| The Loft
Sails Technology & Details The Loft applies first quality sailmaking materials and detailed construction techniques and to our progressive, original designs. For 2005 The Loft constructs all our sails with new items which make windsurfing easier with greater longevity. Loftsails uses tri-axial laminates for all foot panels, new metallic x-grids as well as our new DuraSleeve tight-weave mast pocket material. Also new for 05 are the molded mast pad and soft, durable PVC foot edge. The sum of Loft parts creates your progressive ride. it's in the details...   Alu-rienforced
UV X-Ply - new and resistant with unique resistance to sunlight.
 Super-X
laminate foot panels  Kevlar-rienforced
leech panel (Lip Wave Concept), our new material is a 5mil tri-axial
laminate with exceptional durability  Lip
Wave Concept- Total laminate construction  Grid-exterior
design - especially resistant X-grid laminate materials reinforced
with adhesive scrim dacrons surround Loftsails. Built for longevity.
 Tack
patch seams covered with scrim adhesive Dacron  Multiple
adhesive scrim Dacron reinforcements applied at critical points
 An
emphasis on function and longevity rather than fashion look. Panel
overlap at the head, clew and tack - to maintain integrity. The clew
is where one can most easily see this simple and effective building
technique. The two seams that extend into the sail body from the clew,
which creates a simple and strong connection between the clew and the
sail body. Our construction method significantly improves sail integrity
with minimal weight.  Integrated
3-roller stainless steel tack pulley all sails 05
 Integrated
tack handle and batten tension key pocket with velcro
closure inside mast pocket protector  Molded
mast protector - large, light and functional with a mesh&velcro
pocket inside.  PVC
foot edge extrusion: same ultra-protection as the 2004 edge
protector with half the weight and a new clear color.  Soft
"Spinning O" logo just above boomhole- keeps the mast pocket open
for easy mast insertion  Internal
seam protector inside mast pocket  Stainless
steel vario-top buckle  Protective
molded top cap included with all vario-top sails (in sail bag
pouch).  DuraSleeve
- The Loft's new tight-weave mast pocket material. Ideal material for
your leading edge.  Double
Dacron adhesive scrim reinforcements applied to the leech edge with
polyester cord sewn in  Durable
webbing applied from foot (PVC edge mold rear end) past clew up
to end of batten above boom  Doubled
scrim adhesive Dacron reinforcements, wear rivets and webbing edge
protectors at batten pocket ends  Tack
batten pocket with special straight stitches & second layer
 Reinforcements
at batten pockets on mast pocket  Micro
battens with webbing protectors at ends  5mm
hex-screw UV-resisitant batten tensioning system  Carbon
tubed battens (3x O2 Freeride, 5x O2 Freerace), 8.45mm polyester
round rod double-tapered diamond-ground battens.  Vinyl
protectors at all batten pocket rear ends. |