vektor continu la tecn fa rispa

PERCHE’
SCEGLIERE
ONESAILS
LE VELE IN MILLENIUM SONO GARANTITE
CONTRO LA DELAMINAZIONE FINO A TRE
ANNI.
MILLENIUM: LA PERFORMANCE
CHE DERIVA DALLA TECNOLOGIA
Da oltre 10 anni il team progettuale OneSails sviluppa tecnologie esclusive per realizzare vele a fili continui (in un unico pezzo)
per imbarcazioni da regata e da crociera.
E’ proprio questa resina che invecchiando si irrigidisce progressivamente e tende a cedere a causa delle sollecitazioni meccaniche che subisce la vela durante le manovre: issate, virate,
ammainate, ecc. Si genera così la delaminazione, i due film
che contengono le fibre tendono a distaccarsi e la vela perde
le sue caratteristiche in quanto il reticolo strutturale si deforma
all’interno del laminato.
La resina, inoltre, aggiunge un peso significativo alla vela finita.
Inizialmente questo peso è compensato dalla rigidità che conferisce al laminato, ma, sin dal primo utilizzo, la resina tende a
deteriorarsi e quindi resta il peso senza alcun beneficio in termini di carico e di resistenza. Le fibre impregnate di resina diventano rigide e fragili, quando la vela si muove, i singoli filamenti
sono soggetti a flessioni e torsioni di ogni tipo che non sono in
grado di assecondare in quanto cristallizzati dalla resina. Questo
comporta la loro progressiva rottura ed il conseguente deterioramento del reticolo strutturale che compongono.
La tecnologia brevettata Millenium consente di realizzare
laminati senza l’utilizzo di resine e questo comporta numerosi
vantaggi: i singoli filamenti si possono adattare ai movimenti
LAMINAZIONE MILLENIUM
9 tons at 120° C.
Peso, controllo della forma, resistenza alla
deformazione, sono caratteristiche che si
traducono in migliori prestazioni rispetto
alle vele tradizionali a pannelli dove giunzioni e cuciture rappresentano dei punti
soggetti a rotture e deformazioni.
Il laminato viene assemblato sottovuoto a -0,95 bar che equivalgono a circa 9 tonnellate di pressione al metro quadrato e
immesso in un forno computerizzato. La pressione e la temperatura applicati alla vela fondono inscindibilmente i film di
Mylar® (grazie all’interposizione di un polimero termoplastico)
incapsulando al suo interno le fibre di carbonio.
.3 QUALITA’
È importante sottolineare che i film del laminato Millenium
sono “saldati” per fusione e non “incollati”, quindi la vela sarà
esente dal problema della delaminazione generato dalla resina.
Il MIllenium supera i limiti evidenziati dalla tecnologia su stampo che derivano da un processo di cura del laminato disomogeneo e settoriale (principale causa di delaminazione) che avviene
con riscaldamenti differenziati in tempi diversi e con temperature molto basse e diverse fra il lato superiore e quello inferiore
della vela a contatto con lo stampo.
Un ulteriore limite fisico della tecnologia su stampo è la possibilità di produrre vele di superficie e forma compatibili con la
dimensione dello stampo.
Film
Film
Resina
Film
Tensione
.4 DESIGN
La corretta froma delle vele è frutto di analisi ed esperienza. OneSails è all’avanguardia
nella ricerca e nello sviluppo di profili adatti
alle barche moderne. Lo confermano i
numerosi successi ottenuti da OneSails nelle
classi IRC e ORC.
.5 ASSISTENZA
LAMINAZIONE CONVENZIONALE
Fibra
Vele Made in Italy, partendo da materiali rigorosamente selezionati dai nostri ingegneri per garantire qualità e durata nel tempo.
OneSails dispone di 3 loft sul territorio
nazionale e di una rete capillare di centri di
assistenza nei principali marina delle coste
Italiane. A questi si aggiungono altri 11 loft
in Europa, per assicurarvi servizio ed assistenza durante le vostre regate o crociere.
Film
Tensione
Fibre non
impregnate
Vektor rappresenta l’evoluzione di oltre vent’anni di esperienza
nella realizzazione di vele supportate da reticoli a filo continuo
su film adesivi.
AUSTRIA
Schwechater Straße 35
A 2322 ZWÖLFAXING bei Wien
Tel. +43 1 7065454
Fax +43 1 7065454-22
e-mail: office@onesails.at
IRELAND
Crosshaven c/o Cork
Tel. +353 21 4831 505/4
Fax +353 21 4831 700
Mob. +353 87 2550 649
e-mail: des@mcwsails.ie
SLOVENJA
Bac pri Materiji 28/a
6242 Materija
Tel. +386 (0)5 618 11 00
Fax +386 (0)5 618 11 09
e-mail: slovenia@onesails.com
CROAZIA
Uvala Baluni bb (ACI marina)
21000 Split
Tel./Fax: +385 (0)21 398 676
Mob. +385 (0)91 286 66 33
e-mail: croatia@onesails.com
ITALY - FIRENZE
Via Dei Confini 285
50010 Capalle (FI)
Tel. +39 055 8951219
Fax +39 055 8952634
e-mail: firenze@onesails.com
SPAIN
Muelle viejo s/n
Edificio Espigon Consiga
07192 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. +34 971 425 970
Mob. +34 664 406 868
e-mail: peter@onesails.com
GREAT BRITAIN - SOUTH
Hamble Point Marina
Hamble SO31 4JD Southampton
Tel. +44 (0)2380 458213
Fax +44 (0)2380 458228
e-mail: south@onesails.co.uk
ITALY - LA SPEZIA
Via Pratolino - Zona ind.
19037 S. Stefano Magra (SP)
Tel. +39 0187 631515
Fax +39 0187 63152
e-mail: laspezia@onesails.com
GREAT BRITAIN - EAST
Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Levington IP10 0LN Ipswich
Tel. +44 (0)1473 659878
Fax +44 (0)1473 659197
e-mail: east@onesails.co.uk
ITALY - VERONA
Via dell’industria 22/24
37012 Bussolengo (VR)
Tel. +39 045 6767792
Fax +39 045 6767849
e-mail: verona@onesails.com
HUNGARIA
RET U. 5/1
Balaton Foldvar
HUNGARY
Tel. +36 84 34 0705
e-mail: info@horvathsails.hu
MALTA
MRA026C Industrial Estate
Marsa
Tel. +356 21 238760
e-mail: jason@onesails.com
Questa tecnologia condivide componenti e metodologie operative nella confezione della vela applicate al Millenium e questo
consente di ottenere vele con un ottimo rapporto prezzo-performance adatte sia alla regata sia alla crociera.
Mentre nel Millenium il reticolo strutturale è consolidato per
pressofusione nei film di Mylar® che compongono il laminato,
nel Vektor il reticolo è applicato con dei nastri armati con fibre
ad alta resistenza sul film che costituisce la vela, a sua volta
rinforzato con dei reticoli secondari ad alta resistenza.
A differenza di quanto avviene per prodotti simili presenti sul
mercato i nastri armati del Vektor non sono costituiti da più
fibre in linea ma da una singola.
Questo permette il totale sfruttamento delle potenzialità strutturali delle fibre impiegate nel reticolo con ampia libertà di layout e completo controllo dello shape-holding su tutte le zone
THE NETHERLANDS
Huizermarina
Ambachtsweg 59
1271 AL Huizen
Tel. +31 35 712 00 09
pieter.houting@onesails.com
gerwin@onesails.nl
steven@onesails.nl
LAYOUT VEKTOR
Nastri di dimensioni contenute
applicano singole fibre
TURKEY
10040 SK. No. 22
AOSB Cigli / IZMIR
Tel. +90 (232) 328 16 29
Tel. +90 (232) 328 16 30
Fax +90 (232) 328 17 12
e-mail: turkey@onesails.com
Laminato di base
Fibre esterne
Fibre
impregnate
Compressione
Compressione
OneSails si riserva il diritto di modificare in qualsiasi momento i
prodotti e le specifiche contenuti in questo catalogo senza alcun
preavviso.
