangenen Wochenende endlich in die Regattasaison gestartet. Über 1‘000 Segler haben zum Teil traumhafte Bedingungen genossen. Am Bodensee gewannen gleich an drei grossen Anlässen North Sails Segler! In Kreuzlingen fand das erste J70 Battle mit 37 Booten aus der Schweiz, Deutschland und Österreich statt. 85 % des Feldes vertraut dabei auf North Sails, unter anderem auch das komplette Podest und alle Laufsieger (ausser 1 anderen Vorwindsegel). Am Samstag konnten drei Leichtwindläufe, am Sonntag gar 4 Läufe bei etwas auffrischendem Wind gesegelt werden. Gewonnen hat das Battle das Nachwuchsteam aus Oberhofen mit Timo Zeltner am Steuer (SUI 1045), vor dem Team aus La Neuveuille mit Lorenz Kausche (SUI 1120) und Lorenz Müller mit seinem Team vom Bielersee (SUI 1142). Rangliste Vom Club 55 Bodensee spontan ins Leben gerufen wurde die ‚Rund um Corona 2020‘. Am vergangenen Samstag nahmen am Rennen rund um den Bodensee (diesmal aber tagsüber) sieben der schnellsten Katamarane am Bodensee, teil. Nach rund 10 Stunden, nach Flautenlöchern wie auch Topspeeds von über 20 Knoten, kamen Tom Rüegge mit Team Orang Utan gefolgt von Sammy Smits mit Green Horny als erste ins Ziel. Berechnet hat Green Horny gewonnen. Rangliste Am Untersee in Steckborn fand der Bernina Cup statt. Die Starsegler konnten am Samstag und Sonntag je 3 Läufe fahren. Es gewann das Team Seger/ Oesch (SUI) vor Ryffel/ Heinz (SUI) und Barth/ Rutz (GER). Rangliste Herzlichen Glückwunsch allen Siegern und danke für euer Vertrauen!! READ MORE

Star Class Split Training Week Prošli tjedan se u JK Mornar okupilo šest posada u klasi zvijezda. Većinom su to bili domaći momci iz Splita, a pridružila im se po jedna posada iz Šibenika i Mađarske. U Mornara je i inače najaktivnije po pitanju klase Zvijezda posljednjih desetak godina od kada je Mate Arapov prestao s jedrenjem u Laseru i kad je jedan određeni period proveo u ovoj klasi. Nakon njega najozbiljnije su se ove klase uhvatili posada Mišura - Barač, a nekoliko posljednjih godina sve više za Zvijezdinim kormilom provodi Tonči Stipanović čiji aktualni flokist je Tudor Bilić. Nažalost, teško se dogovoriti sa svima jer dosta jedriličara je spriječeno poslovnim obavezama, tako da smo Tudor i ja, zajedno s braćom Perhat (Lovrom i Mladenom) najviše izlazili na more, a ostali su se priključivali kako su mogli. Međutim, kako je ponedjeljak bio praznik uspjeli smo napraviti trening s četiri broda i tijekom sedmice još jedan trening, jer i meni treba vremena da se vratim u taj brod. Nakon jednog dana jedrenja idući dan bude posvećen radu po brodu kad sređujemo detalje za koje smo primijetili da nam ne rade dobro. I to je u principu bio ritam kako se sve odvijalo... dan jedrenja, pa dan trimanja... znači na moru smo proveli ponedjeljak, srijedu i petak, a utorak i četvrtak su bili rezervirani za rad po brodu. Zatim smo u subotu i nedjelju imali regatu. Izvorni plan je bio da regatu organiziramo na Hvaru, ali kako nisu uspjeli doći svi koji su planirali (još dvije hrvatske posade) odlučili smo ipak ostati u Splitu. Inače što se mene i Tudora tiče mislim da nam je ovaj tjedan izvrsno došao. Još sam bio oslobođen treninga u Laseru, a dobio sam i doma slobodno (smijeh), tako da smo maksimalno iskoristili vrijeme kako za treninge tako i za pripremu broda. Testirali smo različita jedra, ispitivali različite centre i tražili što nam najviše odgovara po tim uvjetima. I uspjeli smo cijeli tjedan imati i veću brzinu i bolji kut od ostalih. Do sada po uvjetima koje smo imali prošli tjedan, imao sam značajnih problema u svakom pogledu, ali ovog puta dosta sam vremena proveo u istraživanju prilikom kojeg mi je dosta pomogao jedan francuski jedriličar koji je sudjelovao u razvoju ovih jedrilica. Koliko dobro je upućen u nijanse govori i to da na osnovu serijskog broja trupa može dati dosta korisnih smjernica jer su različite serije iz tvornice izlazile s nekim razlikama u karakteristikama. Tonči Stipanović, JK Mornar Što se same regate tiče, u subotu je puhalo 8 - 10 čvorova maestrala i napravljene su dvije regate. Jedrenja su trajala oko 55 minuta i ovog puta se ključnim pokazao ključ "tko prvi do Čiova - njegova je regata". Tako da je bilo najvažnije dobro se postaviti na startu i obraniti desnu stranu u prvoj orci. U nedjelju je bilo slično, osim što je prvi plov morao biti prekinut na kraju prve krme, jer je vjetar izdušio. Startalo se po ugodnih 7 - 8 čvorova maestrala koji su nakon dvadesetak minuta pali na jedva čvor ili dva. Srećom, vjetar se ubrzo vratio, samo što se regatno polje moralo pomaknuti još više prema Čiovu. Tada se jedrilo po više od 12 čvorova i stvarno je bio užitak vidjeti ove jedrilice u njihovoj punoj snazi! Ali takvi uvjeti uzeli su danak u nekim malo istrošenijim dijelovima opreme i u kondiciji posada koje nisu toliko kondicijski spremne poput posade našeg sugovornika. Ove aktivnosti dovele su do toga da se razmišlja i o organiziranju Prvenstva Hrvatske za ovu klasu, a koje bi se moglo održati za vrijeme PH za klase 470, Finn i RS:X, a od inozemnih nastupa trenutno se najavljuje nastup posade Stipanović - Bilić na Europskom prvenstvu klase na Gardi. Termin bi trebao biti mjesec listopad, a za očekivati je i da će na Gardu otputovati i posada Mišura - Barač. Na istoj toj lokaciji za desetak dana trebalo bi se održati Prvenstvo Italije i ako epidemiološka situacija ne bude promijenjena na put bi trebao otići Tudor Bilić i zajedriti s Flaviom Favinijem kormilarom tima Mascalzone Latino na Luis Vuiton Cupu 2007. godine. Na fotografijama u fotogaleriji može se primijetiti da je glavno jedro na Zvijezdi posade Stipanović - Bilić oznaka klase bila zlatna zvijezda. Uobičajeno je da je riječ o crvenoj petokraci, ali kako su imali jedro koje su dobili od Roberta Scheidta ono je imalo tu posebnu oznaku. Naime, po pravilima klase, kormilar koji je bar jednom postao svjetski prvak klase ima doživotno pravo na svom glavnom jedru imati zlatnu zvijezdu. READ MORE

XP 44 BOMBSHELL GOES WITH HELIX A Match Made In Heaven North Sails expert Austin Powers out of our Annapolis loft gives us a glimpse into Bombshell's test sail with her new 3Di sails featuring Helix technology. John Congdon, an XP44 (Bombshell) owner sailing out of the Rappahannock gave North Sails’s new Helix load sharing technology a go on his new 3Di 600 downwind Code 0, 75% mid girth. On this particular boat, John was doing a lot of cruising with a mix of some distance racing on the horizon. When setting up the sails and inventory this winter there was an emphasis on trying to have sails with a lot of crossover so as to not have to store piles and piles of sails down below. With the Helix sail we are able to get reduced luff sag, less tack load on the sprit, and the ability to manipulate the sail shape to get to broader sailing angles than we were previously able to achieve with a cabled sail. In our first test sail, between the code 0 and the A1 we were able to cover the majority of tight reaching and broad reaching angles that we will see in our races. This is a game changer for boats who do not want to have to carry 4 to 5 reaching sails, and instead can cover broader ranges with 2 or 3 sails. That means less sail weight, less sail changes, and faster sailing. Bombshell cruises towards the Rappahannock river bridge with the tack slightly eased as the wind moved aft. On a traditional cabled sail, the entry of the sail makes this more difficult when trying to sail broader angles. If you are looking for more out of your next code sail, whether it be sailing angles or versatility, give Helix Load Sharing a try. Get in touch with us today to learn more. READ MORE

