The San Diego models have been developed
by two-time J/24 World Champion Vince Brun and his team in San Diego.
The moderate, consistent winds and year round sailing opportunities
in San Diego are ideal for sail testing and these designs are the
result of countless hours of two boat testing. Utilizing a simple
4-setting tuning system the San Diego designs are true All Purpose
designs. These sails will take you from the lightest drifter to
25+ knots of wind.
The San Diego designs utilize slightly more mast pre-bend than
the Newport designs. This makes the mast set up slightly softer
and hence produces a very forgiving setup. While having the the
right tune is still important with the San Diego designs we've
found this set up to be especially versatile if you are caught
with the wrong tuning for a particular breeze.
SAN DIEGO AP-2
MAINSAIL #1 2010 North Americans! #1 2009 Nationals!
#1 2009 South Americans!
The AP-2 is a flatter sail and this makes it a much easier
sail to trim and set up. A flatter sail can be trimmed tighter
before it is oversheeted and this makes the AP-2 easier to
use for sailors of all experience levels.
The other thing a somewhat flatter main does for the J/24
is it makes the whole trimming of the sails more automatic.
As we trim the main in the leech of the main gets tighter,
this in turn pulls the top of the mast back slightly which
tightens the headstay and flattens the genoa. The two sails
are trimmed in synch with each other and the flatter main
makes this possible.
The AP-2comes complete with everything you need,
vision and spreader windows, sail numbers, battens, insignia
and roll bag.
Choose the San Diego AP-2 Mainsail for true all-around performance!
"We won the South American J-24 Championship, using San Diego sails,
and a Newport Spinnaker. We beat the 3 time world champion, Brazilian
Mauricio Santa Cruz, who was the local favorite!!!" Alejandro Rossi
North Sails San Diego 3DL genoa powered the 2011 J/24 North American champion Travis Odenbach
After many years of development, North is proud to launch the 3DL Genoa for the J24 class. There is no other product in the market that comes close to this sail in terms of engineering, design and construction. Its smoothness is incomparable. Its power has been already proven faster than any other sail by winning the 2010 US Nationals and two races during the 2010 Worlds!
Benefits of the 3DL Genoa:
Lighter. The sail is comes in slightly lighter than the panelled Twaron version and signficantly lighter than the Pentex version, just above the class minimum weight.
Stronger. 3DL technolgy keeps the shape of the sail locked in and solid when the breeze picks up. This is a huge advantage on the J/24, that with its limited sail inventory, requires carrying the genoa to 18+ knots of the wind.
More durable. The lower stretch and better alignment of the structure of the sail with the loads makes for a longer lasting sail. Less shape deformation=longer life.
Easy to set up and trim. Same tuning numbers developed for the Twaron genoa work well for the 3DL Genoa. Due to the fact that the sail stretches so little trimming is significantly easier, especially in a breeze.
Better Value.Lighter, stronger,more durable and easier to trim...!
The San Diego GP-7TW genoa is rounder in the front and straighter in the back (especially in the top of the sail). This makes the groove wider when sailing in waves and also makes the sail depower faster when the sheet is eased slightly as the wind pipes up.
Genoas include:
Two vision windows
Telltale window
Tacking line
Cunningham
Roll bag
"We used the new San Diego Twaron genoa that I thought was especially fast in the breezy conditions we had. My feeling has always been that the San Diego sails are especially good in a little stronger breeze but I also felt like we could go well in the lighter winds too. " -- Chris Snow, 2009 National Champion
"I must thank you for all your knowledge since I switched from Quantum to North over the winter. We have only used the new Twaron San Diego genoa twice, but when we've used it, we have found an amazing gear and height! Even with our two regatta old North Pentex Newport, we really rock. We won our first series at the club against some really good competition! Thanks again for all your knowledge sharing. It was definitely worth the switch." --
Jean Levac,
CAN 4468 - Pura Vida
The GP-7 Pentex Genoa features all the characteristics of our very
successful GP-5 Genoa with a little bit more shape on the
top to improve light-medium air proformance.
Inch for inch the GP-7 Genoa incorporates more low stretch
Pentex fiber than any other J/24 genoa on the market today.
We have worked hard to maximize the amount of fiber in this
sail in order to make it the longest lasting genoa you can
buy. More fiber is what makes a sail last longer!
After experimenting with many types of hanks on the market, we've opted for bronze hanks on the luff for the best durability and speed of hoist/drop. Our hanks are now unevenly spaced along the luff (further apart at top and bottom of the sail) to provide maximum support in the middle luff of the sail and reduce friction in the top of the sail so it drops faster.
The new Super Rocket Blade + Jib features a tri-radial construction that makes it super
low-stretch which is very important for a sail that will be
used in 18-30 knots of wind. The design features a very straight exit
which helps you to keep the boat flat. Ease the sheet 1/2" and
the leech of this sail really opens up and depowers!
With the Super Rocket Blade + Jib you will find the boat much easier to steer
in the big breeze and heavy chop that this sail is designed
for.
#1 2009 & 2010 North Americans & #1 2009 Nationals!!!
After many hours of on the water testing and computer studies by the North One Design designers, we have finally reached a product that will make a difference in the J/24 class, especially on windward/leeward races.
The image on the right compares the design shape of the new FR-2 (red) to the previous San Diego spinnaker (blue). The head has been flattened so that it flies wider, and the center seam is more upright. The bottom has been refaired so the lower leeches fly more open underneath the middle of the sail. The objective is to make the sail fly more open up and down the luff. The result allows the pole to be flown lower with more projection and a luff that breaks evenly along the entire height of the sail. FASTER.
For more details about the new design, please contact Chris Snow in our San Diego loft. Chris used the FR-2 to win the 2007 J/24 North Americans.
"I want to let you know that the new FR-2 spinnaker is VERY FAST. The FR-2 will be my first choice and easily it is clearly faster than other J24 spinnakers in our fleet. We were always faster downwind."
-- Alec Hughes
"Hi Chris, We are back in Argentina after sailing the J 24 Worlds in Osaka.Talking about the regatta, we established an early lead but a typhoon near Japan brought calm and very shifty conditions for the last 3 days of racing. On the last race we were tied with Kazuyki Hyodo from Japan, but we did not define it well, so we finish second overall. The sails arrived perfectly. They look perfect as usual, and we always have a speed edge especially when the wind increased. The good news for you is that North Sails made 1, 2 and 3. Thanks again for everything." -- Domingo Contess
"I can not tell you enough how valuable the information was that we got from the clinic. Charlie Enright was on target with the detail he provided for the J/24 group. Thank you for bringing them to Lake George."
GENOA
The San Diego GP-7TW genoa is rounder in the front and straighter in the back (especially in the top of the sail). This makes the groove wider when sailing in waves and also makes the sail depower faster when the sheet is eased slightly as the wind pipes up.
For teams going to the PanAm Games, the North Jib is pure power! A must have for teams participating in this highly competitive event.
