WHY NORTH? WHY NOW?
Are you asking yourself which rig brand you should choose? Are you asking yourself whether this is the right time to buy new gear? If yes, then you should read the following information carefully. One thing can be said beforehand: Our 2009 sails and rigs present massive innovations and radical new developments that will make your decision extremely easy!
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THE QUALITY
Performance, especially over a long period of time, has a lot to do with quality. Apart from the famous high-quality finish of NORTH SAILS products, the DOUBLE.SEAM.TECHNOLOGY, and the choice of top fabrics, the iMODULAR.DESIGN also plays a decisive role in this. It allows us to selectively use different and ideally suitable materials: as much as necessary (stability), as little as possible (lower weight). No other brand has so much confidence in its sails - and, by offering a 5-year guarantee, we give our word on their unsurpassed durability!
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PROVEN PERFORMANCE
NORTH SAILS because we’ve won the major awards „PWA Constructors Champion“ and „ISA Constructors Champion“ three years in a row. This is important, because these awards are not for individual products or for a certain rider, but represent the addition of all results of men and women in all disciplines. That is, our team, our sails, and the rig components were once again unbeatable last year. Considering that all those distinctions were won exclusively with serial production models, this delivers the best proof for the performance of all NORTH SAILS products.
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INNOVATION FOLLOWS FUNCTION
No matter what we develop or test, we always put function over innovation. This means that new ideas are good, but they only make sense when they offer real benefits. Therefore, we are 100% practice-oriented and already think about the final product during the first stages. We come very close to that target from the very first minute, since all prototypes are basically manufactured at their later production site and are not hand-made in laboratories. Despite this, innovation secures a leading edge, and 2009 is bringing the launch of some real innovations. Apart from countless detail improvements of all products, we present a brand-new Concept Wave sail, an absolutely revolutionary mast system and a completely new boom front piece that, for the first time, allows both for more comfort and for unique trimming and tuning possibilities.
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THE TEAM
Once again, countless top athletes have applied for our team, and we admitted some of the best into our big family, for the World Cup Racers are our driving force and our most important source of innovation. Therefore, we put particular emphasis on continuous communication between them, the engineers, and chief designer Kai Hopf. And since more team riders also deliver more input, we afford ourselves the biggest „development and test team“ of all manufacturers. Countless victories and world cup titles confirm our strategy, and are the reward for the hard work and the 100% commitment of all those involved.
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UNIQUE FEATURES
There can be no victories without performance. Therefore, we primarily focus on sail performance. The decisive factor is not only the high-grade profiles, but in particular the details typical of NORTH SAILS, for performance has a lot to do with the ideal trim. To allow everyone to mobilize the maximum sail power, we‘ve introduced „trimming tools“ such as, the unbeatable VTS, which shows exactly the point where the perfect downhaul tension is reached. Or the practical HTS for the best possible harness line positioning right at the beach. Or the easy-to-use scale for the correct boom height. Or, or, or,... it isn’t a coincidence that NORTH SAILS is considered the feature world champion among sail brands.
WHY NORTH?
Because it's Windsurf Technology – the new 2009 equipment shows what we are passionate about.