One è un marchio registrato da OneSails International, tutti gli
altri marchi sono registrati dai rispettivi proprietari.
© OneSails International 2011. Tutti i diritti riservati.
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Fibra
STRUTTURA A FILO CONTINUO IN DYNEEMA, CARBONIO, PENTEX O GLASS.
.2 PERFORMANCE
della vela in modo solidale alle fibre non subendo rotture. A
parità di resistenza, questa tecnologia consente di produrre
vele più leggere del 15-30%, grazie al risparmio ottenuto dal
non uso della resina e di una quantità minore di fibre che non
necessitano sovradimensionamento per ovviare alla fragilità e
alle rotture.
MILLENIUM E VEKTOR CONSENTONO DI REALIZZARE VELE MENO DEFORMABILI RISPETTO A QUELLE DEI CONCORRENTI. QUESTO
SI TRADUCE IN UN EFFICENZA DEL PROFILO
CHE DURA NEL TEMPO.
VEKTOR: LE VELE A FILO
CONTINUO DIVENTANO ACCESSIBILI
.1 TECNOLOGIA ESCLUSIVA
STRUTTURA A FILO CONTINUO SENZA L’USO DI COLLA, OTTENUTA DA PROCEDIMENTO DI PRESSO-FUSIONE.
Negli ultimi 15 anni i principali produttori non hanno sostanzialmente modificato le tecnologie per realizzare vele. I laminati
sono assemblati con fibre impregnate di resina che vengono
racchiuse tra due film, anch’essi spalmati di resina, che funge
da collante per l’assemblaggio del laminato.
LA TECNOLOGIA CHE
FA RISPARMIARE
ITA. Rev. 06.2011
LA TECNOLOGIA DI PRODUZIONE DEL MILLENIUM CONSENTE DI OTTENERE UN MATERIALE CHE NON SI DELAMINA NE CON L’USO NE
CON IL PASSARE DEL TEMPO.
PRODUCT GUIDE
della vela in forza della vasta microdistribuzione ed indipendenza di ogni elemento strutturale.
A parità dei parametri generali della vela (in particolare del
peso) si ottiene una migliore struttura per efficienza e distribuzione dei carichi.
L’assoluta novità introdotta in esclusiva da OneSails è l’uso del
Dyneema™ come fibra per il reticolo strutturale che assicura
caratteristiche nettamente superiori alle fibre aramidiche sia in
termini di durata che di performance, con maggiore rigidità e
resistenza a fronte di un peso significativamente inferiore.
Oltre al Dyneema™, il Vektor è disponibile con reticolo strutturale in Carbonio, quando sono richieste le massime performance ed in Fibra di Vetro.
Quest’ultimo prodotto presenta un ottimo rapporto prezzo-performance e consente un accesso alla tecnologia a filo continuo
(vele in un pezzo unico) a condizioni competitive rispetto alle
vele realizzate con l’assemblaggio di pannelli.
LAYOUT VELE CONVENZIONALI
Nastro
Fibra
Nastri di grande dimensione contengono
fino a 5 fibre
Laminato di base
Fibre esterne
Fibre interne
Fibre interne
La struttura a nastri multipli consente di mantenere
la stessa tensione tra le fibre esterne e quelle
più interne in quanto indipendenti.
La struttura a nastro singolo genera
carichi differenti tra le fibre esterne e
quelle interne.
Nastro
Fibre
WHY
CHOOSE
ONESAILS
MILLENIUM SAILS HAVE THREE YEARS
WARRANTY AGAINST DELAMINATION.
.1 EXCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY
MILLENIUM, PERFORMANCE IS
A MATTER OF TECHNOLOGY
THE NEXT GENERATION OF SAILS
The major manufacturers have not changed their basic process
in the last 15 years. Laminate sails are still built using yarns
which are impregnated with resin and a scrim on both sides
which is coated in resin to hold the membrane together
It is this resin that breaks down over time as the sail is hoisted,
tacked and folded after racing or cruising. This causes delamination, the two sides of the membrane come apart and the
sail loses structural strength as there is nothing to support the
yarns in place.
The resin also adds weight to the sail, initially this weight can
be offset by the extra strength but as the resin breaks down the
weight remains for less strength.
The Millenium technology (Intl’ Patent Pending) doesn’t need
resin in the production of the sails and this has a number of
advantages.
When the yarns are impregnated with the resin and it sets, the
yarns will become very hard in tension. As the sail moves and
the yarns are bent and twisted, they will start to breakdown
and the overall strength of the structure will be reduced. If the
resin is removed, the carbon will remain soft, this means as the
sail moves there is no difference in tension across the strand
as the individual fibers that make up the strand can move
independently.
MILLENIUM LAMINATION
9 tons at 120° C.
Removal of the extra yarns plus the significant mass of the resin
in a laminate sail, results in a reduction in overall weight of at
least 15-30%.
The Millenium skins are loaded into a vacuum bag which is
pressurized to -0.95 bar, this equates to no less than 9 tons per
square meter across the entire sail. The entire skin and bag is
then loaded into a computer controlled oven.
When the pressure and heat are applied to the sail the two layers of polymer react and fuse together to form a new layer of
material in an irreversible process. This seals the two layers of
Mylar® together and encapsulates the carbon threads.
It is important to note that the polymer “fuses” together and is
not merely “stuck” together, the resulting film is soft and flexible, delamination is not an issue anymore as there is no resin
between the skins to break down over time.
Millenium is a major advance from “mould production” sail
technology, which has demonstrated many limitations arising
from: low temperature and a non uniform heating process
acting on only one side of the sail (the main cause of delamination) and being physically limited in both size and shape of the
“one piece” sails because of the size and design of the mould.
Scrim
Yarn
Scrim
Resin
Scrim
Tension
VEKTOR COST EFFECTIVE
CONTINUOUS STRING TECHNOLOGY
.2 PERFORMANCE
CONTINUOUS THREADS STRUCTURE IN DYNEEMA, CARBON, PENTEX OR GLASS.
Features like weight, shape control and
deformation resistance means better performance in respect to a traditional paneled
sail where seams and junctions are the
weak parts under load.
.3 QUALITY
Sails are designed and manufactured to
the very highest standards from carefully
selected components to ensure the very
highest quality and durability.
.4 DESIGN
The best sail shape is the result of analysis
and experience. OneSails is at the forefront
of the sailmaking industry, continually
investing in research and development to
ensure that the very best sail shapes are
available. The success of this approach is
confirmed by the vast array of racing trophies OneSails clients have won, competing
at National, International and World Championship level
.5 SERVICE
CONVENTIONAL LAMINATION
Scrim
Tension
Dry yarns
A core activity for every OneSails Loft is providing first class service, support and assistance. As part of our service commitment,
each OneSails Loft has a team of experts
on hand to ensure that we can deliver on
our service pledge. In addition to a growing
number of principle Lofts, the OneSails
Group has an extensive network of service
centres strategically placed around Europe’s
coast line.
Vektor represents the development of more than twenty years
of experience in the construction of sails from a grid of continuous yarn on an adhesive film.
AUSTRIA
Schwechater Straße 35
A 2322 ZWÖLFAXING bei Wien
Tel. +43 1 7065454
Fax +43 1 7065454-22
e-mail: office@onesails.at
IRELAND
Crosshaven c/o Cork
Tel. +353 21 4831 505/4
Fax +353 21 4831 700
Mob. +353 87 2550 649
e-mail: des@mcwsails.ie
SLOVENJA
Bac pri Materiji 28/a
6242 Materija
Tel. +386 (0)5 618 11 00
Fax +386 (0)5 618 11 09
e-mail: slovenia@onesails.com
CROAZIA
Uvala Baluni bb (ACI marina)
21000 Split
Tel./Fax: +385 (0)21 398 676
Mob. +385 (0)91 286 66 33
e-mail: croatia@onesails.com
ITALY - FIRENZE
Via Dei Confini 285
50010 Capalle (FI)
Tel. +39 055 8951219
Fax +39 055 8952634
e-mail: firenze@onesails.com
SPAIN
Muelle viejo s/n
Edificio Espigon Consiga
07192 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. +34 971 425 970
Mob. +34 664 406 868
e-mail: peter@onesails.com
GREAT BRITAIN - SOUTH
Hamble Point Marina
Hamble SO31 4JD Southampton
Tel. +44 (0)2380 458213
Fax +44 (0)2380 458228
e-mail: south@onesails.co.uk
ITALY - LA SPEZIA
Via Pratolino - Zona ind.
