HOOD
RIVER, OR: WINDWING
and GULFTECH are pleased to announce the formation
of their 2004 Formula Racing Team.
The 2003 racing season for Windwing is a
tough act to follow. It was a year where
WINDWING sails, combined with GULFTECH
masts and booms, WON the US National
Championship, WON the "Under 22"
World Championship, and upset the world by
finishing 4th in the top division at the
Formula World Championships. WINDWING and
GULFTECH had the highest finish of any US
sail brand, and Devon Boulon USV111, had
the highest placing of any US sailor in
Formula Racing. His 2003 WINDWING 12.5
sail was nicknamed "The Terminator"
because it was deemed unbeatable in light
wind (even by top riders from competing
brands), while the GULFTECH Formula carbon
race boom and race masts performed at a
level of excellence and durability that no
other company has been able to match.
That
was then. This year, we've raised the bar
even higher. For 2004, WINDWING sails use
EXCLUSIVE Gulftech carbon pre-preg tapered
battens, as well as WINDWING D2T and
3Dtwist concepts not found on any other
sail. The new WINDWING Formula sails will
benefit from the addition of a super-wide
luff sleeve for increased performance, but
unlike any other brand, WINDWING has
incorporated a new (patent applied for)
technology that expands the potential of
this type of sail. Only WINDWING has it.
During recent intensive R&D
prototyping and side-by-side testing this
fall, the WINDWING race team, working with
designer Bill Hansen, was able to greatly
improve on the high benchmark set by the
2003 sails. The end result is a line of
race sails for 2004 that we believe to be
the fastest in the world. Joining 20-year
old Devon in this gigantic R&D
achievement -- and for the coming racing
season -- are GO board shaper and veteran
racer Jamie Lever (GBR-5) of Great Britain
and 21-year old Dutch/European Champion
Roy van Koolwijk (NED-97 of Holland. This
"TEAM" is powered by WINDWING,
GULFTECH, and an uncommon dedication and
desire to be and produce the best.
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