Switchblade 2017

The Loftsails Switchblade is the easiest-to-use camber-induced sail on the market. Famed for its energy-efficient ‘elasticity’, the 2016 Switchblade once again proved to be the reference for freerace sails by winning the prestigious Coupe de Coeur title in Planche Mag. With the stability of cams and easy-to-access performance, the Switchblade poses a genuine threat to dedicated slalom sails – and is even PWA registered – with many lighter pros and national level racers preferring the concentration gains and energy saved by using a more manageable foil in serious competition environments. Renowned as having the widest range of its class, the Switchblade transforms from low-end powerhouse into a top-end thoroughbred racing weapon thanks to a broad tuning band applied mainly via downhaul. Since Monty Spindler applied advances made in the speed and racing programs to the 2017 edition, the Switchblade has taken a step further with new materials and totally re-worked profiles that expand trim reactivity significantly with stunning effect.