19037 S. Stefano Magra (SP)
Tel. +39 0187 631515
Fax +39 0187 63152
e-mail: laspezia@onesails.com
GREAT BRITAIN - EAST
Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Levington IP10 0LN Ipswich
Tel. +44 (0)1473 659878
Fax +44 (0)1473 659197
e-mail: east@onesails.co.uk
ITALY - VERONA
Via dell’industria 22/24
37012 Bussolengo (VR)
Tel. +39 045 6767792
Fax +39 045 6767849
e-mail: verona@onesails.com
HUNGARIA
RET U. 5/1
Balaton Foldvar
HUNGARY
Tel. +36 84 34 0705
e-mail: info@horvathsails.hu
MALTA
MRA026C Industrial Estate
Marsa
Tel. +356 21 238760
e-mail: jason@onesails.com
This technology shares components and techniques used in the
manufacturing of the Millenium sails and this permits the production of sails with an optimum cost / performance relationship for both cruising and racing sails.
Whereas in Millenium the structural grid, under pressure and
temperature, is fused to the layers of Mylar® that form the
laminates, in Vektor the grid is applied with reinforced fibre
tape at high pressure to the film that constitutes the sail, in
turn reinforced with the secondary grid at high pressure.
Vektor differs from similar products in the market because the
reinforced tape of Vektor is made up of individual continuous
yarns rather than multiple yarn clusters.
This permits the complete utilization of the structural capacity
of the fibres used in the grid with wide freedom of lay-out and
complete control of the shape-holding in all the areas of the
THE NETHERLANDS
Huizermarina
Ambachtsweg 59
1271 AL Huizen
Tel. +31 35 712 00 09
pieter.houting@onesails.com
gerwin@onesails.nl
steven@onesails.nl
VEKTOR FIBRE LAYOUT
TURKEY
10040 SK. No. 22
AOSB Cigli / IZMIR
Tel. +90 (232) 328 16 29
Tel. +90 (232) 328 16 30
Fax +90 (232) 328 17 12
e-mail: turkey@onesails.com
Compression
OneSails reserves the right to change descriptions, modify, or
substitute products without notice in this product guide
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sail on the strength of the wide microdistribution and independence of each structural element.
General parameters of the sail being equal (particularly the
weight) a better structure is achieved for the efficient distribution of the loads.
The very latest innovation introduced exclusively by Onesails is
the use of Dyneema™ as the fibre for the structural grid, which
guarantees characteristics distinctly superior to the aramid
fibres both in terms of durability and of performance. With
greater stretch resistance and strength, together with a significantly reduced weight.
As well as Dyneema™, Vektor sails are available with the structural grid in a range of yarns including carbon, Pentex and glass
to deliver the appropriate performance required.
This last product represents an optimum price / performance
relationship and allows access to continuous yarn technology (a
one piece sail) at competitive prices and conditions with respect
to sails constructed with traditional panel technology.
CONVENTIONAL FIBRE LAYOUT
Small tapes driving one yarn
Tape
Outer yarns
Yarn
Base scrim
Glued yarns
Compression
MILLENIUM AND VEKTOR ALLOWS US TO
PRODUCE SAILS WITH MORE SHAPE STABILITY THAN OUR COMPETITORS. GREATER
SHAPE RETENTION MEANS BETTER PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVED DURABILITY.
For over 10 years the OneSails design team
have developed exclusive technology to
make continuous thread sails (in one piece)
a reality for cruising and racing boats.
www.onesails.com
Yarn
THE TECHNOLOGY THAT
SAVES YOU MONEY
UK. Rev. 06.2011
MILLENIUM TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS THE
CREATION OF UNIQUE CUSTOM SAIL
MATERIALS WHICH DO NOT SUFFER FROM
DELAMINATION WITH USE AND OVER TIME
One wide tape driving up to 5 yarns
Base scrim
Outer yarns
Inner yarns
Inner yarns
When bending, multi tapes structure keeps
the same tension between outer and inner yarns.
When bending, single tape structure causes
different tension between fibres, most of the
load is on the outer yarns.
Tape
Yarn
SHAPE
AND DESIGN
GRAND PRIX
AND SUPERYACHTS
FOR CRUISING AND RACING
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Research and Development are vital to the Onesails company
philosophy, as shown by the development of Millenium
technology.
It’s the top performance Vektor fabric. The right choice for “pure” racing
boats under 70’. Carbon yarn still offers the best weight-strength ratio and
with the new yarns distribution system on small sails it can offer performance close to Millenium.
Another high point has been the continuing partnership with
the Engineering University of Florence. This gives Onesails lofts
access to highly sophisticated computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) programs.
ICAD (International Consortium for Advanced Design) is a non
profit partnership company formed by Onesails and the Engineering University of Florence.
W
NE
OneSails is the only sailmaker that has developed a process to build sails
with Dyneema. The yarn offers an unbeatable performance-durability
ratio compared to aramid fibres, since it is more resistant to stresses and
environment in which sails operate. Dyneema is the right choice for performance cruising and racing.
GLASS / PENTEX
Moreover the ICAD CFD software package simulates the rig
loads and their impact on the aerodynamics of the rig as a
whole. Thanks to these features Onesails is able to fully support
riggers in finding solutions to individual custom projects.
This is the “entry level” continuous yarn technology at an affordable
price. Can be used both for cruising and club racing offering better
performance and durability compared to cross cut, tri radials and cut
and glued membranes.
Onesails is a partner of BSG, one of the world’s leading sail
design and sail analysis software developers.
32
SPI
28
ASY
24
FFR
20
Black Technora is avaiable in race mode (film-film) and in cruise mode
with the protection of white taffeta in one or both sides of the sail. This
is the best choice for yachts of any length when the performance advantages and additional expense of Carbon is not required.
EW
N
3YEARS
MILLENIUM
DELAMINATION
WARRANTY
12
8
4
TWA
50
70
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
RACING SYMMETRIC SPINNAKERS
Sailors use their yachts for racing or cruising or a combination
of the two.
WARRANTY AND QUALITY CONTROL
All cruising and racing OneSails Millenium sails will be provided with a
delamination warranty of three and two years respectively.
After manufacturing every sail is subject to a stringent computer aided
quality control process.
CUSTOM SAILS IN
ONE SINGLE PIECE
For this reason Onesails has developed a range of products specifically
aimed at satisfying the demands in terms of budget and performance
of both the racing and cruising yachtsman, together with those who
want to use their yachts for both of these activities.
ILS
SA
DURABILITY
RA
CI
NG
G
IN
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DURABILITY
Onesails’ Millenium is the only technology in the world which is able
to make sails of unlimited size in one single piece and using continuous carbon yarns. Another notable plus that Onesails makes available
to boat owners is the possibility of their deciding personalised colours
to customise their own sails. Onesails holds the world record for the
biggest one-piece mainsail ever made. This was constructed in 2007
for the legendary J Class “Shamrock V” with a 43 metre luff.
In 2009 we broke our own record with the delivery of one piece sails
for superyachts of over 130 feet in length.
RACING ASYMMETRIC SPINNAKERS
TWS
A0
32
VMG
A1
28
RUN
SPI/HVY
A4
24
AP
A2
A5
A3
20
SPI/HVY
RCR
110
A3
A5
A0
8
A1
4
TWA
100
A2
12
VMG
90
A4
16
RUN
AP
The diagram alongside will guide your choice of the material best
suited to meet your requirements of performance and durability for
both Cruising and Racing.