NEW NORTH SAILS SERVICE LOFT: WICKLOW, IRELAND Open Now For All Your Sail Care Needs We are delighted to announce the opening of our new Certified Service location in County Wicklow, Ireland. Only 30km from Dun Laoghaire, this new operation will be run by Shane Hughes who has been a long-standing part of North Sails since 1999 and part of the team in Ireland since the start of 2017. Having previously managed the service floor for North Sails UK in Gosport, Hughes is no stranger to the world of sail service. He was born in Dublin and began his racing career at the age of nine at Howth Yacht Club. He went on to compete nationally and internationally in Mirrors and 420's and began racing keelboats at the age of 15. As a very experienced sailor, racer, and fully-trained sailmaker, you can rest assured your sails are in very safe hands at North Sails Wicklow. “Shane is a highly respected and well liked sailor who brings an unrivaled level of expertise as a racer.” From the 1st of July, the loft is open for business, and with a selection of sails already waiting to be serviced, the new loft will be busy from the start. We are ready to look after every sailor as we return to racing over the next few weeks. As exciting as this new venture is, we must recognise the great service work carried out by Richard Marshall and his team at Marshall Marine Textiles for the past 17 years. Richard is now diversifying his business and as of the 1st July 2020, he will no longer repair sails. His cover and marine upholstery business is still operating at full speed, but he is officially hanging up his sailmaking scissors! North Sails Ireland founder, Nigel Young, comments on how they came to work together for 17 years: "I met Richard back in the winter of 2003 on the steps of his workshop in Cobh. After a 20-minute conversation, we agreed on how we might work together, with Richard looking after the sail service and me helping him adapt to the North Sails blue book standard of working. I don't think either of us ever imagined that that conversation would be the foundations of a 17-year working relationship. We have some great memories of late-night service work together in all corners of Ireland!'' Richard comments: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the customers that used our sail repair services over the years. A special thanks to Nigel and the guys from North Sails Ireland for a great 17 years! I would like to wish Shane the very best of luck with his new venture; I know him well and he's the perfect man to pick up the baton and run with it. Good luck with the next 17!'' For all of your sail service needs from anywhere in Ireland, please contact Shane directly on 0838103539 or shane.hughes@northsails.com and he will take care of you. READ MORE

ALLT DU VILL VETA OM NYA 3Di OCEAN Ta reda på mer om nya 3Di Ocean-serien med hjälp av vår Q&A Q: Vad är 3Di Ocean? A: 3Di OCEAN är den senaste produktlinjen av 3Di-segel från North Sails, designade och byggda specifikt för cruisingsegling. Q: Passar 3Di OCEAN min båt och min typ av segling? A: 3Di OCEAN är helt rätt för dig om du är ute efter cruisingsegel av högsta kvalitet, med fantastisk styrka och hållbarhet – och med alla 3Di-teknologins fördelar. Q: Vad är fördelarna med 3Di-segel? A: 3Di är en segelteknologi som bara North Sails har tillgång till, och som resulterar i formgjutna kompositsegel helt utan film. Strukturen skapas genom att tejper bestående av tunna fibertrådar impregnerade med ett särskilt härdlim läggs ut i olika riktningar och i olika densiteter på en 3D-form. Strukturen härdar med hjälp av värme och slutresultatet blir ett extremt starkt och slätt segel med exakt den form som designern specificerat. https://youtu.be/OCFEYvqXDus Q: Vad är skillnaden mellan 3Di OCEAN och de andra 3Di-produkterna? A: 3Di OCEAN är optimerade för cruising och har huvudfokus på hållbarhet och livlängd, medan 3Di RAW-segel är utvecklade för maximal stumhet och minimal vikt. 3Di ENDURANCE-segel är lämpliga för både cruising och racing – med en bra balans mellan prestanda och hållbarhet Q: Vilket 3Di OCEAN-segel är det rätta för mig? A: 3Di OCEAN finns i tre olika varianter: OCEAN 330 är baserad på 100 % NORDAC Polyester-fibrer och passar cruisingbåtar mellan cirka 25 och 45 fot. OCEAN 370 bygger på en blandning av Ultra PE- och 3Di NORDAC-fibrer och är utvecklad för båtar över 45 fot. Den är särskilt lämplig för exempelvis cruisingkatamaraner som ställer extra höga krav på styrka och formstabilitet. OCEAN 700 är till för båtar över cirka 60 fot och byggs i en mix av UltraPE och aramid. Q: Hur länge har North Sails gjort 3Di-segel för cruising? A: 3Di-teknologin har funnits på marknaden i mer än ett decennium och har använts av tusentals båtar som har tillryggalagt totalt miljontals sjömil. Så 3Di är en minst sagt beprövad teknologi. Q: Vilka är de specifika fördelarna med 3Di OCEAN-segel? A: En stor fördel är deras enastående hållbarhet. 3Di NORDAC Polyester- och UltraPE-fibrer har bättre motståndskraft mot UV-ljus, fladder och nötning än andra typer av fibrer som används i kryssegel. Den speciella kompositkonstruktionen innehåller ingen mylar, vilket gör att ett 3Di-segel inte kan delaminera, något som annars är vanligt på laminat- och membransegel. 3Di OCEAN har även ett yttre fiberlager som skyddar mot skav och nötning, vilket gör det särskilt lämpligt för exempelvis rullstorsegel. Q: Är 3Di Ocean-segel bra för kappsegling? A: Inte lika bra som ett ENDURANCE- eller RAW-segel! OCEAN är ju inte utvecklat för racing. Visst, för kappsegling på lokal nivå kommer det oftast fungera jättebra, men om du är ute efter ett segel för både cruising och seriös kappsegling bör du ta en titt på ENDURANCE. Eller RAW, förstås, som ju är utvecklat specifikt för kappsegling på högsta nivå. Q: Hur är det med andra material? Tillverkar North Sails fortfarande crosscut-segel för cruising? A: Absolut. Om du är intresserad av panelsegel har vi flera alternativ. Våra NPC Cross-Cut-segel är tillverkade av traditionell vävd polyester, och NPL Tour är baserade på våra egna högkvalitativa laminatdukar. Och det här innebär att vi kan ge dig precis det cruisingsegel som passar dig bäst – oavsett hur dina behov ser ut. Explore Materials Find a Loft Request a Quote READ MORE

SAILING IS BACK IN ANNAPOLIS Getting Back Into The Groove J111 Ramrod sailing downwind towards the finish CC: Will Keyworth Weeknight sailing is back in swing in the Annapolis area with customer’s all boats taking to the water to safely enjoy sailing. With, SSA on Tuesday nights, AYC on Wednesday nights, J world on Thursday nights and EYC on Friday nights, there are options for any night of the week for the avid racer in Annapolis. Seeing customers on the water with their new sails is one of our favorite times of the year for us here at North Sails. This year it happened a bit later than usual, but the wait made it even sweeter. Below are some amazing shots from Will Keyworth of some of the action: Penn Alexander’s J80 crossing the finish line CC: Will Keyworth North’s own Allan Terhune sailing with his wife Cate on their J70 CC: Will Keyworth READ MORE

