NORTH SAILS WARP F2016

Currently enjoying success on the PWA Slalom tour, NORTH SAILS tell us all about their new WARP F2016 below and for more please head to www.north-windsurf.com/eng/nodes/display/product/warp-f2016

”The ultimate World Cup Slalom sail is radical, incredibly fast and uncompromisingly designed to win. The integration of the newly developed NO.COMPROMISE.DESIGN remarkably improves planing and acceleration after start and jibes, but without becoming physical to sail! That allows you to reserve energy   over the entire racecourse and to keep a clear head for tactics. Combined with the unrivaled soft camber rotation, the new WARP ^F2016 therefore is not just the first choice for World Cup riders but for aspiring freeriders alike.

“The WARP ^F2016 has made the biggest performance jump we’ve ever experienced. We are convinced that the WARP ^F2016 is made for the podium” (Pierre Mortefon & Matteo Iachino)

It took more than two years to develop the new shaping- and the design concept on which the WARP ^F2016 is based. Far more complex than previous designs, it incorporates diverse influences on the rig into the panel layout. The result is overwhelming: built from scratch using the NO.COMPROMISE.DESIGN the new WARP generates approx. 30% more acceleration after starts and jibing which means a sensational performance boost. Unlike other “powerhouse” slalom sails out there the NO.COMPROMISE.DESIGN guarantees that this extra power is achieved without the sail becoming extremely physical to sail! This means that there isn’t a sudden power explosion for the rider to handle but rather a continuous, very harmonious power delivery. This relieves the rider, giving them power reserves for the entire race and freedom in order to fully concentrate on race tactics.

Here is how NO.COMPROMISE.DESIGN works:

Up until today there was a high price for maximum power and acceleration after jibing:

A. Extremely physical to sail: This happens when you “just” increase the profile depth while leaving the luff curve and loose leech unchanged. Massive luff curve, massive profile AND massive loose leech simply result in the sail becoming very physical as the power develops slightly delayed but like a bang.

B. Reduced stability and wind-range: This happens when you increase the profile and decrease the luff curve. Less luff curve reduces especially the leading-edge-tension which results in reduced stability and wind-range.

With the NO.COMPROMIS.DESIGN Kai Hopf achieves what everyone was aiming for but yet wasn’t possible:

• Step 1: Kai increased the profile depth across the entire sail which results in a power boost after the start and jibing.
• Step 2: Reduction of the luff curve. This reduces the sail body tension which allowed Kai to reduce the loose leech as well. The reduced loose leech leads to an

  instant/constant forward pull while the reduced sail body tension guarantees a

  soft power transmission (= less physical). We call this power made manageable.

• Step 3: To prevent the sail from loosing stability/wind-range Kai went on re-designing the whole double-foil luff sleeve construction. Now the entire luff sleeve is made out of lower-stretch CROSS.YARN.LAMINATE. In addition he integrated a top to bottom non-stretch Kevlar strip to the leading edge. This all stiffens up the leading edge to avoid excessive bending in the fore-aft direction (while maintaining sideways flex). The reduced fore-aft bending is essential to keep the sail from loosing stability/wind-range. Plus it guarantees that the draft moves forward once you reduce the outhaul tension – which is essential for heavy weights and/or when sailing at the bottom end of the sails’ wind range to generate maximum

  forward pull.

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