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FFR
RCR
WHICH SAIL IS
RIGHT FOR YOU
The Onesails specialists are always available to provide you with
advice and suggestions on the sails best suited to meet your specific
requirements.
SPI
BLACK TECHNORA
W
NE
CR
UI
S
Research is one of Onesails defining aspects, and CFD is the
design tool it uses in its everyday work.
SUPER YACHT
It shares the same Carbon Grand Prix ingredients but with a crowded yarn
layout to make the sails tough and ready to face the hardest weather conditions of ocean navigation. In addition, to get extra durability, Millenium
Super Yacht is available with a special taffetà protection on both sides of
the sail.
DYNEEMA
ICAD research programmes include long term projects focussed
on innovation in sail aerodynamics and short term projects to
design ideal sails for individual yachts.
ICAD also carries out research for Boeing and other aerospace
clients, thanks to its development of one of the most advanced
and powerful CFD programmes in the world.
TWS
CRUISING DOWNWIND SAILS
ASY
PERFORMANCE
CFD allows fluid movements to be resolved through the use of
computers. This allows optimisation of sail shapes, sail plans
and sail construction.
CARBON GRAND PRIX
It’s probably the best available continuous yarn technology on the market
for grand-prix and hi-performance racing sails. The “resin free” lamination
process allows the production of sails 15-30% lighter and more durable
compared to other available continuous string technologies and, above all, is
not affected by delamination the most common flaw in analogue products.
CARBON
DOWNWIND SAILS
BY ONESAILS
The sail that is undergoing the most significant development today is the spinnaker. Spinnakers where
originally created as bag-shaped sails to catch wind
exclusively downwind. Now, with the help of better
fabrics and sailmaking technology, spinnakers are both
far more efficient downwind and so closewinded that
they encroach on conventional headsails at 45° apparent wind. Through experience with nearly identical
boats the key to offwind speed has been determined
by spinnaker shape as much as by spinnaker size. This
is especially so on any point of sailing high of a dead
run. Onesails make a broad range of hi-performance
spinnakers for racing and cruising boats. The design of
every spinnaker is customized for the boat in order to
give truly superior performance. The programme used
to determine shape also takes into account displacement to ensure that the shape matches the boat. At
Onesails, our design team would like to talk to you
about customizing spinnakers to fit your boat. Their
in depth experience ranging from America’s Cup to
small one design sailboats ensures that they have the
knowledge to provide you with the right advice. We
are attempting here to make it easier for you to realize
the full potential of your new sail(s). The sail selection
guide below “Faster Off the Wind” will give you a
summary of when to use which spinnaker.
120
130
140
150
160
170
TWA
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
THE ONESAILS
FLAT FURLING
REACHER.
THE “ALLROUND” SAIL FOR CRUISING.
OneSails has created the “Flat Furling Reacher” (FFR),
a furling downwind sail with a wide range of uses
that is easy to hoist and gybe. The FFR can be used
between true wind angles of 50° to 160° depending
on the wind strength and can be used on any boat
with a spinnaker halyard and a suitable tack point
forward of the forestay.
WHY
CHOOSE
ONESAILS
MILLENIUM SAILS HAVE THREE YEARS
WARRANTY AGAINST DELAMINATION.
.1 EXCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY
MILLENIUM, PERFORMANCE IS
A MATTER OF TECHNOLOGY
THE NEXT GENERATION OF SAILS
The major manufacturers have not changed their basic process
in the last 15 years. Laminate sails are still built using yarns
which are impregnated with resin and a scrim on both sides
which is coated in resin to hold the membrane together
It is this resin that breaks down over time as the sail is hoisted,
tacked and folded after racing or cruising. This causes delamination, the two sides of the membrane come apart and the
sail loses structural strength as there is nothing to support the
yarns in place.
The resin also adds weight to the sail, initially this weight can
be offset by the extra strength but as the resin breaks down the
weight remains for less strength.
The Millenium technology (Intl’ Patent Pending) doesn’t need
resin in the production of the sails and this has a number of
advantages.
When the yarns are impregnated with the resin and it sets, the
yarns will become very hard in tension. As the sail moves and
the yarns are bent and twisted, they will start to breakdown
and the overall strength of the structure will be reduced. If the
resin is removed, the carbon will remain soft, this means as the
sail moves there is no difference in tension across the strand
as the individual fibers that make up the strand can move
independently.
MILLENIUM LAMINATION
9 tons at 120° C.
Removal of the extra yarns plus the significant mass of the resin
in a laminate sail, results in a reduction in overall weight of at
least 15-30%.
The Millenium skins are loaded into a vacuum bag which is
pressurized to -0.95 bar, this equates to no less than 9 tons per
square meter across the entire sail. The entire skin and bag is
then loaded into a computer controlled oven.
When the pressure and heat are applied to the sail the two layers of polymer react and fuse together to form a new layer of
material in an irreversible process. This seals the two layers of
Mylar® together and encapsulates the carbon threads.
It is important to note that the polymer “fuses” together and is
not merely “stuck” together, the resulting film is soft and flexible, delamination is not an issue anymore as there is no resin
between the skins to break down over time.
Millenium is a major advance from “mould production” sail
technology, which has demonstrated many limitations arising
from: low temperature and a non uniform heating process
acting on only one side of the sail (the main cause of delamination) and being physically limited in both size and shape of the
“one piece” sails because of the size and design of the mould.
Scrim
Yarn
Scrim
Resin
Scrim
Tension
VEKTOR COST EFFECTIVE
CONTINUOUS STRING TECHNOLOGY
.2 PERFORMANCE
CONTINUOUS THREADS STRUCTURE IN DYNEEMA, CARBON, PENTEX OR GLASS.
Features like weight, shape control and
deformation resistance means better performance in respect to a traditional paneled
sail where seams and junctions are the
weak parts under load.
.3 QUALITY
Sails are designed and manufactured to
the very highest standards from carefully
selected components to ensure the very
highest quality and durability.
.4 DESIGN
The best sail shape is the result of analysis
and experience. OneSails is at the forefront
of the sailmaking industry, continually
investing in research and development to
ensure that the very best sail shapes are
available. The success of this approach is
confirmed by the vast array of racing trophies OneSails clients have won, competing
at National, International and World Championship level
.5 SERVICE
CONVENTIONAL LAMINATION
Scrim
Tension
Dry yarns
A core activity for every OneSails Loft is providing first class service, support and assistance. As part of our service commitment,
each OneSails Loft has a team of experts
on hand to ensure that we can deliver on
our service pledge. In addition to a growing
number of principle Lofts, the OneSails
Group has an extensive network of service
centres strategically placed around Europe’s
coast line.
Vektor represents the development of more than twenty years
of experience in the construction of sails from a grid of continuous yarn on an adhesive film.
AUSTRIA
Schwechater Straße 35
A 2322 ZWÖLFAXING bei Wien
Tel. +43 1 7065454
Fax +43 1 7065454-22
e-mail: office@onesails.at
IRELAND
Crosshaven c/o Cork
Tel. +353 21 4831 505/4
Fax +353 21 4831 700
Mob. +353 87 2550 649
e-mail: des@mcwsails.ie
SLOVENJA
Bac pri Materiji 28/a
6242 Materija
Tel. +386 (0)5 618 11 00
Fax +386 (0)5 618 11 09
e-mail: slovenia@onesails.com
CROAZIA
Uvala Baluni bb (ACI marina)
21000 Split
Tel./Fax: +385 (0)21 398 676
Mob. +385 (0)91 286 66 33
e-mail: croatia@onesails.com
ITALY - FIRENZE
Via Dei Confini 285
50010 Capalle (FI)
Tel. +39 055 8951219
Fax +39 055 8952634
e-mail: firenze@onesails.com
SPAIN
Muelle viejo s/n
Edificio Espigon Consiga
07192 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. +34 971 425 970
Mob. +34 664 406 868
e-mail: peter@onesails.com
GREAT BRITAIN - SOUTH
Hamble Point Marina
Hamble SO31 4JD Southampton
Tel. +44 (0)2380 458213
Fax +44 (0)2380 458228
e-mail: south@onesails.co.uk
ITALY - LA SPEZIA
Via Pratolino - Zona ind.
