DESIGN OBJECTIVES WARP F2010
- Improve acceleration after start and jibing without sacrificing stability or speed. This is essential when you are coming jibe or drag racing to the next mark where you want to make use of the smallest gust to move past your opponent.
- Try to further reduce the weight especially of the bigger sizes This is essential to make the sail less physical to sail and easier to pump.
DESIGN REALISATION WARP F2010
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Improve acceleration after start and jibing without sacrificing stability or speed
Kai has achieved that by adding more depth to the sail most noticeable in the boom area. In the upper part of the sail (batten #1 to batten #4) Kai has replaced the cross seams with a full luff panel which enables him to control the added profile. The result of these modifications is an extra dragster like acceleration.
Kai also reduced the aspect ratio (especially on the larger sizes) which results in a slightly wider and shorter sail. This longer chord also has a very positive effect on the acceleration.
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Try to further reduce the weight especially of the bigger sizes
After the success from last year where Kai had reduced the number of battens from 8 to 7 on all sizes up to 8.0, he now went one step further. Now even the big sizes have 7 battens only. This makes the sail more dynamic and noticeable lighter in the hands. Kai was able to maintain the stability through stiffer battens and improvements in shaping. In addition Kai has replaced the top 3 batten tensioners with our superlight Mini.Rocket tensioner, one of the lightest tensioners on the market.
All these weight reductions in the top of the sail have a very large impact as it effects the swing weight of the sail. As a result especially the bigger sizes got remarkably lighter making them less physical to sail plus easier to pump.
| Size | Boom max (m) | Luff max (m) | Vario Top | Battens | Camber | IMCS | Best Mast | Best/Alt. Length (cm) | Design Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 1.90 | 4.04 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 370 | Slalom |
| 5.7 | 1.95 | 4.17 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 400 | Slalom |
| 6.3 | 2.00 | 4.52 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 430 | Slalom |
| 7.0 | 2.12 | 4.74 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 460 | Slalom |
| 8.0 | 2.29 | 4.99 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 490/460 | Slalom |
| 8.5 | 2.34 | 5.10 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 490 | Slalom |
| 9.0 | 2.39 | 5.25 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 520 | Slalom |
| 9.5 | 2.48 | 5.29 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 520 | Slalom |
| 10.0 | 2.56 | 5.45 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 520 | Formula |
| 11.0 | 2.68 | 5.58 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 520/550 | Formula |
| 12.0 | 2.85 | 5.60 | -- | 7 | 4/3 | tba | **** | 550/520 | Formula |
** Platinum Series ** Gold Series
CX = Carbon.Xtender 40 or 50cm
CX40 = Carbon.Xtender 40cm
CX30 = Carbon.Xtender RDM 30cm
