J/24 Newport Design

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"My fiance and I just purchased a J24 this past June and raced the NOOD in St Pete. We finished fifth, right behind Jason Decker with our New North Newport Sails, Main/Genoa/Spinaker, didn\'t purchase a blade, but were totally happy with our new sails. I just wanted to let you know that the all top five boats were using Norths, not just the top four. We were super fast out of the box and are looking forward to using our New Sails at the Nationals this coming April. " Todd Fedyszyn   Complete North results in the J/24 class, click here. Based on the success of the Straight Mast tuning method, North Sails One Design Rhode Island introduces the Newport designs. Our goal was simple: take the most successful J/24 designs ever built, refine and update them to reflect more modern and sophisticated construction and design methods. The result is faster, lighter, smoother and more durable products that utilize the same straight mast approach but with some critical, substantial and important upgrades. You will find the Newport designs to have a large steering and trimming groove for all sails in all conditions. From club level sailors to World Champions, the Newport designs offer speed, ease of use and durability that make them a great choice for all sailors. Check them out! See also: J/24 Newport Design Tuning Guide

NEWPORT FAT HEAD MAINSAIL The Newport Fat Head Mainsail is a refined version of the main sail developed by Ken and Brad Read - the sail that was the first of the short leech, minimum luff curve mainsails in the class. The shorter leach moves the girth measurements up which adds area to the roach of the sail. This in turn gives the sailplan more power in the back inducing weather helm in light air. We have refined this legendary sail renamed it the Fat Head. This sail now has even more sail area between the headboard and the top batten.   "We have never been so fast...There is no question your sails are superior!" Jeep "Herb" Califano USA 2335   The Fat Head Main takes less prebeend than the San Diego main and concentrates more sail area further aft in the sail plan. More weather helm means a higher pointing and faster boat. The Fat Head Main is designed to use one mast butt position from light to heavy air. Mainsails include: roll bag, battens, insignia, sail number and national letters, vision/spreader windows, leechcord, shelf foot, floating tack, cunningham, leech telltales and J/24 Tuning Guide. If you need more information on J/24 sails, don't hesitate to contact our J/24 experts.

NEWPORT DX-7K GENOA

From the development of the low luff curve mainsail came the need and opportunity for a deep and forgiving Genoa. New 3DL Kevlar patches are now standard on our very successful GP-7 Genoa, now called GP-7K. Learn more about North's exclusive 3DL genoa patches. Made of revolutionary Pentex® fabric, the Newport Pentex Genoa has proven to be very durable and fast. This sail is powerful and responsive in light air and in the breeze it will not get deep like a Polyester sail. The Newport Pentex Genoa matches up perfectly with the Newport Main to give the helmsman a very wide steering groove. This sail now needs less tweaking than ever before! Genoas include: two vision windows, tacking line, cunningham and roll bag. If you need more information on J/24 sails, don't hesitate to contact our J/24 experts.

NEWPORT BLADE JIB

The first successful Tri-Radial Dacron Jib available in the J/24 class. The Newport Blade Jib was developed in the windy Northeast where blades are often in use for entire regattas. Tri-Radial construction using warp oriented Polyant fabric makes the Newport Blade hold its shape from 18 to the time you wish you weren't out there anymore. Jibs include: vision windows and roll bag. If you need more information on J/24 sails, don't hesitate to contact our J/24 experts.

NEWPORT SLANT NOSE +SPINNAKER

Computer molding and many hours on the water have proven this spinnaker to be very fast running and extremely durable. This sail has extra stiff patches at the head and clews for maximum projection. This sail is the largest in the class in the lower one third of the sail. While it is made for windward/leeward courses, the low stretch tri-radial construction makes it a good reaching sail. The Newport Slant Nose + Spinnaker comes in three-color zone combinations. If you need more information on J/24 sails, don't hesitate to contact our J/24 experts.

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"WOW! Naturally we expected your sails to improved our performance, but they far exceed our expectations. Suddenly we're a boat to be contended with in a very strong fleet of a dozen J-24s. It feels like a different boat. Thanks for your typically excellent work". --Dallas Murphy

"Our team has experimented with several sailmakers over the years. Each time I sail with a new North Newport Design set I swear to my crew to never let me go with any other sails because the boat just feels so fast. After 2 top ten performances at our last 2 major events, I think we are finally hooked for good!!". Kris Werner - J/24- Pee Wee