19037 S. Stefano Magra (SP)
Tel. +39 0187 631515
Fax +39 0187 63152
e-mail: laspezia@onesails.com
GREAT BRITAIN - EAST
Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Levington IP10 0LN Ipswich
Tel. +44 (0)1473 659878
Fax +44 (0)1473 659197
e-mail: east@onesails.co.uk
ITALY - VERONA
Via dell’industria 22/24
37012 Bussolengo (VR)
Tel. +39 045 6767792
Fax +39 045 6767849
e-mail: verona@onesails.com
HUNGARIA
RET U. 5/1
Balaton Foldvar
HUNGARY
Tel. +36 84 34 0705
e-mail: info@horvathsails.hu
MALTA
MRA026C Industrial Estate
Marsa
Tel. +356 21 238760
e-mail: jason@onesails.com
This technology shares components and techniques used in the
manufacturing of the Millenium sails and this permits the production of sails with an optimum cost / performance relationship for both cruising and racing sails.
Whereas in Millenium the structural grid, under pressure and
temperature, is fused to the layers of Mylar® that form the
laminates, in Vektor the grid is applied with reinforced fibre
tape at high pressure to the film that constitutes the sail, in
turn reinforced with the secondary grid at high pressure.
Vektor differs from similar products in the market because the
reinforced tape of Vektor is made up of individual continuous
yarns rather than multiple yarn clusters.
This permits the complete utilization of the structural capacity
of the fibres used in the grid with wide freedom of lay-out and
complete control of the shape-holding in all the areas of the
THE NETHERLANDS
Huizermarina
Ambachtsweg 59
1271 AL Huizen
Tel. +31 35 712 00 09
pieter.houting@onesails.com
gerwin@onesails.nl
steven@onesails.nl
VEKTOR FIBRE LAYOUT
TURKEY
10040 SK. No. 22
AOSB Cigli / IZMIR
Tel. +90 (232) 328 16 29
Tel. +90 (232) 328 16 30
Fax +90 (232) 328 17 12
e-mail: turkey@onesails.com
Compression
OneSails reserves the right to change descriptions, modify, or
substitute products without notice in this product guide
One is copyright property of OneSails International; other names
may be trademarks of their respective owners.
OneSails International copyright 2011. All rights reserved.
PRODUCT GUIDE
sail on the strength of the wide microdistribution and independence of each structural element.
General parameters of the sail being equal (particularly the
weight) a better structure is achieved for the efficient distribution of the loads.
The very latest innovation introduced exclusively by Onesails is
the use of Dyneema™ as the fibre for the structural grid, which
guarantees characteristics distinctly superior to the aramid
fibres both in terms of durability and of performance. With
greater stretch resistance and strength, together with a significantly reduced weight.
As well as Dyneema™, Vektor sails are available with the structural grid in a range of yarns including carbon, Pentex and glass
to deliver the appropriate performance required.
This last product represents an optimum price / performance
relationship and allows access to continuous yarn technology (a
one piece sail) at competitive prices and conditions with respect
to sails constructed with traditional panel technology.
CONVENTIONAL FIBRE LAYOUT
Small tapes driving one yarn
Tape
Outer yarns
Yarn
Base scrim
Glued yarns
Compression
MILLENIUM AND VEKTOR ALLOWS US TO
PRODUCE SAILS WITH MORE SHAPE STABILITY THAN OUR COMPETITORS. GREATER
SHAPE RETENTION MEANS BETTER PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVED DURABILITY.
For over 10 years the OneSails design team
have developed exclusive technology to
make continuous thread sails (in one piece)
a reality for cruising and racing boats.
www.onesails.com
Yarn
THE TECHNOLOGY THAT
SAVES YOU MONEY
UK. Rev. 06.2011
MILLENIUM TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS THE
CREATION OF UNIQUE CUSTOM SAIL
MATERIALS WHICH DO NOT SUFFER FROM
DELAMINATION WITH USE AND OVER TIME
One wide tape driving up to 5 yarns
Base scrim
Outer yarns
Inner yarns
Inner yarns
When bending, multi tapes structure keeps
the same tension between outer and inner yarns.
When bending, single tape structure causes
different tension between fibres, most of the
load is on the outer yarns.
Tape
Yarn
SHAPE
AND DESIGN
GRAND PRIX
AND SUPERYACHTS
FOR CRUISING AND RACING
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Research and Development are vital to the Onesails company
philosophy, as shown by the development of Millenium
technology.
It’s the top performance Vektor fabric. The right choice for “pure” racing
boats under 70’. Carbon yarn still offers the best weight-strength ratio and
with the new yarns distribution system on small sails it can offer performance close to Millenium.
Another high point has been the continuing partnership with
the Engineering University of Florence. This gives Onesails lofts
access to highly sophisticated computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) programs.
ICAD (International Consortium for Advanced Design) is a non
profit partnership company formed by Onesails and the Engineering University of Florence.
W
NE
OneSails is the only sailmaker that has developed a process to build sails
with Dyneema. The yarn offers an unbeatable performance-durability
ratio compared to aramid fibres, since it is more resistant to stresses and
environment in which sails operate. Dyneema is the right choice for performance cruising and racing.
GLASS / PENTEX
Moreover the ICAD CFD software package simulates the rig
loads and their impact on the aerodynamics of the rig as a
whole. Thanks to these features Onesails is able to fully support
riggers in finding solutions to individual custom projects.
This is the “entry level” continuous yarn technology at an affordable
price. Can be used both for cruising and club racing offering better
performance and durability compared to cross cut, tri radials and cut
and glued membranes.
Onesails is a partner of BSG, one of the world’s leading sail
design and sail analysis software developers.
32
SPI
28
ASY
24
FFR
20
Black Technora is avaiable in race mode (film-film) and in cruise mode
with the protection of white taffeta in one or both sides of the sail. This
is the best choice for yachts of any length when the performance advantages and additional expense of Carbon is not required.
EW
N
3YEARS
MILLENIUM
DELAMINATION
WARRANTY
12
8
4
TWA
50
70
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
RACING SYMMETRIC SPINNAKERS
Sailors use their yachts for racing or cruising or a combination
of the two.
WARRANTY AND QUALITY CONTROL
All cruising and racing OneSails Millenium sails will be provided with a
delamination warranty of three and two years respectively.
After manufacturing every sail is subject to a stringent computer aided
quality control process.
CUSTOM SAILS IN
ONE SINGLE PIECE
For this reason Onesails has developed a range of products specifically
aimed at satisfying the demands in terms of budget and performance
of both the racing and cruising yachtsman, together with those who
want to use their yachts for both of these activities.
ILS
SA
DURABILITY
RA
CI
NG
G
IN
ILS
A
S
170
DURABILITY
Onesails’ Millenium is the only technology in the world which is able
to make sails of unlimited size in one single piece and using continuous carbon yarns. Another notable plus that Onesails makes available
to boat owners is the possibility of their deciding personalised colours
to customise their own sails. Onesails holds the world record for the
biggest one-piece mainsail ever made. This was constructed in 2007
for the legendary J Class “Shamrock V” with a 43 metre luff.
In 2009 we broke our own record with the delivery of one piece sails
for superyachts of over 130 feet in length.
RACING ASYMMETRIC SPINNAKERS
TWS
A0
32
VMG
A1
28
RUN
SPI/HVY
A4
24
AP
A2
A5
A3
20
SPI/HVY
RCR
110
A3
A5
A0
8
A1
4
TWA
100
A2
12
VMG
90
A4
16
RUN
AP
The diagram alongside will guide your choice of the material best
suited to meet your requirements of performance and durability for
both Cruising and Racing.
