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| Size | Luff | Boom | Rec.
Mast | Compat.
Masts | Battens | Cams | Rec. Price |
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| 5.6 | 402 | 186 | 400/19 rdm | use rec. only | 7* + SensiTip | 4 | $SOLD OUT |
| 6.3 | 429 | 198 | 400/19 rdm | use rec. only | 7* + SensiTip | 4 | $SOLD OUT |
| 7.0 | 448 | 207 | 430/25 rdm | use rec. only | 8* + SensiTip | 4 | $INQUIRE |
| 7.7 | 476 | 216 | 460/25 rdm | use rec. only | 8* + SensiTip | 4 | $INQUIRE |
| 8.3 | 490 | 225 | 490/29 rdm | use rec. only | 8* + SensiTip | 4 | $SOLD OUT |
2010 Loft Sails Blade Speed Sail
The 2010 Blade is a unique slalom/speed design, the fruit from 6 years of design development.
Blades are cutting-edge… Blades enjoy a long history of competition success… Spindler-designed Blades have claimed 3 absolute World Speed Records & many PWA World Cup victories. Loft Blades powered Valerie Ghibaudo to International Speedsailing World Cup Championships in 2008 & 2009.
In 2009 Loft Blade sailors placed overall 1st and 3rd in the Australian GPS Team Challenge & 2nd in the masters.
Blades 9.7-7.0 8 battens, 6.3-4.9 7 battens. 7 tubes 7.0 to 9.7, 6 tubes 4.9 to 6.3.
All Blades are engineered with two "Super tubes"; 100% carbon battens (first two above the boom)
The Blade is cutting-edge upper-end speed with an easy, light feeling. Blades 2010 also feature:
Internal Kevlar strip applications that define shape profile and maintain shape stability - vertical and horizontal (at cams) orientation.
Alternate side batten pocket applications with xply pockets (centered battens)
Stepped x-ply construction (5mil lower sections, 4mil upper sections and mast pocket)
Sensitip head batten system
RDM only - reliability with a sharp leading edge
Metallic cam interfaces
4 RDM Teckams (simple, functional, light, adjustable, durable), all sizes
Planchemag 2008 race sail tests, Blade 6.8 2008. Headline: "Easy, alive, and terrifically effective."
“For those who are looking for something different, the Loft Blade has a light, manoeuvrable and soft feeling much better than any other sail, all this at the performance level of the best ones."…the heaviest construction of the group with 70% of x-ply. Its originality is that the recommended mast is a 460 RDM. Easy to rig by hands (not difficult to downhaul)… It has a strong “breathing” capacity and transmits a lot of feelings in the hands. Beyond the pleasure to use this sail, it's also a really efficient and complete motor that will give you the best performances when conditions are extreme, for example in choppy waters." Tester's opinion: The most fun race sail on the market.
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