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS A Look At Hugh Beaton's Career With North Sails Where to begin with a guy like Hugh. He’s a lifer in this industry, beginning his time like most during the summers at a local sail loft in Barrie. He learned the basics while on the service floor and consistently worked on the craft. Hugh learned to sail in Barrie ON, where he worked with Lasers, 470s, Int 14’s and small keelboats. While attending University, Hugh learned to design and build spinnakers. He developed a passion for racing IOR throughout North America. Graduating from the University of Toronto, he soon joined a local sailmaker in Barrie, which sent him boat shows in Montreal and Toronto throughout the 80s. The stories are legendary and reveal the impact the industry can have on individuals even to this day. Hugh joined North Sails 1990, and was privileged to work with some great people in the Toronto office including; Hans Fogh, Steve Calder, Bruno Dubois, and Larry MacDonald. Early in his career he was introduced to the International 8 Metre Class, which quickly became his class of choice. Hugh quickly found himself working with 40 teams from 12 different countries. The boats are beautiful to sail, and highly technical making them an ideal platform for North Sails’ range of design services and 3D manufacturing. Hugh has attended 21 World Championships, winning nine titles along the way. He shares, “It has been very rewarding to work with so many great sailors , and to develop products and tuning guides for the class.” Aside from the 8 metres, Hugh enjoys distance racing on the Great Lakes, and cruising with his family in the North Channel area of Lake Huron. He is also a big outdoor enthusiast who loves the snow, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing. When he’s not skiing, you can find him snowshoeing or working on his log cabin. His annual winter beard always signals the change of season for us in the loft. His knowledge is vast and one can’t help but learn from him. If he doesn’t know the answer then he’ll do his best to find out for you. More importantly though, he’ll show you how he got the answer to help give you the tools to do it yourself, and thus help sailors/customers in the future. A trait that is hard to come by these days. His philosophy of empowering youth, encouraging them to get involved in the industry and sport as a whole is admirable. He tries his best to create opportunities for youth and females in sailing, empowering them with knowledge and support, and most importantly encouraging them to get out on the water. His patience in teaching and mentoring new additions to the team is not only notable but also refreshing. It is something that is not seen a lot these days however it is something that is needed. It goes to show that if you invest in the individual, they will invest in you and the company. Fellow coworker and friend Bill Pearson echo's this sentiment saying, "While I have known Hugh at some level for over 20 years, it is only in the last 20 months that we have worked closely together, and it has been a pleasure for me. Besides being a great salesman and mentor in Toronto for a good while now, he has also clearly proven himself to be an excellent manager, with a good collaborative style of leading." He is committed to helping the sport locally not because he works in the industry but because it’s the right thing to do; paying it forward to the next generation. A big supporter of weeknight racing and grassroots sailing, Hugh is always working behind the scenes to help drive more participants, encouraging more people to leave the dock. The bigger picture and North Sails role are always at the forefront of Hugh’s mind. Always finding a way to ensure we’re doing the best we can to support local sailing, not just racing. It is similar to how he approaches a new sail order or service repair. What role does this sail play in the wider inventory of the customer? Is this the best option based on their needs? What is the goal in 5 years? All these questions asked for a customer looking at a new sail or repair, are similarly pondered when deciding how to support sailing locally. A common phrase you’ll hear from Hugh is, “it’s the right thing to do.” A phrase that guides the loft in our actions on a day to day basis. Here’s the thing about Hugh. He is a good example of what happens when you take the time to invest in individuals that are new to the company and sport. Taking the time to show them how to measure boats/sails, giving them the tools + knowledge to talk to customers confidently and helping nurture their individuals strengths goes much further than most people realize. These individuals become invested in the industry, the craft and the company they work for; and they grow. The growth and skill development pays dividends, as we've seen many times at the Toronto loft. Beyond this, these individuals that Hugh helps mentor and guide are able to transfer those skills to other areas of their lives and businesses. Harmony, past team member at North Sails Toronto, shares her memories of working with Hugh and the impact he had on her. "I had the pleasure of working with Hugh for roughly 5 years during a very important transitional time in my life. I wasn't sure which direction I was heading in my professional career, and logically took a breather to sail and work with some great people. Little did I realize at the time, however the experiences and friendships gained at North Sails have stayed near and dear to my heart for the past 10 years. I am extremely grateful that Hugh trusted in me, while giving me the opportunity to learn the intricate details of running a multifaceted business. What I was able to learn under the influence and direction of Hugh, has served me very well in my own expanding business. And much to my current employee's annoyance, I have carried many of these lessons with me and even a few of the North Sails SOPs! When it was time for me to leave as I had my first baby, Hugh and the North Sails team were like an extended family to me. Hugh made sure I left with a memorable departure package including my little piece of Canadian history, a beautiful Hudson's Bay blanket. I have remained in touch with Hugh for 10 years. And I know we will remain friends for another 10! Congratulations Hugh! You deserve an exceptional celebration!" Another fellow team member Doug Folsetter shares his own memory of Hugh when he was beginning his career. Doug recalls, "He probably doesn’t remember but I first met Hugh around 1990 or 1991 when he came down to measure sails for a new International 14 build that I was part of. Although it was a small project, I recall Hugh spending a lot of time to get the details right. He spoke knowledgeably about Asymmetrical sails which were quite new to us. It’s likely that he hadn’t sold many by that time but he knew more than we did (or at least told us he did) and the sails were a big leap forward compared to the previous generation. Fast forward to a few years ago when I was foisted upon North and Hugh as part of a merger. Since I joined North Hugh has been nothing but accommodating. As a natural teacher, he has no hesitation to spend time (especially if you catch him in the car when he’s stuck in traffic on the way home to Barrie) passing down his vast knowledge for the purpose of building a better sail for the customer. Since getting to know Hugh, both my taste in scotch and knowledge of chainsaws has increased dramatically. North is lucky to have him and I’m lucky to work with him. Congratulations on 30 years!" Needless to say, we all have our own "Hugh" story that reflects his patience, knowledge and passion for sailing. From all of us at North Sails, Thank You! READ MORE

THE SUMMER OF SHIELDS For the Toppa family, Coronavirus Has a Silver Lining Story by Holley Toppa It’s strange to think that the summer sailing of 2020 in Newport was kicked off with Wednesday night Shields racing. After the start on the first upwind leg, my dad, Mike Toppa is at the helm. Wednesday night Shields sailing happens every summer, but this first race felt like coming out of hibernation. I remember saying out loud, “wow, it’s the first race of the summer”. My dad Mike Toppa>, usually on the water as a North Sails Superyacht Expert, turned and looked at me with his big smile and replied, “isn’t it cool!” It’s not quite the summer we imagined. With COVID-19 rewriting everyone’s schedules along with new rules and regulations, it was hard to imagine how sailing was going to operate. Normally, my dad would be going on another consecutive summer of commuting around the country and the world for anything superyacht related. As we know, many of the happenings around the world have either been canceled or pushed back to a later date. Amid all the unknowns, my dad still made sure to dedicate time to rigging and tuning the Shields, Bomba Charger, getting her race-ready for the summer despite not knowing if there would even be a race. The author smiling on the bow of Bomba Charger between races in Newport Harbor Luckily he, along with the other stir-crazy sailors stuck in quarantine, were able to work out a way for Wednesday night sailing to commence under the new guidelines; requiring masks on board, limiting the crew to 3, and calling for all to wear PFD’s as an added cherry on top. You could have told my dad that he would have to single-hand the Shields in a hazmat suit and a helmet and he still would have been out there for the first race. That first Wednesday night was a bit surreal. It was unusual to not only see the harbor so empty after Memorial day but to have the bay completely to ourselves, not including the unusually high number of spectators for a small Shields race complete of just nine boats. The Shields fleet is one of the few fleets on the water in Newport so far and as a result, has definitely sparked some extra competition between the teams. Everyone was eager to not only break up to the stay-at-home monotony but to once again get back out on the water and show that they’ve still got it. My dad made up his three-man team with myself and my boyfriend, Jeremy Wilmot. It is quite a special opportunity to be able to have the time of two working sailors for Wednesday night racing and watch them shake off the rust and get back to doing what they love. I had my place in the boat, doing mostly what they told me to do, but watching and listening to them talk about the nuances of the racecourse was such a great learning experience for me. This time to spend sailing with my dad has been such an unexpected gift despite this pandemic. I would have been in Charleston working, not sure when I would be able to come up and visit. Now, I’m able to join my dad and share doing what he loves. This coming Wednesday, we are able to add two more to the team, my sisters, Alie and Liza will be joining us, adding to the richness of this time my family has together, while also resembling a slow return to normalcy. READ MORE

Fini les vieilles voiles. Démarrez l'été avec une voile neuve. Contactez-nous pour économiser Il n'y a jamais eu de meilleur moment pour renouveler votre inventaire. Que vous fassiez de la régate, de la croisière ou un peu des deux, North Sails a les produits les mieux adaptés à vos besoins. Cette promotion permet d'obtenir jusqu'à 20 % de réduction sur une voile North Sails neuve, achetée au cours du mois de juillet 2020. Nous encourageons le recyclage de toutes les anciennes voiles utilisées. Lorsque vous commandez votre voile, il vous suffit de rendre votre ancienne voile à votre voilerie, ou de la donner à une institution de voile à but non lucratif. *La promotion "Trade In Trade Up" 2020 s'applique aux voiles de près de moins de 22 mètres de guindant, et aux voiles de portant de moins de 27 mètres de guindant. La promotion exclut les voiles de la classe One Design International et Offshore One Design. La promotion expire à 23h59 le 31 juillet 2020. Toutes les voiles doivent être livrées avant le 20 décembre 2020. Demandez un devis Passez à l'action Remplissez le formulaire ci-dessous et vous recevrez une réponse d'un expert de votre région. Tous les détails supplémentaires que vous pouvez nous fournir nous permettront de vous trouver la bonne voile, plus rapidement. Développez s'il vous plait les sections ci-dessous. READ MORE