16
FFR
RCR
WHICH SAIL IS
RIGHT FOR YOU
The Onesails specialists are always available to provide you with
advice and suggestions on the sails best suited to meet your specific
requirements.
SPI
BLACK TECHNORA
W
NE
CR
UI
S
Research is one of Onesails defining aspects, and CFD is the
design tool it uses in its everyday work.
SUPER YACHT
It shares the same Carbon Grand Prix ingredients but with a crowded yarn
layout to make the sails tough and ready to face the hardest weather conditions of ocean navigation. In addition, to get extra durability, Millenium
Super Yacht is available with a special taffetà protection on both sides of
the sail.
DYNEEMA
ICAD research programmes include long term projects focussed
on innovation in sail aerodynamics and short term projects to
design ideal sails for individual yachts.
ICAD also carries out research for Boeing and other aerospace
clients, thanks to its development of one of the most advanced
and powerful CFD programmes in the world.
TWS
CRUISING DOWNWIND SAILS
ASY
PERFORMANCE
CFD allows fluid movements to be resolved through the use of
computers. This allows optimisation of sail shapes, sail plans
and sail construction.
CARBON GRAND PRIX
It’s probably the best available continuous yarn technology on the market
for grand-prix and hi-performance racing sails. The “resin free” lamination
process allows the production of sails 15-30% lighter and more durable
compared to other available continuous string technologies and, above all, is
not affected by delamination the most common flaw in analogue products.
CARBON
DOWNWIND SAILS
BY ONESAILS
The sail that is undergoing the most significant development today is the spinnaker. Spinnakers where
originally created as bag-shaped sails to catch wind
exclusively downwind. Now, with the help of better
fabrics and sailmaking technology, spinnakers are both
far more efficient downwind and so closewinded that
they encroach on conventional headsails at 45° apparent wind. Through experience with nearly identical
boats the key to offwind speed has been determined
by spinnaker shape as much as by spinnaker size. This
is especially so on any point of sailing high of a dead
run. Onesails make a broad range of hi-performance
spinnakers for racing and cruising boats. The design of
every spinnaker is customized for the boat in order to
give truly superior performance. The programme used
to determine shape also takes into account displacement to ensure that the shape matches the boat. At
Onesails, our design team would like to talk to you
about customizing spinnakers to fit your boat. Their
in depth experience ranging from America’s Cup to
small one design sailboats ensures that they have the
knowledge to provide you with the right advice. We
are attempting here to make it easier for you to realize
the full potential of your new sail(s). The sail selection
guide below “Faster Off the Wind” will give you a
summary of when to use which spinnaker.
120
130
140
150
160
170
TWA
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
THE ONESAILS
FLAT FURLING
REACHER.
THE “ALLROUND” SAIL FOR CRUISING.
OneSails has created the “Flat Furling Reacher” (FFR),
a furling downwind sail with a wide range of uses
that is easy to hoist and gybe. The FFR can be used
between true wind angles of 50° to 160° depending
on the wind strength and can be used on any boat
with a spinnaker halyard and a suitable tack point
forward of the forestay.
SHAPE
AND DESIGN
GRAND PRIX
AND SUPERYACHTS
FOR CRUISING AND RACING
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Research and Development are vital to the Onesails company
philosophy, as shown by the development of Millenium
technology.
It’s the top performance Vektor fabric. The right choice for “pure” racing
boats under 70’. Carbon yarn still offers the best weight-strength ratio and
with the new yarns distribution system on small sails it can offer performance close to Millenium.
Another high point has been the continuing partnership with
the Engineering University of Florence. This gives Onesails lofts
access to highly sophisticated computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) programs.
ICAD (International Consortium for Advanced Design) is a non
profit partnership company formed by Onesails and the Engineering University of Florence.
W
NE
OneSails is the only sailmaker that has developed a process to build sails
with Dyneema. The yarn offers an unbeatable performance-durability
ratio compared to aramid fibres, since it is more resistant to stresses and
environment in which sails operate. Dyneema is the right choice for performance cruising and racing.
GLASS / PENTEX
Moreover the ICAD CFD software package simulates the rig
loads and their impact on the aerodynamics of the rig as a
whole. Thanks to these features Onesails is able to fully support
riggers in finding solutions to individual custom projects.
This is the “entry level” continuous yarn technology at an affordable
price. Can be used both for cruising and club racing offering better
performance and durability compared to cross cut, tri radials and cut
and glued membranes.
Onesails is a partner of BSG, one of the world’s leading sail
design and sail analysis software developers.
32
SPI
28
ASY
24
FFR
20
Black Technora is avaiable in race mode (film-film) and in cruise mode
with the protection of white taffeta in one or both sides of the sail. This
is the best choice for yachts of any length when the performance advantages and additional expense of Carbon is not required.
EW
N
3YEARS
MILLENIUM
DELAMINATION
WARRANTY
12
8
4
TWA
50
70
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
RACING SYMMETRIC SPINNAKERS
Sailors use their yachts for racing or cruising or a combination
of the two.
WARRANTY AND QUALITY CONTROL
All cruising and racing OneSails Millenium sails will be provided with a
delamination warranty of three and two years respectively.
After manufacturing every sail is subject to a stringent computer aided
quality control process.
CUSTOM SAILS IN
ONE SINGLE PIECE
For this reason Onesails has developed a range of products specifically
aimed at satisfying the demands in terms of budget and performance
of both the racing and cruising yachtsman, together with those who
want to use their yachts for both of these activities.
ILS
SA
DURABILITY
RA
CI
NG
G
IN
ILS
A
S
170
DURABILITY
Onesails’ Millenium is the only technology in the world which is able
to make sails of unlimited size in one single piece and using continuous carbon yarns. Another notable plus that Onesails makes available
to boat owners is the possibility of their deciding personalised colours
to customise their own sails. Onesails holds the world record for the
biggest one-piece mainsail ever made. This was constructed in 2007
for the legendary J Class “Shamrock V” with a 43 metre luff.
In 2009 we broke our own record with the delivery of one piece sails
for superyachts of over 130 feet in length.
RACING ASYMMETRIC SPINNAKERS
TWS
A0
32
VMG
A1
28
RUN
SPI/HVY
A4
24
AP
A2
A5
A3
20
SPI/HVY
RCR
110
A3
A5
A0
8
A1
4
TWA
100
A2
12
VMG
90
A4
16
RUN
AP
The diagram alongside will guide your choice of the material best
suited to meet your requirements of performance and durability for
both Cruising and Racing.
16
FFR
RCR
WHICH SAIL IS
RIGHT FOR YOU
The Onesails specialists are always available to provide you with
advice and suggestions on the sails best suited to meet your specific
requirements.
SPI
BLACK TECHNORA
W
NE
CR
UI
S
Research is one of Onesails defining aspects, and CFD is the
design tool it uses in its everyday work.
SUPER YACHT
It shares the same Carbon Grand Prix ingredients but with a crowded yarn
layout to make the sails tough and ready to face the hardest weather conditions of ocean navigation. In addition, to get extra durability, Millenium
Super Yacht is available with a special taffetà protection on both sides of
the sail.
DYNEEMA
ICAD research programmes include long term projects focussed
on innovation in sail aerodynamics and short term projects to
design ideal sails for individual yachts.
ICAD also carries out research for Boeing and other aerospace
clients, thanks to its development of one of the most advanced
and powerful CFD programmes in the world.
TWS
CRUISING DOWNWIND SAILS
ASY
PERFORMANCE
CFD allows fluid movements to be resolved through the use of
computers. This allows optimisation of sail shapes, sail plans
and sail construction.
CARBON GRAND PRIX
It’s probably the best available continuous yarn technology on the market
for grand-prix and hi-performance racing sails. The “resin free” lamination
process allows the production of sails 15-30% lighter and more durable
compared to other available continuous string technologies and, above all, is
not affected by delamination the most common flaw in analogue products.
