FEATURES & BENEFITS
• Blue: full X-Ply – 5 mil biaxial luff and foot panels, 4 mil biax window panels, 3.5 mil biax leech panels, 2 mil upper body panels
• Orange: 5 mil biaxial luff and foot panels, 5 mil mono window and 4 mil mono body panels
• Tubed batten systems – control in the upper end
• Dual clew eyelets with webbings – adjust leech release character to suit your sailing conditions
• Cross batten with leech extension batten and inset clew – connects the boom to the batten structure
and promotes lower leech twist for upper-end ease
• Super durable full IYU250 4-part mast pocket – the perfect material between your mast and the elements
• Double dacron head panels – easy roll-up, durability, longevity
• X-ply batten pockets that alternate sail sides – same material for the batten pocket as the body material
minimizes the asymmetric character of applied batten pockets. Pockets made with laminates allow the batten to be centered. These features combine to maintain rotation symmetry
• Sizes 7.8 and up 7 battens, 7.3 and down 6 battens
• Loftsails full-opening mast pad design – easy access to your mast extension, downhaul system and batten trim key
• Trim diamond – leech-release reference: dial into your sailing conditions
FEATURES & BENEFITS
• Blue: full X-Ply – 5 mil biaxial luff and foot panels, 4 mil biax window panels, 3.5 mil biax leech panels, 2 mil upper body panels
• Orange: 5 mil biaxial luff and foot panels, 5 mil mono window and 4 mil mono body panels
• Tubed batten systems – control in the upper end
• Dual clew eyelets with webbings – adjust leech release character to suit your sailing conditions
• Cross batten with leech extension batten and inset clew – connects the boom to the batten structure
and promotes lower leech twist for upper-end ease
• Super durable full IYU250 4-part mast pocket – the perfect material between your mast and the elements
• Double dacron head panels – easy roll-up, durability, longevity
• X-ply batten pockets that alternate sail sides – same material for the batten pocket as the body material
minimizes the asymmetric character of applied batten pockets. Pockets made with laminates allow the batten to be centered. These features combine to maintain rotation symmetry
• Sizes 7.8 and up 7 battens, 7.3 and down 6 battens
• Loftsails full-opening mast pad design – easy access to your mast extension, downhaul system and batten trim key
• Trim diamond – leech-release reference: dial into your sailing conditions
FEATURES & BENEFITS
• Blade mast pocket construction features mast panel and 2 mil triax X-Ply mast pocket sides (3 layers)
tensioned directly (all 3 layers under tack pulley webbings) – downhaul tension is equalized between the mast panel and the mast pocket resulting in the Racingblade’s firm, clean, easy-rotating leading edge
• Internal vertical and horizontal Kevlar strip applications at cams – defines profile and augments stability
• Tubed battens with varying carbon content. Top 3 specialized 100% carbon tubes – carbon tubes are
lightweight and deliver superior stability at the upper end
• Unique SDM and RDM mast compatibility. Tekcam2 Large (installed) and Reduced (in sail bag) included
with size 8.6 and down
• Metallic cam interfaces – MCIs eliminate contact point degradation characteristic of cam designs without MCIs
• X-ply batten pockets that alternate sail sides - using similar material for the batten pocket as the body
material minimizes the asymmetric character of applied batten pockets. Pockets made with laminates allow the batten to be centered. These features combine to maintain rotation symmetry. In contrast, same-side dacron pockets promote asymmetrical rotation
• Streamlined neoprene boom cutout with dual zippers – limits water entry into the mast sleeve, keeping the rig light for fast recoveries
• Tekcam2 camber inducer design – easy rotation and gentle to your mast
• Durable IYU250 4-part mast pocket – the perfect material between your mast and the elements
• 4 mil Dimension Polyant laminated monofilm upper body panels – proven superior performance
• Trim diamond - leech-release reference: dial into your sailing conditions
Sortie dans un premier temps en Exocet RF81, Loftsails Switchblade 6.3 (2020) et Lokefoil LK1 850.
Malheureusement le vent perd en force sérieusement au bout d'une heure et il n'est plus possible de voler en 6.3.....bien dommage car avec cette nouvelle voile et un réglage efficace du foil, je commençais sérieusement à faire monter les vitesses au travers et sans jamais abattre ...ce n'est que partie remise !
Changement d'aile (1000) et essai également de mon autre nouvelle voile Loftsails Skyblade 8.0 (2020) dans du 9-13 knts...Une pure merveille...mais évidemment moins rapide.
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Pour en revenir aux matériaux de fourreau, les designers savent ce qu'ils font et ils sont choisis en fonction du design et de la plage de réglage de la voile.
La Switchblade a une énorme plage de réglage au guindant (une des plus grandes du marché), on peut passer d'un ballon chute tendue (relâché au guindant) à une voile très plate et très vrillée en tirant à fond.
Sur mon ancienne 7,8 il y avait jusqu'à deux crans de rallonge d'écart entre les réglages extrêmes. Si l'on utilisait autre chose qu'un tissu souple et très déformable, le fourreau serait plein de plis aux faibles tensions.
A contrario une voile de course est faite pour être utilisée à haut régime et a beaucoup moins de plage de réglage au guindant. En dessous d'une certaine tension elle n'avance plus du tout, sature et les cambers ne passent plus. Tout se joue à 1cm autour du réglage préconisé. De plus ces voiles sont majoritairement utilisées avec le mât de la marque, pas de problème de courbures plus ou moins compatibles à gérer. On peut donc utiliser des matériaux plus bloqués et plus légers sur le fourreau (films tramés) sans avoir des plis partout.
For those windsurfers who prefer slalom-seat harness designs, Loftsails has a new solution. The Loftsails Slalom Lite harness is the effective transfer of rig power to your body.