470 News
An exciting medal race concluded the 470 Europeans in Sanremo, Italy. With 80% of the fleet powered by North Sails, the regatta was packed full of exciting racing and continually… Read More
In a single weekend, North Sails customers and experts filled the #NSVictoryList with numerous podium finishes from around the globe. On Monday morning, the North Sails office was buzzing with… Read More
Kieler Woche, the world’s biggest sailing event attracted roughly 4,000 sailors from 50 nations for the nine-day event in Northern Germany. Entries range from ORC, to Olympic Dinghies, to paralympic… Read More
Teams from Slovenia and Sweden secured the 470 European gold medals in Bougas, Bulgaria this past week. In the Men’s division, Anton Dahlberg and Fredrik Bergstrom dominated the event… Read More
The first two minutes of a race is arguably the most important. Those first two minutes will define where you start on the line, and how much space is around… Read More
One of the largest sailing events of the year, Kiel Week is an annual regatta held in the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The event attracts 5,000 sailors on roughly 2,000… Read More
Hugo Rocha of North Sails Spain recounts Olympics past and present, plus the tactics that got him through three editions of the Games in the Men’s 470, ultimately medaling in… Read More
Silver medal 470 sailors Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills are ready for their most challenging venue yet in Rio de Janeiro. “We use North Sails from Japan for our full… Read More
470 Class Experts
Kei Takakuwa
Yokohama, Japan
Kei.Takakuwa@northsails.com
Torkel Borgstrom
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Torkel.Borgstrom@northsails.com
Mike Marshall
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
mike.marshall@northsails.com
Hugo Rocha
Barcelona, Spain
hugo.rocha@northsails.com
Riccardo de Felice
Carasco, Italy
Riccardo.Defelice@northsails.com
Derek Scott
Auckland, New Zealand – Sales Office
Auckland, New Zealand – Sail Loft
Derek.Scott@northsails.com
Gaetan Aunette
Vannes, France
gaetan.aunette@northsails.com