JOEL RONNING AND TEAM CATAPULT WIN THE 2017 J/70 WORLDS

Innovation in Design Leads to Success on the Water

The team at North Sails One Design is very proud of the results our clients achieved in San Francisco at the 2016 J/70 Alcatel World Championship. Congratulations to Joel Ronning and his team on Catapult for a brilliantly sailed regatta with consistent top 10 results, which proved to be the most critical element in the 12-race series.

North Sails is a company that never stops the quest to design and construct better and faster sails and our recently launched XCS-1 Mainsail is another example of that process. The XCS-1 was developed to meet our clients’ requests for a more dynamic and less rig tune critical sail. The results at the Worlds couldn’t be more rewarding to our sail designers and experts. Five of the top 10 teams used theXCS-1 Mainsail, including the winning team. Here’s the top 10 break down:

Photos Chris Howell | One Design Association Management