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The 2010 Blade is a unique slalom/speed design, the fruit from 6 years of design development.

Blades enjoy a long history of competition success… Spindler-designed Blades have claimed 3 absolute World Speed Records & many PWA World Cup victories. Loft Blades powered Valerie Ghibaudo to win the International Speedsailing World Cup - 2008 & 2009.

Blades 9.7-7.0 8 battens, 6.3-4.9 7 battens.  7 tubes 7.0 to 9.7, 6 tubes 4.9 to 6.3.
All Blades are engineered with two "Super tubes"; 100% carbon battens (first two above the boom)

Blades 2010 are available (all sizes) in Pentex- the upper body panels cut from light, durable, and UV resistant Pentex fiber.

Blade

Features:

  • Internal Kevlar strip applications that define shape profile and maintain shape stability - vertical and horizontal (at cams) orientation - See illustration
  • Blade mast pocket construction: mast panel AND pocket sides (3 elements) tensioned directly; equalized loading- firm, clean, easy-rotating leading edge - See illustration
  • Alternate side batten pocket applications with xply pockets (centered battens)
  • Stepped x-ply construction (5mil lower sections, 4mil upper sections and mast pocket)
  • Sensitip head batten system
  • RDM only - reliability with a sharp leading edge
  • Metallic cam interfaces - See illustration
  • 4 RDM Teckams (simple, functional, light, adjustable, durable), all sizes - See illustration

Specifications

SIZE LUFF BOOM REC. MAST EXTENSION
4.9 378 180 370 +8
5.6 402 186 400 +2
6.3 429 198 400 +29
7.0 448 207 430 +18
7.7 476 216 460 +16
8.3 490 225 490 0
9.0 505 236 505 0
9.7 516 247 505 +11

Technology

The Loft's intensive, original rig research and development combined with cutting edge mast technology and progressive design elements create performance greater than the sum of the parts.

Trim it!

Sails from The Loft are designed to be trim sensitive so you can maximize your performance envelope with less gear. Optimising trim for high performance windsurfing is a learning process which has no limits!

Equipment registration

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