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Reef Furl Genoa

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REEF FURL GENOA
Racing

A number of todays racing and cruising sailors are looking for more than just reliability in their reef furl genoa.

Performance through superior design, a radial panel configuration, which precisely aligns panels to the loadings, or our more economic cross cut panel configuration allied with manufacturing technology that has been developed over thirty years in the sailmaking business.

Combine this with the finest quality polyester/pentex fabrics that have been developed in conjunction with our cloth manufacturer in the U.S.A. and you have a sail that is FAST, DURABLE, and is SUPERIOR VALUE for MONEY.

FEATURES:

New: Modern, Pliable, Non-compressible luff rope that will not pull out of the foil track.

New: Furling marks for consistent area reductions when reefed.

New: Luff flattening system, does not absorb water minimizing the potential mildew.

New: Polyester leech lines and foot lines with convenient adjusters.

New: Sheeting lines ensures correct sheeting for optimum performance.

New: Steering telltails and camber stripes, features to help optimize sail shape and performance.

New: Light weight dacron UV leech and foot covers which reduce weight enhancing performance while giving unparalleled protection when furled.

DESIGN + MANUFACTURE:

3D Sailmaker design system and the Relax stress analysis program are the premier programs of their type in use today.

These programs are used in all new designs from dinghies to mega yachts to the smallest trysail and the largest spinnakers, all sails are designed and tested to bring out their optimum performance in all conditions.

All Lidgard lofts have invested a lot of time and money on precision plotters / cutters, in doing so we are able to cut and plot our designs to the nearest .05mm, creating the accuracy that is needed when manufacturing high performance racing and cruising sails.