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Technical specification of sails and DN battens

DN racing sail
Sailcloth 6,5 oz Contender. Windows with hard mono-film. The area of all windows equals 6400 cm2. The special window for cotton telltales and a big starting window. Telltales on the leech. Speed strap. Headboard with special designed shape for easy trimming of leech tension. Long bag for a rolled sail. Class insignia. Four battens. Clew slider made of stainless steel with plastic cover. Sail meets the requirements of DN class rules.

DN cruising sail
Soft polyester sailcloth. One window with wrinkle resistance mono-film. Headboard with special designed shape for easy trimming of leech tension. Bag for the folded sail. Class insignia. Four battens. Clew slider made of stainless steel with plastic cover.

Ice Optimist racing sail
Sailcloth Ripstop Pentex Contender. Windows with hard mono-film. Two battens on the leech. Cotton telltales on the sails and the leech. Speed strap. Long bag for a rolled sail. Class insignia. Sail meets the requirements of Optimist class rules.

Ice Optimist cruising sail
Soft polyester sailcloth. Two battens on the leech. Bag for a folded sail. Class insignia. Sail meets the requirements of Optimist class rules.

Profile depth of sails

For each winter and ice conditions we have different racing sails. Basic parameters for sails is profile depth. The following table shows comparison of designed depth measured in % (100% is basis value for Vector STANDARD):


Sail	Profile depth
Vector MAX+	125 %
Vector MAX	112 %
Vector STANDARD	100 %
Vector SUPER+	91 %
Vector SUPER	79 %
Vector FLAT+	69 %
Vector FLAT	57 %
–	–
Vector Opti-MAX	125 %
Vector Opti-STANDARD	100 %
Vector Opti-SUPER	75 %

Sails: Vector CRUISING and Vector Opti-CRUISING have depth equal 100%. It means that these sails are type STANDARD for profile parameters.

FLAT

FLAT+

SUPER

SUPER+

STANDARD

MAX

MAX+

100%

Opti-SUPER

Opti-STANDARD

Opti-MAX

DN battens stiffness

For each individual DN racing sails, we have a specially designed set of battens. Battens stiffness is measured in kilograms according to the figure in the table below:

Sail	Set of battens
Vector MAX+	MEDIUM
Vector MAX	MEDIUM
Vector STANDARD	STANDARD
Vector SUPER+	HARD
Vector SUPER	HARD
Vector FLAT+	HARD
Vector FLAT	HARD

The stiffness of each batten is measured in kilograms according to the figure in the table below. Approximating value of batten force shows table below:

Batten	MEDIUM	STANDARD	HARD
Long up	2,3 kg	2,5 kg	3,1 kg
Long middle	1,7 kg	2,1 kg	2,8 kg
Long down	1,4 kg	1,6 kg	1,9 kg
Short	2,2 kg	2,2 kg	2,2 kg