Tantalums Volvo One design regatta

Carr HT sail review

We've got the Volvo One Design tuned and ready. We'll be testing the Carr HT sails in this video. What we really liked about the Carr sails is the twist induced at the top of the stick. With the high aspect ratio of the main, it's really important that the sail cover not only the surface wind, but the wind five feet up off the water. There is considerable difference and we'll be covering the forces at work in a future video.

We were impressed with the sails over previous models. As you can see as the breeze built, the sails did their job as advertised. We didn't even bring the boat in to retune. Dooing so would have resulted in even greater performance gains with trim and speed.

Special thanks to HBRC Sailboats, GoPro, Carr sails and West Marine Newport Beach.

Next week, stay tuned for the Tantulums regatta in Long Beach!