North Sails Archives

Sibling rivalry or all-out war?

March 16th, 2025

When three major sailmaking brands were retained by a single ownership group, the sailing world struggled to believe it. No

October 14th, 2024

Host Ken Read recorded Season 2 of the Loft 57 podcast on-site at the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona, Spain.

August 2nd, 2024

North Technology Group originated in 1957 with North Sails, but today is the holder of a diverse family of companies.

February 26th, 2024

While wind provides clean energy to power sailboats, the sails aren’t all that green. The marine industry is looking for

August 9th, 2022

There are lots of ways to attack a regatta, but if you want to win, here are a few things

May 25th, 2022

North Sails expert Doug Folsetter shares his best tips for upgrading your old-ish race boat after modifying his new (to

May 9th, 2022

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News I was attending a session at the 2018 World Sailing Annual Conference regarding injuries

May 5th, 2022

Yacht Scoring, the web-based race management and scoring tool founded in 2006 by Luiz Kahl, is now supported by the

April 6th, 2022

When the J/70 launched in 2012, J/Boats had envisioned a 23-footer that would offer a welcoming platform for Corinthian competition.

March 23rd, 2022

The shift to spring in North America has iceboaters now looking forward to next season, which includes newcomer Eric Doyle,