| | | Kai Hopf is one of the most influential designers in the world and has been working for NORTH SAILS for more than Uyears. The Australian born ex-World Cup competitor has been faithful to the same brand longer than anybody else in the business and contributes his invaluable expertise. His new collection shows how successful sails can be further developed and optimized in an remarkable way. The introduction of modular building blocks for 2007 enabled him to transfer certain components of performance from one line of sails to the other. The brand newX TYPE took particular advantage from this technology transfer and rose to an entirely new level. Kai, who also develops high-grade In profiles, continues spending a lot of time on the water to get first hand impressions and does plenty of testing himself. | | There is hardly anybody as iconic in windsurfing as Björn Dunkerbeck. His charisma, his imposing athleticism and, last but not least, his countless successes have made him a media star and ambassador of the sport. Björn and NORTH SAILS are a perfect team as we both want to carry the fascination of windsurfing into theworld. Björn, who held the title of World Champion for no less than twelve consecutive years is already considered a living legend. Yet he was able to dramatically improve his statistics after joining NORTH SAILS. In 2005 hewas not only ISA Speed World Champion but also won the PWA Slalom Overall, his 34th title. This is an historic record that no other athlete has achieved in any other sport. And apart from becoming the most successful windsurfer of all times, he also came a little closer to his personal goal of being the first to break the sonic wall of fifty knots on a windsurf board. | | Togetherwith Kai Hopf, the giant ofwindsurf-ing has now developed a sail that will take him even closer to the magic threshold. This product study, that may actually become available in a very limited edition, is the first sail that is able to rotate despite of its asymmetric shape. This revolutionaryspeed booster has a voluminous, aerodynamically optimized double profile on one side and the classic single foil of the World Cup WARP on the other. The design combines extreme downwind speed in one direction with the familiar high speed of the WARP in the other. Of course the asymmetric WARP is onlysuitable for complete speed junkies, but theywill have the rideoftheirlives! | | |