Home | News | Products | Design & Technology | Trim | Tests | Gallery | Team | Distribution | Monty | Forum | Download | Links | Site map
The Loft Products
The Loft's top priority is windsurfing performance. The Loft's philosophy is to maximize wind range while minimizing the number of sail lines presented to the market... function over fashion, efficient simplicity.
The Loft Sails 2006
  LIP Wave
  LIP Freewave
  O2 Freeride
 » O2 Freerace
  Concept 360
The Loft Masts & Booms
  Masts
  Booms
The Loft More...
  Kids Sails
  Quiver Bags
  Olympic Harness
  The Loft Backpac

 

view zoom
view colors
view specification

Sail technology
The Loft applies first quality sailmaking materials and detailed construction techniques
» Technical Features

Gallery:
» Action images

Unique The Loft features:
» Adjustable Outhaul
» SensiTip™

The Loft O2 Freerace
Sizes 10.8 9.6 8.4

The O2 Freerace enjoys direct response to trim.
At minimum trim the O2 Freerace powers from head to foot and is alive with easy, breathing power.
Tug its adjustable outhaul, and the forward-oriented shaping works with its seven battens (five tubed) to maintain incredible Freerace upper-end.
At maximum trim the O2 Freerace body is slim & stable with an open, harmonically twisting leech… top end speed easily comparable to full-on cammed racing sails.

The O2 Freerace Concept is planning power, handling ease and upper end stability with the broadest possible wind range, all in an easy to rig package... the progressive answer for light wind windsurfing performance.

The Loft Tested

PLANCHEMAG FRANCE | 05 Freeride test issue, O2 Freerace 8.4 “The Loft O2 Freerace profits from a very beautiful mast protection with a Velcro opening to reach the triple pulley more easily. Beautiful work.” ... “Upon contact with water, the O2 is a feather…” ... “…is very pleasant and powerful when pumping.”
”…acceleration and a speed on the level with high-quality cammed sails… close to the performance of a full race sail downwind and halfwind- yet with light weight.” ... “…is super stable and can handle strong gusts”. ... ”The Loft 8.4 is appropriate for light and medium weight windsurfers and intermediates who seek the the best power/lightness ratio.” ... ”In gusty winds, the head of the sail opens radically, which makes it possible to accelerate and release gusts without overpowering.”
”…It is the heart-throb in this test for its extreme versatility.”

WIND FRANCE | 05 Freeride test issue, O2 Freerace 8.4
“The design is very clean, perfect definition of profile.” ... ”One immediately appreciates the good reactivity of the sail, which is flexible and answers the smallest thrust of pumping.” ... ”Powerful with low winds and immediately very easy to settle in the wind, comfortable and powerful on the level of its accelerations from standing start, this 8.4 m2 shows an exceptional stability of profile in high winds.” ... ”Monty Spindler succeeded in offering control of great class in the gusts to this sail which is actually cut for light breezes: the sail shape does not move back and the top of the sail breathes perfectly.” ... “Extraordinary sail for light wind, pure freeride with high performances on flat water and with a high wind range. Great ART, thanks a lot Mister Spindler!”

 

Home | News | Products | Design & Technology | Trim | Tests | Gallery | Team | Distribution | Monty | Forum | Download | Links | Site map

   • credits archives 2003 | 2004 | 2005
   copyright © 2006 The Loft info@loftsails.com
  CMS web kameleon , powered by E-surf