The Vertical Batten Mainsail offers additional sail area for in mast furling and Vektron™ offers the very best of woven sail cloth stability through the use of liquid crystal Vectranâ fibres.
The Vertical Batten Mainsail system and Hood patented Vektron™ sailcloth puts high performance back into the furling mainsail. The additional sail area on the roach makes the mainsail up to 20% larger than a hollow leech in-mast furling mainsail, thereby optimising the overall aerodynamics. Another key feature are its round vertical linked carbon and vinylester resin full length battens, which are linked together with varying stiffness, designed especially for the furling function. The benefit extends to the maintained boat speed through improved aerodynamics and more controllable sail shape through reefing. This unique furling mainsail will point higher and perform with increased boat speed off wind and provide an improved reefing technique.
