How to get more out of your sails

Tips on how to get extra out of your sails

by Cyclops Marine 30 Dec 08:00 PST

Contemplate the time you dedicate to deciding on the proper stock, choosing the proper sailmaker, and all the opposite meticulous concerns earlier than you even hit the water.

This course of is important, nevertheless it’s solely the start. Even with all these efforts, there is no assure you may unlock the total potential of your sails.

Sail makers have invested thousands and thousands within the evolution of sail expertise. The appearance of structured luff expertise and superior sail supplies has remodeled yacht efficiency. Nonetheless, there stays a gaping low-tech gap in racing – the tactic of setting batten compression.

Historically, this has relied on expertise and visible estimation. This rudimentary method is way from preferrred, and typically results in suboptimal sail-shape, mediocre efficiency, and doubtlessly hours of wasted time re-hoisting sails when the setting is proven to be incorrect.

It is like buying a Ferrari and limiting the engine to 70mph. You’ve got a high-performance machine at your disposal, however you’ll be able to’t ensure you’re harnessing its full capabilities.

In worse instances setting batten compression by sight can significantly distort sail form and trigger injury.

Information-Pushed Sail Efficiency

In response to this apparent want, world leaders in wi-fi load sensing for yachts, Cyclops Marine, have launched smartbatten – a tiny resolution positioned between the batten and ‘rocket’ tightener, offering real-time compressive load information.

Think about seeing your precise stay batten compression, enabling you to match the sailmaker’s suggestions each time. That is the dream that smartbatten brings to life – optimum settings and sensible setup to get you flying across the racecourse with a brand new degree of comfort delivered via Cyclops’ app.

Mario Trindade, Sail Designer at Quantum Sails and J70 & SB20 World Champion:

“…the repeatable stress of battens is so essential within the set-up of the sail, this machine from Cyclops is the best resolution to outline and repeat the proper setting.”

The main minds in load sensing at Cyclops collaborated with a number of the world’s greatest sailmakers to create this new innovation. Cyclops have been decided to make the answer plug and play, and have produced a compact, sensible resolution which is definitely added to present sail battens. The sensible sensor is an adapter for the C-Tech 22 batten, and comes with a rocket and customized compression block.

An important requirement was low weight to allow sails to fly within the gentlest of wind. sensiblebatten is manufactured in titanium (dimension 1) & aluminium (dimension 2), and weighs in at a staggering 22g-net impression is 44g per batten.

sensiblebatten has garnered reward for its game-changing worth for race groups on the highest degree, significantly for 40 – 80 ft grand prix race boats. Pre-calibrated to inside 1% of working load, sensiblebatten empowers sailors with probably the most correct, efficiency essential information.

Designed with grand prix groups for grand prix groups, it fees wirelessly in lower than an hour, with the most recent in wi-fi charging expertise offering 80 days of battery life from a single cost (as much as 500 days onboard in napping mode) – making it excellent for probably the most demanding race programmes. Distant on/off from the App is a brand new function for 2024.

sensiblebatten is available now here, or contact one of our experts for a session.