Another Fantastic Year for North Sails in the Solo class
2018 has been a fantastic year for sailors using North Sails in the Solo class, with an almost unprecedented number of victories racked up so far this season. The current race range of P-2, P-2C and F-2 mainsails has provided sailors of all shapes and sizes the ability to go and win races at international, national and local levels of competition.
To date this season some of the major victories have been:
Solo Class 2018
Winter Champs
1
Charlie Cumbley
Spring Champs
1
Ian Walters
Spring Cup Medemblik
1
Lawrence Creaser
Northern Area Champs
1
Ewan Birkin Walls
Southern Area Champs
1
Lawrence Creaser
Midland Area Champs
1
Chris Brown
Nations Cup
1
Charlie Cumbley
Eastern Area Champs
1
Ewan Birkin-Walls
UK Nationals
1
Charlie Cumbley
2
Pete Mitchell
3
Tim Law
* Denotes Partial North Sails Inventory
On top of these majors events, there have been numerous regional and open victories, so many congratulations to all those who have added to the victory list. Our North Sails team, which includes Charlie Cumbley, Lawrence Creaser, Tom Lonsdale, Nick Bonner and Pete Mitchell have been sailing throughout the season and have been out amongst the action, challenging the Solo class sailors for titles.
Charlie, UK One Design Sales Manager commented, “Thanks to our team being on the water we have managed to ensure that we give our customers the best possible sales service. By being on the race course amongst our clients, we have created a fantastic bond which enables us to stay on top of all class and sail developments, which in turn help us to make the best possible product on the market.”
For all those who have competed in the North Sails Super Series there is still the chance to win a North sail at the ‘End of Season’ champs in October, so make sure you are there as you have to be in it to win it!
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