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North Sails - 60 years of Sailmaking - The Engine above deck - Video

by North Sails on 19 Apr 2017
North Sails NZ Loft - July 20, 2016 Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
In 1997, North Sails designers and software engineers were given a mandate: to create a package that could model the forces of sailing, specifically those above the deck.

What ensued was the process of synchronizing the capabilities of North Design Suite software, allowing a sail designer to link the design of a sail to that of a rig, and measure how they affect the performance of the boat.

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