Olympic sailing monopolies, part 2
In part 1, we looked at the two different one-design approaches, single manufacturer one-design SMOD and the measurement controlled MCOD. In this part 2 we look at how the opening…
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Olympic sailing monopolies, part 1
Six of the current eight Olympic classes are ”single manufacturer one-designs”, in practice monopolies of their rightsholders. Only two classes, the Finn and the 470 are measurement controlled one-designs, open…
Vintage sail research
We were asked about research on an old web site of ours… there’s material that could be of interest still today. This is from wind tunnel tests we did some…
Sten Mohr’s views on XINI Freedom’s sails
2017 ORCi European Champion Xini Freedom had new WB sails for the season. Read below what Xini’s tactician Sten Mohr thought about them and he shares here some other points…
A peak inside the loft: How are your sails made?
Our way of making sails is primarily based in the philosophy that we have had since the beginning: Quality starts with design. This captures the long term investment into the…
Finn Gold Cup Medal Race – an inside view
A peak inside a professional sailor’s mind during an important race. The author, Jonathan Lobert, is an olympic medalist, and both European Champion and Silver medalist in World Championships in…