Speed Sails GP14 tuning guide

by Race Team 1. January 2010 23:59

Speed Sails have put together this tuning guide to help you set your boat up close to its ideal settings. These settings should be regarded as a starting point for fine tuning as individual boats and crews may need to alter them slightly for best performance. When you have your boat set up, remember to mark everything so that the settings can be reproduced quickly.

Speedsails GP14 Tuning Guide

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SpeedSails Flying Fifteen Tuning Guide

by Race Team 1. January 2010 23:56

Speed Sails have put together this tuning guide to help you set your boat up close to its ideal settings. These settings should be regarded as a starting point for fine tuning as individual boats and crews may need to alter them slightly for best performance. When you have your boat set up, remember to mark everything so that the settings can be reproduced quickly.

SpeedSails Flying Fifteen Tuning Guide

For all your Flying 15 Dinghy class spares be sure to check out our extensive stock at www.speedsails.co.uk

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Sails : Flying Fifteen

by Race Team 1. January 2010 22:50

Speed Sails have a wealth of experience in the Flying 15 class including winning the UK National title. The Speed Flying 15 sails use this experience plus information gathered from over 25 years of producing championship winning sails to make sure that they provide excellent performance in all conditions.

SAILS:    

Mainsail: Manufactured from NEW Contender RS5 cloth. Sail comes complete with battens, sailnumbers, saibag etc. Please specify mast type when ordering sail.

Genoa: Speed Sails offer a choice of genoas, both manufactured from the NEW Contender RS5 cloth. The G1 genoa is our standard genoa. We also manufacture a flatter G2 sail for inland and lightweight sailors.

Spinnaker: Maunfactured from AirX 700. Two cuts of sail are available - the S1 is the standard spinnaker while the S2 is a flatter option available for lighter crews. Both have a radial foot to provide extra stability in the sail while reaching. Please specify whether chute or bags are used

Speed Flying Fifteen Tuning Guide: Click Here

SPARS:

We have a stock of both Superspar M2 and Proctor Epsilon sleeved masts in the workshop.

They are available either as bare masts or fully rigged.

We also keep a supply of boom and spinnaker poles, and manufacture replacement shrouds, kickers etc.

Visit us online at www.speedsails.co.uk

 

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SpeedSails Enterprise Tuning Guide

by Race Team 1. January 2010 22:29

Speed Sails have put together this tuning guide to help you set your boat up close to its ideal settings. These settings should be regarded as a starting point for fine tuning as individual boats and crews may need to alter them slightly for best performance. When you have your boat set up, remember to mark everything so that the settings can be reproduced quickly.

Speedsails Enterprise Tuning Guide

For all your Enterprise Dinghy class spares be sure to check out our extensive stock at www.speedsails.co.uk

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SpeedSails Albacore Tuning Guide

by Race Team 1. January 2010 21:01

Speed Sails have put together this tuning guide to help you set your boat up close to its ideal settings. These settings should be regarded as a starting point for fine tuning as individual boats and crews may need to alter them slightly for best performance. When you have your boat set up, remember to mark everything so that the settings can be reproduced quickly.

SpeedSails Albacore Tuning Guide

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Speedsails Fireball Tuning Guide

by Race Team 1. January 2010 20:58

Speed Sails have put together this tuning guide to help you set your boat up close to its ideal settings. These settings should be regarded as a starting point for fine tuning as individual boats and crews may need to alter them slightly for best performance. When you have your boat set up, remember to mark everything so that the settings can be reproduced quickly.

Speed Sails Fireball Tuning Guide

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Speed Sails : Wayfarer

by Race Team 1. January 2010 19:55

Speed Sails make Wayfarer sails for both the racers and the cruisers in the fleet. With over 25 years experience of giving boats the winning edge Speed Sails can give your boat that extra bit of boat speed for racing. At the same time development of the racing sails has led to sails that are easy to control and responsive for cruising too.

SAILS:

Racing mainsail - Made from 4.52oz Contender Polykote for the best compromise between performance and durability. The racing mainsail comes complete with numbers, battens and sail bag.

Cruising mainsail - Made from 6.46oz cloth the cruising sail provides the same ease of control as the racing sail but the heavier cloth leads to excellent durability. The mainsail comes with options for reefing points and buoyancy in the head as well as numbers, battens and sail bag.

Racing genoa - Made from 4.52oz Contender Polykote the racing genoa comes complete with tell tales, window and sail bag.