Weg met het oude, Ga voor een nieuw North zeil Neem contact met ons op om te besparen Er is nooit een beter moment geweest om uw zeilgarderobe te vervangen dan nu. Of u nu wedstrijdzeilt, cruist, of een beetje van beiden, North Sails heeft de beste producten voor uw toepassing. Deze promotie biedt tot 20% korting op een North zeil dat aangeschaft wordt in de maanden juni en juli 2020. We moedigen aan dat alle oude zeilen gedoneerd of gerecycled worden. U kunt afspraken maken met uw lokale North Sails vestiging bij bestelling van uw nieuwe zeil over het doneren van uw oude zeil. Uw lokale North vestiging heeft een lijst van lokale organisaties die gebruikte zeilen hergebruiken. *de 2020 Trade In Trade Up promotie is van toepassing voor aan de windse zeilen met een voorlijk tot 22 meter en voor de windse zeilen met een voorlijk tot 27 meter. De promotie is niet toepasbaar voor eenheidsklasse zeilen. De promotie eindigt op 31 juli 2020. Alle zeilen moeten geleverd worden voor 20 december 2020. Vraag een offerte aan Start uw Trade in Vul onderstaand formulier in en een North zeil expert zal contact met u opnemen. Wanneer u extra informatie opgeeft over u specifieke toepassing, kunnen we u sneller helpen om het juiste zeil te vinden. Klik op onderstaande velden om deze informatie op te geven zodat u snel met de nieuwe zeilen het water op kunt. READ MORE

CELEBRATING OVER 35 YEARS A Thank You To Our Service Managers Both joining in 1985 as young ambitious gents, Domiciano (or Kid as he’s more well known) and Dennis have grown into their service managers roles with invaluable depths of skill and knowledge. Both have become staples in their local lofts and the go-to caregivers for sails; Kid runs the Toronto loft and Dennis heads up the Vancouver loft on the West coast. For 35 years now these two individuals have been providing expert repairs, maintenance and advice to cruisers and racers alike. Their dedication to North Sails and more importantly, their clients, is something we all at North Sails would like to say Thank You for, as we know we couldn’t do it without them. Kid joined North Sails when he was well, a kid. He began at North Sails Toronto in January 1985 in manufacturing. During his 35 years here, Kid has gone to Sri Lanka and all over the United States to teach people about sailmaking, manufacturing and repair techniques. He is the first one in the door in the morning and often the last to leave, never liking to leave a project unfinished. He is always committed to getting the job done, meeting customer deadlines and doing a good job. Larry MacDonald recalls, "I remember clearly Domiciano arriving for his first day at North Sails, and being introduced to him by the production manager. Then like now, he looked less than his years, was small and knew very little English. What he lacked in experience or ability to communicate, he more than made up with his attitude and work effort. He was a fast learner, and within a few years, saw his career take off becoming assistant floor manager and never looking back. His youthful appearance earned him his nickname “Kid” which he has proudly accepted for now 35 years." One of his favourite parts about sailmaking is that “Everyday is a new opportunity to learn something new. I know how sailmaking allows me to connect with customers in terms of their needs, whether it’s cruising or racing.” His skill and craftsmanship speaks for itself. We are proud and quite lucky to have him a part of our team. He is the engine that keeps our service team chugging along in Toronto. Dennis is another gem that has bled blue for over 35 years now, joining the sailmaking world just after high school. Local sales expert Ross MacDonald shares "Dennis Lefeaux is one of North Sails most hard working, joke cracking, ever-creative employees - he's also may have the most 'experience', having started sail making just after high school back in 1979!" Then and now, Dennis was known as one of the best sailors in the area. A reputation he earned through constant wins on the race course onboard his father's boat and all the assistance and tips he provided to all the other sailors. Ross continues, "After beginning work at North in Dave Miller's loft in Vancouver, Den quickly picked up the skills for all sail repairs and in short order was able to build sails on his own. As one can imagine he's also very handy at canvas work and creating bags or custom pieces that look like they came from Milan! Some of the notable bits he's pulled off include Canada's largest flag, giant architectural canvas work used in BC Place stadium and working with the sail making team with Canada II during the 1987 America's Cup in Perth, Australia. Today Dennis looks the same! And he's faster and more productive than ever. We are fortunate to have his knowledge, skills, wit, and try to follow his work ethic. Leading by example, he continues to inspire many of us.” Vancouver loft manager Drew Mitchell is also a big fan of Dennis. He details how Dennis is the ultimate co-worker. "Since the first day I met him I have looked up to his knowledge and work ethic. He is the first into work everyday and during the busy season the last to leave. He is very humble. I remember the first day he was showing me the "fast route" from the loft to RVYC and he just casually mentioned he was a sailmaker with the Canada 87' Americas Cup Team. As any young sailor would, I then started to bombard him with questions about the team and regatta." Drew tries to soak up as much as he can from Dennis as he is one of the best sailmakers he knows. Drew states, "he has probably gets tired answering 20 questions a day from me but I always want his advice when I am not sure about something. Dennis is known in the sailing community not only as "the best" sailmaker but as one of the best sailors in the PNW. I have been lucky enough to race on the same boat with him, and just like in the loft, I try to listen to what he has to say and figure out why he does certain things." "After a very deep finish in a distance race I was speaking to a competitor who did very well and I asked him how we knew where to go. His response was "It was easy, I just asked Dennis on the dock before racing which way to go!" I now make sure to check in with Dennis before any race to get his opinion on what might work that day. I think the last time his response was "lead off the start and don't let anyone pass you." I have never heard someone say a bad thing about Dennis, I consider myself and the entire North Sails Team very lucky to have someone who has worked for North Sails as long as he has. I look forward to the many years we have left working together. READ MORE

3Di OCEAN IS GEMAAKT VOOR UW VOLGENDE AVONTUUR Een complete 3D productlijn voor boten van ieder formaat Na uitvoerig testen en ontwikkelen is North Sails zeer enthousiast met de lancering van 3Di Ocean 370, ons nieuwste innovatieve zeil, waarmee onze cruise productlijn van 3D gemalde zeilen compleet is. Dit nieuwe product bouwt voort op het succes van ons revolutionaire 3Di Nordac polyester voor kleinere boten en Ocean 700, het ultieme superjacht cruise zeil. 3Di Ocean 370 valt precies tussen deze twee categorieën om tegemoet te komen aan de unieke karakteristieken van boten tussen 35 en 60 voet. Norths 3Di zeilen worden vervaardigd met onze gepatenteerde technologie, waarbij zeilen geproduceerd worden op een driedimensionale mal. Van origine was deze technologie bedoeld voor wedstrijdzeilers, maar met 3Di Ocean is de technologie nu ook voor cruise zeilers. Als marktleider is North Sails op zijn best wanneer onze energie en kennis gericht wordt op het compleet innoveren van een product segment. In 2017 heeft North Sails een revolutie teweeg gebracht met de her-uitvinding van het traditioneel geweven Dacron cruise zeil. Door robuuste Dacron 3Di tapes te verwerken op een driedimensionale mal introduceerde North de eerste echte innovatie voor cruise zeilers sinds Dacron in de jaren 50 katoen verving. Het prijswinnende 3Di Nordac werd al snel de benchmark voor cruise performance, met behoud van de traditionele Dacron look. In 2018 bracht North Sails het 3Di cruise concept naar de superjachten met 3Di Ocean 700. De toevoeging van 3Di Ocean 370 in 2020 is een bevestiging van de investering van het merk om cruise zeilers te ondersteunen met het leveren van de meest geavanceerde zeil technologie. ““Onze bedrijfscultuur wordt gedreven door een constant verlangen om zeil technologieën te ontwikkelen die de zeilervaring verbeteren van iedere zeilers”, aldus North Sails President Ken Read. ““Cruisen biedt een uitweg van het leven aan land, en de toewijding van North Sails aan dit segment is groter dan ooit. We hebben veel tijd gestoken in de ontwikkeling van een nieuw cruise product en zijn trots dit een jaar eerder te lanceren dan origineel gepland was. We kijken er erg naar uit om meer zeilers te laten genieten van een nieuw niveau in duurzaamheid en performance van cruise zeilen, door toepassing van 3Di. ” Het gebruik van Norths innovatieve en gepatenteerde 3Di technologie en productie levert sterkere en gebruiksvriendelijkere zeilen. Deze technologie maakt het mogelijk de cruise performance te verbeteren door zeilen te produceren die minder helling geven bij meer wind en juist extra vermogen geven bij licht weer. 3Di Ocean zeilen zijn naadloos, ongeëvenaard sterk, mooi en zeer duurzaam. Dit geeft meer vertrouwen wanneer u gaat zeilen, alleen, met vrienden of met uw familie. Simpel gezegd, Deze zeilen verbeteren uw zeilervaring. 3Di Ocean zijn nu beschikbaar. Neem contact op met uw lokale North Sails team om meer te leren over deze producten en levering deze zomer. Lees verder Vind een verkooppunt offerteaanvraag READ MORE