CARBON
DOWNWIND SAILS
BY ONESAILS
The sail that is undergoing the most significant development today is the spinnaker. Spinnakers where
originally created as bag-shaped sails to catch wind
exclusively downwind. Now, with the help of better
fabrics and sailmaking technology, spinnakers are both
far more efficient downwind and so closewinded that
they encroach on conventional headsails at 45° apparent wind. Through experience with nearly identical
boats the key to offwind speed has been determined
by spinnaker shape as much as by spinnaker size. This
is especially so on any point of sailing high of a dead
run. Onesails make a broad range of hi-performance
spinnakers for racing and cruising boats. The design of
every spinnaker is customized for the boat in order to
give truly superior performance. The programme used
to determine shape also takes into account displacement to ensure that the shape matches the boat. At
Onesails, our design team would like to talk to you
about customizing spinnakers to fit your boat. Their
in depth experience ranging from America’s Cup to
small one design sailboats ensures that they have the
knowledge to provide you with the right advice. We
are attempting here to make it easier for you to realize
the full potential of your new sail(s). The sail selection
guide below “Faster Off the Wind” will give you a
summary of when to use which spinnaker.
120
130
140
150
160
170
TWA
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
THE ONESAILS
FLAT FURLING
REACHER.
THE “ALLROUND” SAIL FOR CRUISING.
OneSails has created the “Flat Furling Reacher” (FFR),
a furling downwind sail with a wide range of uses
that is easy to hoist and gybe. The FFR can be used
between true wind angles of 50° to 160° depending
on the wind strength and can be used on any boat
with a spinnaker halyard and a suitable tack point
forward of the forestay.
SHAPE
AND DESIGN
GRAND PRIX
AND SUPERYACHTS
FOR CRUISING AND RACING
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Research and Development are vital to the Onesails company
philosophy, as shown by the development of Millenium
technology.
It’s the top performance Vektor fabric. The right choice for “pure” racing
boats under 70’. Carbon yarn still offers the best weight-strength ratio and
with the new yarns distribution system on small sails it can offer performance close to Millenium.
Another high point has been the continuing partnership with
the Engineering University of Florence. This gives Onesails lofts
access to highly sophisticated computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) programs.
ICAD (International Consortium for Advanced Design) is a non
profit partnership company formed by Onesails and the Engineering University of Florence.
W
NE
OneSails is the only sailmaker that has developed a process to build sails
with Dyneema. The yarn offers an unbeatable performance-durability
ratio compared to aramid fibres, since it is more resistant to stresses and
environment in which sails operate. Dyneema is the right choice for performance cruising and racing.
GLASS / PENTEX
Moreover the ICAD CFD software package simulates the rig
loads and their impact on the aerodynamics of the rig as a
whole. Thanks to these features Onesails is able to fully support
riggers in finding solutions to individual custom projects.
This is the “entry level” continuous yarn technology at an affordable
price. Can be used both for cruising and club racing offering better
performance and durability compared to cross cut, tri radials and cut
and glued membranes.
Onesails is a partner of BSG, one of the world’s leading sail
design and sail analysis software developers.
32
SPI
28
ASY
24
FFR
20
Black Technora is avaiable in race mode (film-film) and in cruise mode
with the protection of white taffeta in one or both sides of the sail. This
is the best choice for yachts of any length when the performance advantages and additional expense of Carbon is not required.
EW
N
3YEARS
MILLENIUM
DELAMINATION
WARRANTY
12
8
4
TWA
50
70
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
RACING SYMMETRIC SPINNAKERS
Sailors use their yachts for racing or cruising or a combination
of the two.
WARRANTY AND QUALITY CONTROL
All cruising and racing OneSails Millenium sails will be provided with a
delamination warranty of three and two years respectively.
After manufacturing every sail is subject to a stringent computer aided
quality control process.
CUSTOM SAILS IN
ONE SINGLE PIECE
For this reason Onesails has developed a range of products specifically
aimed at satisfying the demands in terms of budget and performance
of both the racing and cruising yachtsman, together with those who
want to use their yachts for both of these activities.
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DURABILITY
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DURABILITY
Onesails’ Millenium is the only technology in the world which is able
to make sails of unlimited size in one single piece and using continuous carbon yarns. Another notable plus that Onesails makes available
to boat owners is the possibility of their deciding personalised colours
to customise their own sails. Onesails holds the world record for the
biggest one-piece mainsail ever made. This was constructed in 2007
for the legendary J Class “Shamrock V” with a 43 metre luff.
In 2009 we broke our own record with the delivery of one piece sails
for superyachts of over 130 feet in length.
RACING ASYMMETRIC SPINNAKERS
TWS
A0
32
VMG
A1
28
RUN
SPI/HVY
A4
24
AP
A2
A5
A3
20
SPI/HVY
RCR
110
A3
A5
A0
8
A1
4
TWA
100
A2
12
VMG
90
A4
16
RUN
AP
The diagram alongside will guide your choice of the material best
suited to meet your requirements of performance and durability for
both Cruising and Racing.
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FFR
RCR
WHICH SAIL IS
RIGHT FOR YOU
The Onesails specialists are always available to provide you with
advice and suggestions on the sails best suited to meet your specific
requirements.
SPI
BLACK TECHNORA
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UI
S
Research is one of Onesails defining aspects, and CFD is the
design tool it uses in its everyday work.
SUPER YACHT
It shares the same Carbon Grand Prix ingredients but with a crowded yarn
layout to make the sails tough and ready to face the hardest weather conditions of ocean navigation. In addition, to get extra durability, Millenium
Super Yacht is available with a special taffetà protection on both sides of
the sail.
DYNEEMA
ICAD research programmes include long term projects focussed
on innovation in sail aerodynamics and short term projects to
design ideal sails for individual yachts.
ICAD also carries out research for Boeing and other aerospace
clients, thanks to its development of one of the most advanced
and powerful CFD programmes in the world.
TWS
CRUISING DOWNWIND SAILS
ASY
PERFORMANCE
CFD allows fluid movements to be resolved through the use of
computers. This allows optimisation of sail shapes, sail plans
and sail construction.
CARBON GRAND PRIX
It’s probably the best available continuous yarn technology on the market
for grand-prix and hi-performance racing sails. The “resin free” lamination
process allows the production of sails 15-30% lighter and more durable
compared to other available continuous string technologies and, above all, is
not affected by delamination the most common flaw in analogue products.
CARBON
DOWNWIND SAILS
BY ONESAILS
The sail that is undergoing the most significant development today is the spinnaker. Spinnakers where
originally created as bag-shaped sails to catch wind
exclusively downwind. Now, with the help of better
fabrics and sailmaking technology, spinnakers are both
far more efficient downwind and so closewinded that
they encroach on conventional headsails at 45° apparent wind. Through experience with nearly identical
boats the key to offwind speed has been determined
by spinnaker shape as much as by spinnaker size. This
is especially so on any point of sailing high of a dead
run. Onesails make a broad range of hi-performance
spinnakers for racing and cruising boats. The design of
every spinnaker is customized for the boat in order to
give truly superior performance. The programme used
to determine shape also takes into account displacement to ensure that the shape matches the boat. At
Onesails, our design team would like to talk to you
about customizing spinnakers to fit your boat. Their
in depth experience ranging from America’s Cup to
small one design sailboats ensures that they have the
knowledge to provide you with the right advice. We
are attempting here to make it easier for you to realize
the full potential of your new sail(s). The sail selection
guide below “Faster Off the Wind” will give you a
summary of when to use which spinnaker.
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140
150
160
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TWA
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
THE ONESAILS
FLAT FURLING
REACHER.
THE “ALLROUND” SAIL FOR CRUISING.
OneSails has created the “Flat Furling Reacher” (FFR),
a furling downwind sail with a wide range of uses
that is easy to hoist and gybe. The FFR can be used
between true wind angles of 50° to 160° depending
on the wind strength and can be used on any boat
with a spinnaker halyard and a suitable tack point
forward of the forestay.
WHY
CHOOSE
ONESAILS
MILLENIUM SAILS HAVE THREE YEARS
WARRANTY AGAINST DELAMINATION.
