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2008 NORTH AMERICANS 1 2007 WORLDS 1,2 NORTH AMERICANS 1 SOUTH AMERICANS 1 SOUTH BRAZILIAN CHAMPS 1 CANADIAN NATIONALS 1 EUROPEANS 2 2006 WORLDS 1 2004 SCYA MIDWINTERS 1 SCYA MIDWINTERS 1 2003 SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPS 1 ARGENTINEAN NATIONALS 1 BRAZILIAN NATIONALS 1 NOOD - San Diego 1

North Sails One Design to Sponsor the 2008 Soling Ranking! read more>> 1,2 2007 WORLDS Congratulations George Nhem, Marcos Ribeiro and Lucio Ribeiro, 2007 World champions!   Congratulations Hans Fogh, Roger Cheer and Gordon Devries, 2006 World Champions. They used a North DC-1 main, V1+ jib and North Monster spinnaker. Read what Hans has to say>>

DC-1 ALL PURPOSE MAINSAIL #1 2007 Worlds! The DC-1 is an All-Purpose mainsail designed to cover a full range of conditions for crews of all sizes. It has been developed with the assistance of Olympic medallists, Jochen Schuemann and Jeff Madrigali and become our ALL PURPOSE main. This sail features 5.46 Contender yarn tempered cloth in the head and foot areas and 260 Dimension/Polyant medium firm finish cloth in the body of the sail. The yarn tempered cloth reduces speed-robbing stretch in the high load head and clew areas. We make the body of the sail out of softer cloth that allows bias stretch in the center which makes the sail very forgiving to trim. Mainsails include: battens, sail numbers, insignia/numbers, leechline windows and sail bag.

V-1 + LIGHT-MEDIUM JIB (0-12 kntos with choppy)
#1 2007 Worlds! The V-1 Plus Jib has become the class standard light to medium air jib over the years. Practically every Soling sailor worldwide has one in their inventory. While the V-1 Plus Jib is designed as a light to medium sail, some sailors race with two V-1's on board, a newer one for when the breeze is on and an older, fuller one, for the light stuff. For cloth we use 4.46 PK Contender on the body of the sail and 5.46 Contender on the head and foot area. The V-1 Plus is designed for 0-12 knots of wind. The full round entry of the V-1 Plus makes it very forgiving and easy to steer to, even in the chopiest conditions. Jib include: Vision window and sail bag.	"The V1+ is a great sail and we used it all the way up to 15-16 knots. Mainsail DC-1 have a good shape and with the full batten at the top and the soft cloth half way and all the way to the top. I would highly recommend that you make this mainsail standard, since it was definitely great “all around” . I used the full top batten in light and heavy air and it workout great. I also measured for the Worlds, an North A1 jib and a Monster spinnaker. In other words, I used a full North inventory, which gave me the edge necessary to win the Worlds. Hans Fogh - 2006 World Champion
V-1 TURBO LIGHT-MEDIUM JIB (9-16 kntos wind range) The V-1 Turbo Jib is a variation on the V-1 Jib and uses exactly the same shape as the V-1 Plus. The difference is that the foot of the V-1 Turbo is 2" longer to take full advantage of the Soling class rules. For cloth we use 4.46 PK Contender on the body of the sail and 5.46 Contender on the head and foot area. The V-1 Turbo is designed for 9-16 knots of wind. In order to use the V-1 Turbo you must have moved your jib track aft. Jib include: Vision window and sail bag. A-1 MEDIUM-HEAVY JIB (15-30 kntos wind range) #1 2007 Worlds! The A-1 Jib is our heavy air jib and is designed for breezes from 16-30 knots. The A-1 is constructed with 6.5 oz Contender yarn tempered cloth to keep stretch to a minimum in heavy air. The A-1 Jib perform best, when you expect the wind to be predominately above 15 knots throughout the race. The A-1 also has a very round entry that makes it very easy to steer when the wind and waves are up. Jib include: Vision window and sail bag.

MONSTER SPINNAKER

#1 2007 Worlds! The Monster is a class standard design that has been the dominant spinnaker in the class for years. The Monster is an all-purpose spinnaker and performs well throughout the wind range and over a wide variety of courses. The Monster is primarily built from AirX 600 nylon that we have specially made just for Soling spinnakers. This cloth is made by Bainbridge , and comes in , right on the class minimum weight and offers light weight with low stretch.

"The North set of sails for sure gave us the edge to win the Worlds. We were faster than the other boats all the times! Fast upwind and extremely fast downwind! With the speed in place we could concentrate on the tactics.. and here's the result!!!! Thank you very much! We are proud to have North on our team!" George Nehm - 2007 World Champion

RUNNER SPINNAKER

With the rule change on spinnakers, which now allows two large spinnakers to be measured and carried onboard, the new Runner is an important sail on you racing inventory. The Runner is made out of AirX 600 from Bainbridge, and performs best on windward / leeward courses.

MINI REACHER RADIAL CUT SPINNAKER

The Mini Reacher is designed for close reaching in very heavy air and close reaching in light air. The flat shape and open leeches of this sail make keeping the boat on it's feet a snap in heavy air. This spinnaker is built from .75 ounce Nylon or .6 ounce Polyester. Better results, however, are achieved with Nylon cloth.

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