Racing sail : headsail
Haarstick
Genoa that trims easily and predictably. A sail that will
respond to the available trimming tools throughout its full
wind range is our top priority. This goal is realized via
our proprietary design and CAD program, and our Gerber
cutter. This system, developed in house fully optimizes
every seam curve, luff curve, foot curve and roach offset
– right down to infinitesimal fabric stretch corrections. This
makes for a genoa that performs flawlessly throughout its
designed conditions.
Durability: To make the best, most durable sails, you
have to use the best sailcloth. But you can’t tell what
cloth is good by just looking at it, or by “feel”, as the “oldtimers”
used to do, you have to test it. Our cloth testing
program began in the sixties, and has continued ever since.
We believe that we test every batch of upwind cloth with
the most thorough and rigorous testing procedures in the
sailmaking industry. We not only test cloth when it is new,
but we severely “beat” it up with our proprietary IMPACT
FLUTTER testing program, and retest the cloth. The loss
of strength after our Impact Flutter test is quite amazing,
and the results of this test determine the durability of the
cloth, and, most importantly, if we will accept the cloth and
have it shipped to us. Over the years, this fabric research
program has generated an enormous amount of data on all
kinds of sailcloth. No loft tests sailcloth like we do. No
other loft uses a test procedure as severe as our unique
“Impact Flutter” test. This benefits every sail we make,
race or cruise, working sail or spinnaker
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31' 10"ft
