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Sail technology

Stride

A carbon membrane for upwind race sails. The loft varies carbon thread density to set shape and spread load, instead of stitching a panel layout.

Stride is Lion Sailing's carbon thread technology. The yarns are the structure. The face is a choice: raw carbon for the lightest race build, film, or taffeta for a longer campaign. In every case the sail is not a conventional panel design. Load moves through the yarn map instead of through a seam, so the loft puts Stride on race mains and jibs rather than on running kites.

The shop code is ST. A J1R, J2R or J3R in carbon ST is a Stride sail, cut for a different wind band on the same thread idea. SuperLite is the downwind cloth. It is a different product.

Request a Stride quote Ready-built ST sails
Lion Sailing Stride carbon upwind sail

How it's made

Carbon yarns run corner to corner. They pack in at the head, tack, clew and leech, and thin out through the body. There is no panel layout to creep. The yarn map is the structure.

HEAD TACK CLEW LEECH
Face
RawLightest race build. Carbon left open.
FilmSmoother face. Same yarns underneath.
TaffetaTakes chafe on the foredeck.
Wind
J1R STLight air J2R STBreeze J3R STHeavy air
On the boat
  • UpwindStride
  • DownwindSuperLite or a Code
  • More abuseAramid laminate
  • On the waterSanguine races Stride upwind

Put Stride on the boat.

Custom race inventories go through the quote form. Ready-built ST jibs and mains for J/Boats sit in the sails shop. The racing program is the rest of the inventory.

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