NORTH SAILS BY APPOINTMENT Book a Complimentary Coaching Session Calling all sailors on the Solent! Book a one-on-one, real-time coaching session with the North Sails experts who will join you by RIB and provide tips to help kick off your season. Let us know below when you will be sailing and we will schedule a time to meet you on the water to offer instant coaching and feedback. Whether you are a racer, cruiser, or One Design sailor, any boat should take advantage of North’s summer coaching. Sign up to improve your game with us. READ MORE

WEARING IS CARING Custom Face Masks For Local Transit In Vancouver North Sails was contacted by Troy McNamara aka “Creative Troy” about 2 weeks ago with a different project that he thought we could help out with. Troy’s company Creative Others was commissioned by Translink to design an oversized novelty mask for the front of one of their buses to help market their new initiatives titled “Wearing is caring”. Translink has planned to give away 15,000 Translink branded masks to Vancouverites and wanted one of their buses to wear a similar looking mask. Dennis and Chris, the two service team members in Vancouver put their heads together with Troy and came up with a plan to make a mask that would fit on the front of the bus. They needed to make a mask that would resemble the masks that Translink has produced and stand up to the harsh Vancouver weather. Dennis and Chris get "neat" and "fun" projects like this a few times a year so they said that they were excited and willing to help. They had a pretty tight deadline of about 11 days. They proposed using the same method for creating bimini tops and inserting battens to create the bulging nose. First, they sourced the material in the correct colour as well as made a rough template that Troy could take to the bus depot and size up with the Translink team. Once the template was reviewed it was returned to the loft to start the production of the new mask. Within the deadline the North Sails team got the job done in time, Translink loved the end product and most importantly the process was an enjoyable one. Troy, why did you contact North Sails and how was working with NS Vancouver during this custom project with such a tight deadline? Being an avid sailor all my life I knew that North Sails would be the perfect team to fabricate this. I’ve met Dennis and Chris out on the water from time to time and when you get on so well with guys like that on the racecourse I was confident they’d be fun to work with too. This timeline was intense as with a company like Translink there’s always feedback and requests for alterations. I was confident that the guys would be able to produce the goods and I was right. One of the most important things for me out of this whole experience was how clear in communication the guys were, the ease in how they collaborate, and their willingness to get the job done. I will certainly be looking to partner with North Sails again for future projects. Creative Others www.creativeothers.co​- @CreativeOther.Co​- shout@creativeothers.co​- +1 778 228 1672 Creative Others 404-1133 Beach Ave Vancouver BC, Canada V6E 1V1 We Are Brand Designers & Storytellers, Creating Experiences Both Physically & Digitally While Marketing Them With Measurable Results. Bringing Talented People Together Who Are Passionate Leaders In Their Fields To Exceed Clients' Expectations Is What We Do. READ MORE

En komplet 3Di produktlinje til cruising 3Di OCEAN kan bestilles nu Efter et gennemgribende arbejde og udviklingsprogram, er North Sails stolte af at kunne lancere 3Di OCEAN 370, vores seneste innovative sejl som fuldender vores serie af 3D-støbte sejl til cruising og langturssejlads. 3Di OCEAN 370 er bygget på North Sails succes med det revolutionerende 3Di NORDAC samt 3Di OCEAN 700, som er det ultimative cruising sejl til store superyachts. 3Di 370 OCEAN er båndet mellem disse to produkter og imødeser 35-60 fod cruising bådes unikke behov samt det voksende antal cruising katamaraner. North Sails 3Di sejl er skabt med den patenterede teknologi, som oprindeligt blev udviklet til kapsejlads men som nu revolutionerer markedet med 3Di OCEAN. Hos North Sails bruger vi konstant vores energi og ressourcer på udvikling af nye produktsegmenter. I 2017 revolutionerede vi cruising markedet ved at genopfinde det traditionelle Dacron sejl i polyester, som havde sin oprindelse i 1950'erne. Det prisbelønnede 3Di NORDAC blev hurtigt det nye benchmark for cruising og tursejl til både op til 40 fod. I 2018 tog North Sails 3Di cruisingsejl-konceptet videre til Superyachts med 3Di OCEAN 700 produktet. Tilføjelsen af OCEAN 370 i 2020 er endnu et vidnesbyrd om vores mission om at levere cruising-sejl med den seneste og mest avancerede teknologi til markedet. “Vores virksomhedskultur er drevet af et stort ønske om til stadighed at udvikle sejlteknologi, der giver sejlere en endnu bedre oplevelse”, siger North Sails direktør Ken Read. “Cruising giver mulighed for at slippe livet på land og North Sails engagement i cruisingmarkedet er større end nogensinde. Vi foranledigede vores cruising-produktudvikling og næsten et år efter fremfører vi udvidelsen af vores produktlinje. Vi ser frem til at flere sejlere vil opleve det nye niveau af holdbarhed og ydeevne for cruising-sejl med 3Di OCEAN-serien”. Med brugen af ​​North Sails innovative 3Di-teknologi og byggeprocesser, producerer vi i dag sejl, der både er stærkere og lettere at håndtere. Denne teknologi muliggør sejl, som giver en forbedret sejloplevelse, hvor man enkelt kan reducere krængning i hård vind og nemt få mere fart i let luft. 3Di OCEAN er uden syninger og 3D-støbt på en form i ét stykke, hvilket gør sejlet uovertruffen stærkt, flot at se på og med lang holdbarhed. Det betyder i alt sin enkelthed en forbedret og sjovere sejleroplevelse for dig, dine venner og din familie. 3Di OCEAN-sejl kan bestilles nu. Kontakt os idag og få mere information om vores nye produkt og en eventuel sommerlevering. Læs mere Find dit loft Få et tilbud READ MORE

THE NEW NORMAL First Sail Of The 2020 Season Getting out on the water earlier this week felt like a dream. During a normal season, we’d be well into the thick of sailing by now with lots of regattas under our belts and cruising trips taken. We’d be sunburnt with racoon eyes, beat up by the boat and cycling through sailing gear faster than we could wash it. With the threat of not being able to even launch boats at the end of March and mid April, the majority of sailors were questioning what the 2020 season would look like. Fast forward a couple weeks and most of us are in the water, following government regulations and yacht club rules. A lot of back and forth about what would happen for racing is still being discussed, it begs the question - why are we so focused on racing? Our boats are in the water (for those of us that can be) so why not go sailing? For the most part, any organized racing is not allowed, as per Sail Canada’s outline. While disappointing, it's OK. Racing is an aspect of our sport, yes, but it is not the only thing. Sailing is so much more than racing. The simple fact is yes we can go sailing. The love for the sport has not been cancelled, sailing has not been cancelled. It’s gone back to the most basic form that is sailing with family, cruising, double handed or even solo sailing. I can honestly say that yes it’s refreshing to not have the weekend grind of regatta after regatta after regatta. Do my family and I miss racing? Yes, more my husband than me but yes racing is missed. Does it mean that sailing, as a sport, is cancelled? No. Try taking this time to fix things on the boat that you’ve been putting off, trying some solo sailing or just enjoy being on your boat. More importantly though, go enjoy sailing for the sake of sailing. Talking with a friend recently about the sailing situation in particular the number of people upset about no racing, they commented saying they are disappointed but it doesn’t mean sailing is cancelled. The more interesting comment, which has stuck with me since our conversation, was “maybe it’s just me but I just enjoy sailing for the sake of sailing. A lot of people seem to be missing that with the uproar of no racing.” What this afternoon on the water really did was reaffirm my love for the sport, the activity and being out on the water. I can’t remember the last time I was this giddy when it came to going sailing. A somewhat laughable thought given I work in the industry yet maybe something that was needed to revive the love for sailing. Being able to go sailing with no pressure about getting photos, delivery sails, getting repairs done or trying to get a certain spot in a regatta was refreshing. Coming back to the docks post afternoon sail, we ran into a fellow member, us in the boat and them on the dock. They also commented how this year was different and they are adapting but it felt good to get back out on the water. He mentioned he "took the racing jib sheets off and put a furler on" to go cruising. An attitude that is going in the right direction for enjoying the 2020 season. It means we have to adjust our own perspective and how we approach this summer on the water. In layman's terms: be appreciative if you can get your boat in the water and go sailing, according to your local government and sailing authority guidelines. Go cruising with your family, go for an afternoon solo sail or better yet, enjoy being on your boat. Sailing is not cancelled. Learn more about North Sails lineup of cruising products here. READ MORE

