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 Merlin Tuning Guide

This weekend we are off to Weymouth in the Merlin, we will be testing the new Tri-Ply jib.

2006 saw the introduction of a new mainsail cloth, ODL06 with Technora fibres. The new cloth had an immediate impact with top 3 finishes at both the National and Inland Championships. After continuous developments over the past few years the sails have now claimed the past 2 National and Salcombe week titles and currently hold the Silver Tiller title as well.

The Sails:            

Mainsail - The Speed Merlin Rocket mainsail is manufactured from Dimension Polyant ODL06 Technora and comes complete with sail bag, battens, numbers, window & cunningham block.

Jib - Now made from NEW Contender RS4 cloth for extra durability. The new jib material extends the competitive life of your sail without reducing performance. Comes complete with sail bag. 

Spinnaker - Manufactured from Contender 0.75oz Dynakote, the cloth has a silicone coating and is applied using Nano technology, with this type of finish it enables the spinnaker to slide in and out of the chute with ease. The Speed spinnaker is an excellent all round sail which provides exceptional performance both reaching & running. The sail has a radial bottom to provide extra stability and panels are glued & sewn to provide extra durability. Sail comes complete with sail bag. 

To design your own spinnaker please follow the link below:

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

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

Tuning

Click here for the latest Speed Sails Merlin Rocket tuning guide. Alternatively, our in house experts would be only to happy for you to bring your boat, to have the rig set up to match your new sails ensuring that you get the most success and enjoyment from your new sails.

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

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

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

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

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

With over 25 years experience of giving boats the winning edge Speed Sails can give your Osprey that extra bit of boat speed for racing. With a choice of high quality laminate or dacron sails there is the ideal option available for all sailors.

The latest Speed Osprey sails were developed alongside Richard and Mark Hartley to great success and we are currently looking for some keen Osprey sailors to help continue this development. Anyone interested should contact us on 01922 455503.

SAILS:

Laminate mainsail: 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. 

Dacron 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.

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

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

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

Speed Sails are the most successful UK sailmakers in the Optimist fleet and have a long association with the class. Through the 1980's Speed won an unprecedented 5 UK National Championships in succession and since then, following the introduction of the F1+ and F2 sails, have also won the European Championships, World Selection Series and Inland Championships.

In 2006 two new radial designs, the FX and FX+ were launched and became an immediate success helping to send Jonathan House to the World Championships 

The current Speed design is continuing this success both in Europe where they are winning 100 boat + regattas and on the local scene as well. Speed Sails work closely with Optimist sailors of all levels to help ensure the sails provide the best possible performance for each individual. Anyone wishing to contribute their own feedback and work with us to develop even faster sails should contact us via this website.

SAILS:              

F1: Sailors up to 40kg
F1+: Sailors over 40kg
F2: Sailors heavier than 45kg 

Speed offer three crosscut and two radial mainsail cuts to cater for the different weights of Optimist helms. The F1 is the standard Optimist sail. The F1+ is slightly fuller in the bottom of the sail to provide more power in medium conditions for the slightly heavier sailor. The F2 provides a more powerful sail for the heavier helms without compromising on pointing ability. The FX is the equivalent radial design of the F1 while the FX+ is a careful balance between the F1+ and F2 cuts. 

Mainsail: 140B HTP Dimension Polyant; Sail comes complete with battens, sailbag, sail numbers, class association button and Speed Sails tuning guide. 

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

Speed Optimist Tuning Guide: Click Here

Speed Sails are 2007 Mirror World Champions! Anna Mackenzie and  Anna Mackenzie use Speed sails to dominate the 2007 years worlds and claimed victory with a day to spare. Throughout 2006 extensive testing was carried out using the new Bermudan rig creating an all round package which provides unrivalled boat speed. The testing conducted on the Bermudan rigs also led to improvements for the gaff rigged sail.

Since winning the 2007 Worlds Speed Sails have been working closely with several top Mirror sailors to continue development within this class. This work has produced superb results over the last 2 years including victories at various regional championships and more top 5 performances at both National and International level.

For a closer look at the latest Speed Mirror sails please see Simon or Tom Lovesey at the next circuit event or, for more information visit us at www.speedsails.co.uk

SAILS:            

Mainsail: 4.46oz Contender Polykote; Sail comes complete with sail numbers, sail bags, tapered battens. 

Jib: 4.46oz Contender Polykote; Jib provides maximum height upwind while still maintaining sufficient power to drive the flat bow through a sharp chop. Comes complete with velcro hanks, jib window as standard and sail bag. 

Spinnaker: AirX 700; Excellent all round sail gives outstanding performance both reaching & running. Panels are sewn to provide extra durability. Sail comes complete (in any colour combination) with sail bag & sail numbers. 

To design your own Mirror spinnaker click the link below:

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

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

Mirror tuning guide