Cruising genoa - Made from 6.46oz cloth the cruising sail provides the same ease of control as the racing sail but the heavier cloth leads to excellent durability. The genoa comes complete with tell tales, window and sail bag.

Spinnaker - Made from AirX 700 the Wayfarer spinnaker is designed to give the best compromise between reaching and running.

For more sails Visit us online at www.speedsails.co.uk

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Speed Sails : Streaker

by Race Team 1. January 2010 19:49

Speed Sails have over 25 years experience of giving boats the winning edge and all of it is used in the development of our Streaker sails. As a result Speed Streaker sails can give your boat that extra bit of boat speed vital for getting ahead when racing.

Looking ahead to 2008 Speed Sails have been recognised as official Streaker sail makers and, as such, can issue all Streaker sails licensed and class legal without the sailor having to worry about getting the sail measured. The new scheme is designed to make buying a new sail easier for Streaker sailors everywhere and Speed Sails have been included in recognition of their long history within the class and the quality of the sails produced.

SAILS:

Mainsail - Made from 3.8oz Contender Polykote for the best compromise between performance and durability. The sail comes complete with numbers, battens, tell tales and sail bag.

For more sails visit our website at www.speedsails.co.uk

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Speed Sails : Snipe

by Race Team 1. January 2010 19:36

Speed Sails have over 25 years experience of giving boats the winning edge and all of it is used in the development of our Snipe sails. As a result Speed Snipe sails can give your boat that extra bit of boat speed vital for getting ahead when racing.

SAILS:

Mainsail- Made from 4.46oz Contender Polykote for the best compromise between performance and durability. The racing mainsail comes complete with numbers, battens and sail bag.

Jib - Made from 4.46oz Contender Polykote the racing genoa comes complete with tell tales, window and sail bag.

For more sails visit our website at www.speedsails.co.uk

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Speed Sails : Scorpion

by Race Team 1. January 2010 19:27

Speed Sails have an enviable record in the Scorion class and the new laminate design introduced in 2008 was an instant hit winning the 2008 National championships at Abersoch. The sails have already claimed 3 open victories in the first few months of 2009 with both the laminate and dacron mainsails tasting success.

SAILS:         

Laminate mainsail:   Dimension Polyant ODL06 - produced with Technora© Black in the warp and fill achieving an unmatched strength and durability, longer than any other Kevlar cloth. With the extra wide X-PLY angle of 22 degrees and Technora© Black as X-PLY material this cloth shows very low stretch levels and outstanding shape holding durability. Sail comes complete with sail bag, battens, numbers & cunningham block.

Mainsail: 180 HTP+ Dimension Polyant - Excellent all round mainsail that has proven successful across a range of crew weights. A cost effective alternative to the laminate mainsail, it comes complete with sail bag, battens, numbers, cunningham block and Speed Scorpion tuning guide. 

Jib: 180 HTP+ Dimension Polyant; Comes complete with window, t ell tales & sail bag. Tack of jib can be cut for either stuff luff or standard raking system. 

Spinnaker: AirX 700; Radial foot helps to provide extra stability in the sail. Seams are glued for boats with spinnaker bags or glued & sewn for chute systems to provide extra durability. Sail comes complete with sail bag & sail numbers.

To design your own spinnaker click the link below:

http://www.speedsails.co.uk/docs/designaspinnaker-scorpion.doc

Speed Scorpion Tuning Guide: Click Here

SPARS: 

Our workshop has a large stock of Proctor Cumulus & Superspar M7 Scorpion masts ready to dispatch either as bare sections or fully rigged. We also keep a large supply of spinnaker poles and manufacture replacement shrouds, halyards, cascade kickers etc. for delivery by our mail order department.

Prices include VAT and sails come complete with sail bags, numbers, logos, windows, tell tales, battens, all eyelets and fittings where appropriate. Jibs can be cut for either standard or stuff luff raking system and spinnakers are finished to suit either bag or chute systems.

For more information on Speed Scorpion sails please phone us on  0845 50 40 600  / sails@speedsails.co.uk.

Alternatively contact us through our website at www.speedsails.co.uk

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Speed Sails The Winning Edge....

Founded in 1981 www.speedsails.co.uk have been making championship winning sails for over 25 years. With victories in classes ranging from 505s and Flying 15s to winning 5 consecutive Optimist nationals Speed Sails have repeatedly given boats the winning edge.