WHO WE ARE: SARAH UNWIN Get To Know Your Local Team Member Sarah Unwin joined North Sails a year and a half ago as the office manager of North Sails Vancouver. She is born and raised in Vancouver at 38 years old. She first learned to sail in an Opti at RVYC summer sailing program. Sarah was 16 when she competed in her first race, Silva Bay Layover on a Dragon with her now Husband, James. What is your favourite local regatta/race and why? Round Bowen, it is such a fun race and has a great party! Where is your favourite spot to go cruising and why? Desolation Sound, I have been cruising in Desolation Sound since childhood and you can't beat the beaches, scenery and wildlife. What is it about sailing that you enjoy the most? You are always learning and the freedom of cruising to places most people have never visited. B.C. has some of the best cruising grounds in the world and we feel very fortunate to be able to explore the B.C. coast. What activities do you enjoy outside of sailing? My husband, James, and I are avid skiers. How have you been keeping busy since all racing has been cancelled? We have been doing boat work and going for day sails. We look forward to racing and cruising again. READ MORE

ONESTAR CHALLENGE 2020 Med Jan B. Hansen fra North Sails På vej mod Farø med A2 Onestar Challenge er en singlehand sejlads med start fra Køge, rundt Møn via Bøgestrømmen. 103 sømil. Det er 4. gang sejladsen sejles, men jeg har ikke sejlet den tidligere, da den altid har ligget på samme tid som en af de store Fyn Rundt sejladser. Nu er det andre tider og årets eneste Fyn Rundt bliver formentlig Silverrudder til september. Der var tilmeldt 33 både, som startede i passende Corona-afstand. Der sejles ikke efter respit, udelukkende i klasser efter overaltlængde. Min klasse var alt over 32 fod. Første start kl 9:00, min start kl 10:30. En fin start med Code 0 mod Stevns, derefter en åben bidevind mod Møn. Vindstyrken omkring 10-15 knob og høj sol. Humøret var lige så højt som solen, da de samtidigt startende både forsvandt lige så hurtigt agterud, som de foran startende blev indhentet. Næstsidste båd blev hentet mellem Møn og Hestehoved (Indsejlingen til Grønsund). Tilbage foran var en tysk T 24, sidste første båd i mål. En rigtig lille skrapsag, hurtig båd og dygtig sejler. Gennem Grønsund og mod Farø, var det plant læns. Det udløste en del bomninger med den blå A2, men ingen større udfordringer. De blev taget på rutinen. Udfordringerne kom lidt senere da vinden fra Farø op mod Peters værft var lige ret i trynen med 10-15 knob, toppet op med 1 knobs modgående strøm. Inden jeg kom til Farø, måtte jeg tage en lidt længere sørejse end de forfølgende både, da min dybgang på 2,10 satte en naturlig begrænsning for vovemodet. De betød desværre at, det meste af mit forspring til de nærmeste forfølgere blev sat overstyr. Men det er en del af spillets ved den slags semiautonome sejladser. Her er stort ingen mærker der skal respekteres og ingen målerregler. Alle kan tages deres chancer og spiller man sine kort rigtigt er muligheden for en sejr altid til stede, uanset hvor svage ens odds er fra starten. Tilbage til krydset mod Peders Værft: Her kom en velsejlet Drabant 38 forbi mig med en 100 meter. Vendinger i The Beast er som sådan ikke svære, men igen sætter dybgangen en grænse for længden på krydsbenene og båden, med sin meget smalle køl, driver en del sidelæns, indtil den kommer op i fart. Flot sejlet af Drabanten. Nå, men efter Kalvehave (kl 21:30) kom der lidt slæk på og vinden øgede op til 20-25 knob. Drabanten blev hurtigt nedkæmpet. Næste levende billede var T 24’n, som flaksede noget forvirret rundt ved renden til Nyord. Så snart han fik øje på mig, faldt han direkte ned i mit kølvand og forsvandt hurtigt agterud. En efterfølgende molesnak med skipperen, opklarede at han både havde miste sin kortplotter og sin autopilot. Hatten af for han overhovedet fik den sprælske båd hele vejen til mållinjen. Som mørket lukkede sig omkring os, friskede vinden yderligere op til 30-35 knob ved udsejlingen omkring de Nordre Sæløer. På det tidspunkt havde jeg alt for meget sejl på, den største fok og fuldt storsejl. Men der var ikke plads nok til hverken et forsejlsskifte eller til at rebe storsejlet. Så det var fuld vandballast og fuld knald på hækstag, udhal, cunningham og lidt slæk på fokken skødepunkt, så den blev lidt mere åben i agterliget. Det er meget betryggende med nogle 3Di Raw sejl, som jeg ved kan tåle mishandlingen. Alm. stringsejl var blevet 3 år ældre på de 30 minutter. Et par meget spændene slag op mod selve renden. Det sidste hvor jeg vendte til stb for at kunne holde renden op kiksede. Fokkeskødet kom i bekneb omkring spillet og fik 10-15 tørn i en meget flot benlås. Renden kunne med lidt pineri, lige præcis holdes op. Lidt heldigt, da en vending med det låste skøde, havde givet sine udfordringer. Efter renden var det med 5 cm slæk i fokkeskødet afsted mod Stevns for sidste gang. Præcis som der skulle justeres på kursen ved nordøst rundingen af Stevns, kom der et markant vindskift fra NØ til SØ, toppet op med lidt ekstra tryk på vinden. En kvik bomning i 35 knobs vind og vi fløj afsted med op til 14 knobs fart mod Køge downtown. Som jeg sidder der i nattemørket og kun kan se det hvide flade vand agterude i lanternes skær, funderede jeg lidt over hvordan passagen af mållinjen kunne ske. 10-14 knobs bs, vindvinkel på 120 twa og knap 100 meter fra linjen til land, kunne det nok blive presset. Men vinden aftog den sidste halve times tid. Det samme gjorde dramatikken, så målgangen foregik kontrolleret kl 02:42 som første båd i mål. Flere både stoppede klogelig op i Kalvehave og Nyord for ikke at komme ud i den friske vind mod Stevns. Respekt for at skipperene kender deres egne og bådens begrænsninger. Det er godt sømandskab. Tak til arrangørene, Køge Sejlklub, for kunne afholde sejladsen med tidens prøvelser og tak til konkurrenterne for at møde op. Og ikke mindst tak til min elskede shorecrew, Helle Jespersen, som stod ved både Hårbølle og Nyord og heppede. Jan B. Hansen The Beast himself Til dem med skarpe øjne: Konkurrenterne agterude. READ MORE

