BLITZ: MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE WITH MINIMUM EFFORT
Where you come from: you are comfortable of sailing in the foot straps then the BLITZ is your performance machine.
Where it will take you: the BLITZ will instantly make you a faster sailor. Since it’s also very easy to jibe it will be your partner from your first power jibes up to pro level laydown race jibes. Partnered with a high performance fin and a freerace sail you might even become the fastest guy at your spot with the BLITZ, whilst still maintaining the comfort of a freeride board.
What's New
- The racier/boxier rails and a further outboard strap position allow the rider to push harder to let the board fly over the fin for increased top speed.
- The 2 STEP CUTOUTS further reduce the drag when going full speed to give you the edge over your friends.
- The RECESSED MAST TRACK AERA lowers the rig connection, boosting control and aerodynamics by “closing the gap”.
X_PACE
The X_PACE project was born out of a personal demand from some of the o-50 guys in our department. Having been dedicated cam sail racers back in the days the wheel of time took its toll. Lifting a cam-sail being filled with water has simply become a deal breaker. But these guys still have the speed-skills of being the fastest at their local spot.
The biggest hurdle was to generate a similar pre-shaping including a “hump” in the luff panel even without cambers. After 2 years of development we have achieved this with a completely unique shaping concept which induces a similar (pre)shaping into the luff panel like seen on cambered racing sails.
This heavy pre-shaping has also led to another decisive advantage as it allows to use either SDM or RDM masts. Usually RDM masts do not work on sails bigger than 6.5 as they are simply too soft. But the pre-shaping of the sail compensates for this to such an extent that there is no loss of performance compared to SDM masts.
Here are some of the highlights of the brand-new X_PACE:
- 7-batten design >> Directly derived from our World Cup cam racing sail WARP_FIN for ultimate control and stability
- Increased pre-shaping >> Instant dragster-like acceleration similar to a race cam sail including the typical locked-in forward pull
- Increased pre-shaping >> Board and sail feel more connected and gives the rider more board control
- Lots of luff curve >> Results in a high sail foil tension >> maximum high-end control and thus V-max
- Triple XPly luff panel >> Allows to carry a high downhaul tension and greatly reduces stretch in the luff panel for maximum performance and stability
- Multiple tube battens >> Maximum stability and lower weight
- CARBON X_PLY in the in the high load luff area (top and foot) >> Maximum wind range (sail keeps the stability in stronger winds)
- Higher clew eyelet position >> Faster response for maximum performance
- Shorter Boom with increased Cutaway Clew >> Easy handling, better sail rotation through less swing weight
- LIGHT DONE RIGHT >> One of the lightest 7-batten Freerace sails out there but without sacrificing long term durability proven by our unrivaled 5 YEAR WARRANTY