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New blue water runner from Elvstr\u00f8m Sails<\/p>\n
28 Apr 2017<\/p>\n
Elvstr\u00f8m Sails new blue water runner is designed to perform the role of three sails in one<\/p>\n
Elvstr\u00f8m Sails new blue water runner (BWR) is designed to perform the role of three sails in one. Designed as effectively two Yankee sails on a single luff cable, the runner works as a light up-wind genoa or reaching Yankee when the two-ply sails are together.<\/p>\n
When running dead-downwind it can be peeled open into goose-winging mode, doubling the sail area to increase boat speed.<\/p>\n
It can be trimmed and poled out like a spinnaker, or used without a pole.<\/p>\n
The sail is the creation of Jeremy White, Elvstr\u00f8m Sails UK loft manager, in response to customers asking for a downwind sail that \u2018gave the thrill of surfing downwind offshore\u2019, and is \u2018easy to control and stow quickly when wind conditions changed\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to create a sail that enables the chance to surf down waves, but with the knowledge that with a pull of a line from the safety of the cockpit the sail can be safely stowed,\u201d he said. \u201cI have so many customers asking should they buy a spinnaker, an asymmetric, plus running sails.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the BWR I believe now all three boxes are ticked. That means our customers can reduce their overall sail wardrobe and save money.\u201d<\/p>\n
The runner is hoisted furled in-front of the headstay and can then be unfurled and furled as required and also left up when not in use with no need for a snuffer.<\/p>\n
It is constructed from Dimension CPP 3.5pz polyester storm spinnaker fabric.<\/p>\n
The sail can be used in a range of wind angles as skipper and RYA instructor Paul Weinberg who used the sails in the ARC+ Rally explained: \u201cWe were able to use the sail in wind angles of 130 to 180 degrees.\u00a0 Generally, in 5 knots of wind we managed 3-3.5 knots, around 6 knots in 5-8 knots of wind and over a steady 11 knots wind speed we were clocking 7 to 8 knots plus.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe carried the sail up to 20 knots and on one occasion we were caught out in a squall of 30 knots gusts, so we reefed it then.\u201d<\/p>\n
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