I nakon Covid 19 pauze North Sails klijenti nastavljaju s pobjedama FOTO: DRAGAN DRŽANIĆ Rekordno izdanje najdugovječnije regate za dvočlane posade s hrvatske strane Jadrana uspješno je završila s 85 postotnim učinkom... od 54 jedrilice na startu završilo ih je 46! Zbog vremenskih neprilika i vrlo jakog juga start regate je prebačen s petka na subotu, a zbog najave vrlo slabih vjetrova na regatnom polju organizatori su subotnji start zakazali za 10:00. Tako su jedriličari dobili dodatna dva sata za jedrenje i s tim bonusom čak 14 jedrilica je dobilo priliku da u regularnom vremenu završi regatu. Vrijeme na startu bilo je u skladu s prognozom, jedva primjetni povjetarac iz smjera zapad - jugozapad, po kojem je flota u slow motionu jedrila prema bovi od orce postavljenoj ispred Sustipana. Nakon nje jedrilo se prema bovi koja je uz Galebove predstavljala startnu liniju i potom je jedina obaveza jedriličarima bila ostaviti Sušac desnim bokom. Pokazalo se da je najbolje odabrala skupina jedrilica postavljena malo desnije od sredine startne linije, a do bove od orce najbrže je dojedrila Fatamorgana koja je startala iz trećeg reda. FOTO: REGATE.COM.HR Fatamorgana je maksimalno iskoristila svoje mogućnosti i u ovom dijelu regate pratnju ostavila iza sebe stotinjak metara. Nesmetano je nastavila jedrenje bliže Sustipanu i održavala prednost sve do Splitskih vrata. Prvi nakon nje su bili budući pobjednici regate, dvojac iz JK Orsan na jedrilici Dubrovnik. Oni su na bovi od orce predvodili ostale pretedente na dobar plasman, a među njima svakako treba spomenuti čak četiri jedrilice Club Swan 36, maleni Otto e Mezzo, Magnum X3, IMX 45... U ovom početnom dijelu regate među njih se umiješala i Strilica, Melges 24 koji se orci prišuljao od Sustipana. S obzirom na uvjete u ovom dijelu regate to se još moglo i razumijeti, ali dvojac Jurišić-Perhat je svoje opasne namjere i vrhunsko jedrenje održavao do kraja regate, pa su čak i do pred sam finiš bili izraziti favoriti za pobjedu u korigiranom vremenu po Sušac Openu. Ovaj prvi dio regate, brojnoj publici na lukobranu i Sustipanu, definitivno je bio najzanimljiviji. S obzirom na malene brzine jedrilica mnogi kormilari su se odlučili na rizik i ubacivanje u gužvu, pa nije nedostajalo poziva s isticanjem prednosti prolaska i srećom sve je prošlo bez kontakta i štete. Nakon prolaska ovog filtera i obilaska druge oznake krenulo je rastezanje flote i izdvajanje najbržih na čelu. U principu su se svi držali najkraćeg puta prema Vratima, bez ekstremnih otklona, osim u finalnom dijelu ove etape kad se vodeća Fatamorgana izdvojila prema Šolti, a ostali su vjetar tražili na punti Brača. Odluka dvojca Arapov-Mrduljaš na kraju nije donijela očekivanu prevagu, jer ih u samim vratima Dubrovnik prestiže, a ostatak potjere opasno sustiže. Sve jedrilice su u Splitskim vratima naišle na probleme i svaka je na svoj način tražila izlaz. Muka po Vratima trajala je do 16 sati, otprilike kada je i Bob 'n' Rock kao posljednji izašao na relativno otvoreno more. U tim trenucima vodeća petorka (tri Swana, Dubrovnik i Fatamorgana) je na desetak milja od Sušca. Njihov pritisak jednih na druge za zauzimanje vodeće pozicije priča je za sebe, pa je najbolje da je čujete iz prve ruke. Detaljno kako je regata izgledala ispričali su članovi posade Dubrovnika, pobjednika regate i u realnom i korigiranom vremenu: Na startu smo nešto zapeli, napravili smo jednu pojalabandu nekih 4-5 minuta prije starta i nismo se maknuli s tog mjesta sve do signala starta. Tako da smo startali s mjesta gdje nismo planirali. Tek kad se malo raščistila prva linija i stiglo malo vjetra uspjeli smo krenuti prema Sustipanu. Tamo je bilo dobro, lijepo je vuklo i do prve bove smo stigli kao drugi, odmah iza Mate. Na kraju je dobro ispalo iako nije bilo dobro u samoj proceduri. Na početku smo jedrili s genakerom jer sam planirao da jedrimo malo više prema Braču. To smo i napravili nakon obilaska pina, koji je bio druga obavezna bova. Kad smo već bili u blizini Brača učinilo mi se da smo previše nisko pa smo se prebacili na drifter. Lijepo smo krenuli, jedrili smo odlično i došli smo u situaciju da smo trebali prebaciti jedra koja nismo dignuli na novo mjesto na palubi, malo više prema krmi. I sve je bilo dobro dok nisam uhvatio vreću s olujnim jedrima koju dok sam prebacivao uspjevam baciti u more! Onda brzo akcija rolanja driftera, pojalabanda i natrag po jedra da ih spasimo prije nego potonu. Uspjeli smo ih uhvatiti taman prije nego je vreće potonula, ponovo pojalabanda, odrolaj drifter i idemo dalje. Dalje je sve bilo kako sam i mislio da će biti. Splitskim vratima smo prilazili od Bobovišća i Milne od kuda su nam dolazili neki refuli i vrlo dobro smo se izvukli. Iz Vrata smo izašli prije Mate. Prije samog izlaska vidjeli smo da vani pjeni, pa smo se odmah pripremili za flok i skidanje driftera što smo i napravili odmah čim smo izašli vani. Od tuda je bilo jedrenje pun gas. Prvi plan je bio da idemo oko Vodnjaka od kuda bi se samo spustili prema Sušcu, ali dolje, malo prije Pelegrina pali smo prenisko i odlučili smo da ne idemo forsirati, pa smo se spustili prema Ždrilcu. Iz te pozicije smo vidjeli da ni drugi brodovi nisu bili u boljoj poziciji, već su i oni bili nisko i da su i oni morali za nama. Kad smo došli do Pelegrina ponovno smo se prebacili na genaker s kojim smo jedrili do Ždrilca. Kako ranije nisam nikad prolazio na jedra kroz Ždrilac, već samo motorom, nisam znao kako tu puše. Mislio sam da prebacuje preko, pa smo se tu vratili na flok. Međutim, nije trebalo ništa dirati... tu smo vidjeli Bambija da je on tako samo doletio s 12 milja i prošao bez problema. Mi smo se onda na izlazu vratili na genaker i onda smo i mi nastavili pun gas prema dolje. U toj zoni nas je Bambi prošao. On je vozio dosta oštrije i većom brzinom, a mi to nismo mogli pratiti. Onda smo rekli... OK, idemo jedriti našu regatu, bez pariranja i izvuči maksimum iz Dubrovnika. Tako da smo mi vozili malo više prema Vela Luci... kako je vjetar slabio dizali se, kad je jačao spuštali se i to je dosta dobro ispalo. Nismo puno zaostali za Bambijem, a do punte Sušca stižemo s druga dva Swana (Rameša - Šangulin, Hrvoj - Škrlj). Bambi nas je tu čekao u bonaci, ali uhvatio je jedan reful prije nas s kojim se izvukao iz zavjetrine, a nas troje se tu vrtilo još nekoliko minuta... ono, reful lijevo, reful desno... pa s kraja, pa krma, pa orca... Kad smo se napokon izvukli u čisti vjetar plan je bio da se držimo više na zapadu i malo bliže Visu jer je izgledalo da je s te strane malo jači vjetar. Tako da smo prvo napravili malo duži repiket prije nego smo okrenuli prema Paklenjacima. Kad smo napravili taj manevar i krenuli uzbrdo vidio sam da sustižemo Bambija. Negdje na pola puta do Paklenjaka vjetar je naglo skrenuo prema levantu. Udarilo nam je u provu i morali smo pojati i jedriti prema Vela Luci. Tu smo virali i jedrili opet prema Visu. Tu je i vjetar malo pao, pa smo se prebacili na drifter i nastavili odlično voziti... imali smo odličan i kut i brzinu. U tom smjeru smo jedrili dok vjetar ponovno nije dao od poje, pa smo onda virali i smjer je bio takav da smo se nadali s njim dojedriti do Paklenjaka. Kako smo jedrili vjetar je ponovno malo okretao i na kraju smo završili na Pokonjem Dolu. Ovog puta nisam htio da idemo kroz Ždrilac jer je već bila noć, a par sati ranije mi je bilo prvi put da sam uopće projedrio kroz njega, tako da odluka nije bila teška... Kako smo prvi ušli u Hvarski kanal onda su se ostali mogli ravnati po nama i vidjeli su kako nam puše i onda su vjerojatno zaključili da im je bolje okušati sreću kroz Ždrilac. Ali tu smo se opet škapulali, nakon par vira uhvatili smo neki vjetar s kraja zbog kojeg smo se držali bliže otoku i onda smo s tim refulićima orcavali kroz cijeli kanal. Izgleda da je ovaj potez bio stvarno važan, jer od ostalih samo je Bambi uspio proći kroz Ždrilac, a ostali su se morali okrenuti i jedriti oko Paklenjaka. I dok je Bambi došao do punte Pelegrina mi smo bili skoro pa pred Splitskim Vratima. Inače, kad smo okrenuli Pelegrin očekivao sam da će nas dočekati neki levanat, ali bilo je stvarno slabo i više smo išli na kurenat nego na vjetar, ali kad je vjetar stigao stvarno brzo smo prešli preko kanala. Onda kad smo stigli pred Vrata opet je bilo pitanje što ćemo i kuda ćemo. Zbog kurenta smo izabrali da u sama Vrata uđemo od Šolte i stvarno su nas iz Livke dočekali dobri refuli s kojima smo dosta dobrom brzinom prošli unutra i uspjeli se prebaciti ispod Mrduje. Tu smo oko sat vremena čekali vjetar. Prvi refuli su krenuli iz Milne... puhali bi pa stali, pa opet tako i iz Bobovišća... i tako smo se nekako u zoru dokopali punte Brača. U kanalu, iza Brača, u to vrijeme počela se formirati crta za koju sam pretpostavljao da je od levanta, ali kad smo stigli do nje ispostavilo se da se formirao vjetar s krme... nešto sa zapada. Tu smo se vrtjeli dosta dugo, nismo se uspjeli maknuti, a za to vrijeme su se počeli Bambi i Mate približavati. Znao sam će Mate opet ići pod Šoltu, ali sam očekivao da će ići zapadnije i da će u cilj dolaziti uz Čiovo, ali srećom nije bilo tako, a i do nas je stigao neki mali refulić s kojim smo parirali ekipi iza nas i držali se ispred njih. Najnapetije je bilo pred samim ciljem jer je vjetar dolazio sa svih strana. Bambi je uhvatio neki crni raz koji kao da je bio od tramuntane i s Code 0 je jedrio ravno prema cilju, a Mate i mi smo bili više prema sredini kanala. Tu smo onda i mi opet vratili se prema sredini da pokušamo i mi uhvatiti tu tramuntanu, ali ipak je nadjačao ovaj vjetar s istoka, tako da smo s tim jednim refulom uletjeli ravno u cilj dovoljno brzo i za realno i za hendikep. Stvarno je bila zanimljiva regata, nije bilo ni jednog trenutka kad smo se mogli opustiti. Denis Vukas, jedrilica Dubrovnik FOTO: DUJE PETRIĆ Drugi koskiper na jedrilici Dubrovnik bio je Ivo Kvestić: Regata je bila toliko napeta i zahtijevala je puno rada, tako da nije bilo nikakvog spavanja, jednostavno se nije stiglo, a nije nam niti palo napamet. Stalno je ili netko nas ugrožavao ili smo mi nekog napadali. Ali nije bilo nikakvih problema po pitanju sna. Što se tiče hrane, svaki je pojeo po tri sendviča, svakih 5-6 sati, pa neke čokoladice... Adrenalin je stvarno bio jak i nisu se javljale potrebe ni za hranom ni za snom. Stalno je bilo samo naprijed, naprijed... odlučili smo pobijediti regatu ili "poginuti" pokušavajući. Vrebali smo svaku grešku protivnika i stvarno smo dobro iskorištavali sve prilike koje bi nam se ponudile. Istina, tih prilika nije bilo puno... svi što su bili u vrhu su stvarno vrhunski jedriličari i svi su imali cilj jednak kao i mi. Inače na brodu je sve odlično funkcioniralo, nije bilo nikakvih tehničkih problema, a puno smo radili s rasporedom mase. Jedra koja nisu bila podignuta smo po potrebi prebacivali po palubi, a jedini peh je bio kad je vreća s olujnim jedrima upala u more. Tad smo se morali okrenuti i vratiti po njih i bilo je već u posljednjim trenucima. Vreću sam zgrabio kad je krenula tonuti, a kako smo vozili stvarno ju je bilo teško izvaditi. Na kraju smo je morali udvoje izvlačiti i tu sam izgleda istegnu neki mišić i par sati nisam bio u svom najboljem izdanju. Procijenili smo da smo u toj situaciji izgubili sigurno jednu milju... zezali smo se kasnije da smo imali "man overboard" situaciju. Ali u svakom slučaju drago nam je što smo se vrlo dobro nosili protiv tehnološki superiornijih brodova, pogotovo u dijelu od Ždrilca do Sušca gdje su Swanovi s krilima i sa po dva kormila mogli skroz drugačije jedriti od nas, ali dočekali smo inkrmaniju situaciju zbog koje smo im se priključiili na Sušcu. Najvažnije je da ćemo ovu regatu pamtiti po dobrome! Ivo Kvestić, jedrilica Dubrovnik Što se tiče ostalih sudionika ovogodišnjeg Sušca ni većini njih nije bilo dosadno. Dapače, s ovolikim odazivom svatko je mogao pronaći sebi ravnog protivnika, a na moru je atmosfera bila slična onoj na regati Jabuka, kad je veliki broj jedrilica na istom mjestu i već sama takva koncentracija ne dozvoljava popuštanje, jer ako neki vaš propust neće iskoristiti prvi susjed, možda hoće onaj iza njega. Ogromna većina sudionika je na putu prema jugu izabrala prolazak kroz Ždrilac, poput vodeće nekolicine. Samo pet jedrilica je izabralo kompletni obilazak Paklenjaka. To je najviše iskoristio jedini Class 40 - Crazy, koji je s obzirom na svoje tehničke karakteristike imao značajne probleme po slabom vjetru nakon starta, ali na Sušac zato stiže drugi nakon vodeće skupine. Ispred njega je bila jedino Strilica - Melges 24 koji je odlične pozicije nakon starta izvrsno iskoristio sve do Sušca i pri tome bio najozbiljniji kandidat za pobjedu po "premjeru". Strilica Sušac uspijeva obići prva ispred ove skupine, ali zato je Crazy zapeo, a njegovo mjesto je zauzeo Magnum X3 uz kojeg su vrlo blizu bili Munjek F koji se u vodeću skupinu ubacio praktički iz drugog plana, te Otto e Mezzo. Uz neočekivano velik broj sudionika regata je posebna i po tome što su se mješovite posade počele javljati u nezanemarivom broju. Bilo ih je pet! Najbolje plasiran je bio par na Crazyju, a iza njih su ostale mix kombinacije na Ramoni, Runawayu, Liberi i First Loveu. Inače, na Liberi, miniju 650, jedrili su Ivica Kostelić i Petra Kliba, a ova regata im je bila prvi službeni nastup u sklopu priprema za kvalifikacije u miješanim dvojcima za olimpijadu u Parizu. Istina, izostao je rezultat, ali ovo nisu bili uvjeti za njihovu jedrilicu, koja bi se pokazala mnogo boljom da je start bio u petak, po jugu zbog kojeg je regata bila i odgođena jedan dan. Od ostalih sudionika svakako treba istaknuti i nastup vjerojatno najmlađe posade na ovogodišnjem Sušcu, Opatijaca Marka Vuksanovića i Luke Skokana na jedrilici Bokeljka koji su u cilj ušli kao vrlo dobri 16. Raspored ulazaka u cilj s pripadajućim vremenima možete pronaći na ovom linku, dok se ovdje nalazi raspored nakon obavljene korekcije po Sušac Openu, kao i po THC-u, a bogatu fotogaleriju sa starta možete pronaći na ovom linku. Posebno poglavlje priče o Sušcu iskusni veterani na Barki veloj - Dejan Velimirović i Marko Švent kojima je ovo 23. nastup na Sušcu, kao i Miljenko Nikolić koji je ove godine ovu regatu odjedrio po 20. put! READ MORE

Get To Know Your Local Sales Expert Ross in the Canadian flag bearing hat on the right. Ross MacDonald has been with North Sails for 14 years; 4 years with One Design and 10 years with the team at the Vancouver loft. He is 55 years old and was born in Vancouver. The first boat he ever sail on was his family's boat in 1969, an Alberg 30. What is your favourite local regatta/race and why? Round The County is my favourite race. It's great to meet up with old friends from all over British Columbia and Washington State. Where is your favourite spot to go cruising and why? My favourite spot to go cruising is Manson's landing off Cortes Island; sunsets and great swimming! What is your favourite design of boat and why? The Star class. It's a timeless design that has its attributes such as bulb keep as well as chined, high righting moment hull shapes that are finally seen on cruising boats today - 100+ years later. What is it about sailing that you enjoy the most? Getting the most out of the rig and sails. Being out on the water as well with friends and family is a big plus. What activities you enjoy outside of sailing? I enjoy skiing and bike riding. Tell us something interesting about yourself that most people would not know. I use to have red hair! How have you been keeping busy since all racing has been cancelled? I've been working on our boat, an X-41, and tidying the house. There's also quite a bit of planning going on for when we are allowed to travel and compete again, which I'm looking forward to. READ MORE