.1 EXCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY
MILLENIUM, PERFORMANCE IS
A MATTER OF TECHNOLOGY
THE NEXT GENERATION OF SAILS
The major manufacturers have not changed their basic process
in the last 15 years. Laminate sails are still built using yarns
which are impregnated with resin and a scrim on both sides
which is coated in resin to hold the membrane together
It is this resin that breaks down over time as the sail is hoisted,
tacked and folded after racing or cruising. This causes delamination, the two sides of the membrane come apart and the
sail loses structural strength as there is nothing to support the
yarns in place.
The resin also adds weight to the sail, initially this weight can
be offset by the extra strength but as the resin breaks down the
weight remains for less strength.
The Millenium technology (Intl’ Patent Pending) doesn’t need
resin in the production of the sails and this has a number of
advantages.
When the yarns are impregnated with the resin and it sets, the
yarns will become very hard in tension. As the sail moves and
the yarns are bent and twisted, they will start to breakdown
and the overall strength of the structure will be reduced. If the
resin is removed, the carbon will remain soft, this means as the
sail moves there is no difference in tension across the strand
as the individual fibers that make up the strand can move
independently.
MILLENIUM LAMINATION
9 tons at 120° C.
Removal of the extra yarns plus the significant mass of the resin
in a laminate sail, results in a reduction in overall weight of at
least 15-30%.
The Millenium skins are loaded into a vacuum bag which is
pressurized to -0.95 bar, this equates to no less than 9 tons per
square meter across the entire sail. The entire skin and bag is
then loaded into a computer controlled oven.
When the pressure and heat are applied to the sail the two layers of polymer react and fuse together to form a new layer of
material in an irreversible process. This seals the two layers of
Mylar® together and encapsulates the carbon threads.
It is important to note that the polymer “fuses” together and is
not merely “stuck” together, the resulting film is soft and flexible, delamination is not an issue anymore as there is no resin
between the skins to break down over time.
Millenium is a major advance from “mould production” sail
technology, which has demonstrated many limitations arising
from: low temperature and a non uniform heating process
acting on only one side of the sail (the main cause of delamination) and being physically limited in both size and shape of the
“one piece” sails because of the size and design of the mould.
Scrim
Yarn
Scrim
Resin
Scrim
Tension
VEKTOR COST EFFECTIVE
CONTINUOUS STRING TECHNOLOGY
.2 PERFORMANCE
CONTINUOUS THREADS STRUCTURE IN DYNEEMA, CARBON, PENTEX OR GLASS.
Features like weight, shape control and
deformation resistance means better performance in respect to a traditional paneled
sail where seams and junctions are the
weak parts under load.
.3 QUALITY
Sails are designed and manufactured to
the very highest standards from carefully
selected components to ensure the very
highest quality and durability.
.4 DESIGN
The best sail shape is the result of analysis
and experience. OneSails is at the forefront
of the sailmaking industry, continually
investing in research and development to
ensure that the very best sail shapes are
available. The success of this approach is
confirmed by the vast array of racing trophies OneSails clients have won, competing
at National, International and World Championship level
.5 SERVICE
CONVENTIONAL LAMINATION
Scrim
Tension
Dry yarns
A core activity for every OneSails Loft is providing first class service, support and assistance. As part of our service commitment,
each OneSails Loft has a team of experts
on hand to ensure that we can deliver on
our service pledge. In addition to a growing
number of principle Lofts, the OneSails
Group has an extensive network of service
centres strategically placed around Europe’s
coast line.
Vektor represents the development of more than twenty years
of experience in the construction of sails from a grid of continuous yarn on an adhesive film.
AUSTRIA
Schwechater Straße 35
A 2322 ZWÖLFAXING bei Wien
Tel. +43 1 7065454
Fax +43 1 7065454-22
e-mail: office@onesails.at
IRELAND
Crosshaven c/o Cork
Tel. +353 21 4831 505/4
Fax +353 21 4831 700
Mob. +353 87 2550 649
e-mail: des@mcwsails.ie
SLOVENJA
Bac pri Materiji 28/a
6242 Materija
Tel. +386 (0)5 618 11 00
Fax +386 (0)5 618 11 09
e-mail: slovenia@onesails.com
CROAZIA
Uvala Baluni bb (ACI marina)
21000 Split
Tel./Fax: +385 (0)21 398 676
Mob. +385 (0)91 286 66 33
e-mail: croatia@onesails.com
ITALY - FIRENZE
Via Dei Confini 285
50010 Capalle (FI)
Tel. +39 055 8951219
Fax +39 055 8952634
e-mail: firenze@onesails.com
SPAIN
Muelle viejo s/n
Edificio Espigon Consiga
07192 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. +34 971 425 970
Mob. +34 664 406 868
e-mail: peter@onesails.com
GREAT BRITAIN - SOUTH
Hamble Point Marina
Hamble SO31 4JD Southampton
Tel. +44 (0)2380 458213
Fax +44 (0)2380 458228
e-mail: south@onesails.co.uk
ITALY - LA SPEZIA
Via Pratolino - Zona ind.
19037 S. Stefano Magra (SP)
Tel. +39 0187 631515
Fax +39 0187 63152
e-mail: laspezia@onesails.com
GREAT BRITAIN - EAST
Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Levington IP10 0LN Ipswich
Tel. +44 (0)1473 659878
Fax +44 (0)1473 659197
e-mail: east@onesails.co.uk
ITALY - VERONA
Via dell’industria 22/24
37012 Bussolengo (VR)
Tel. +39 045 6767792
Fax +39 045 6767849
e-mail: verona@onesails.com
HUNGARIA
RET U. 5/1
Balaton Foldvar
HUNGARY
Tel. +36 84 34 0705
e-mail: info@horvathsails.hu
MALTA
MRA026C Industrial Estate
Marsa
Tel. +356 21 238760
e-mail: jason@onesails.com
This technology shares components and techniques used in the
manufacturing of the Millenium sails and this permits the production of sails with an optimum cost / performance relationship for both cruising and racing sails.
Whereas in Millenium the structural grid, under pressure and
temperature, is fused to the layers of Mylar® that form the
laminates, in Vektor the grid is applied with reinforced fibre
tape at high pressure to the film that constitutes the sail, in
turn reinforced with the secondary grid at high pressure.
Vektor differs from similar products in the market because the
reinforced tape of Vektor is made up of individual continuous
yarns rather than multiple yarn clusters.
This permits the complete utilization of the structural capacity
of the fibres used in the grid with wide freedom of lay-out and
complete control of the shape-holding in all the areas of the
THE NETHERLANDS
Huizermarina
Ambachtsweg 59
1271 AL Huizen
Tel. +31 35 712 00 09
pieter.houting@onesails.com
gerwin@onesails.nl
steven@onesails.nl
VEKTOR FIBRE LAYOUT
TURKEY
10040 SK. No. 22
AOSB Cigli / IZMIR
Tel. +90 (232) 328 16 29
Tel. +90 (232) 328 16 30
Fax +90 (232) 328 17 12
e-mail: turkey@onesails.com
Compression
OneSails reserves the right to change descriptions, modify, or
substitute products without notice in this product guide
One is copyright property of OneSails International; other names
may be trademarks of their respective owners.
OneSails International copyright 2011. All rights reserved.
PRODUCT GUIDE
sail on the strength of the wide microdistribution and independence of each structural element.
General parameters of the sail being equal (particularly the
weight) a better structure is achieved for the efficient distribution of the loads.
The very latest innovation introduced exclusively by Onesails is
the use of Dyneema™ as the fibre for the structural grid, which
guarantees characteristics distinctly superior to the aramid
fibres both in terms of durability and of performance. With
greater stretch resistance and strength, together with a significantly reduced weight.
As well as Dyneema™, Vektor sails are available with the structural grid in a range of yarns including carbon, Pentex and glass
to deliver the appropriate performance required.
This last product represents an optimum price / performance
relationship and allows access to continuous yarn technology (a
one piece sail) at competitive prices and conditions with respect
to sails constructed with traditional panel technology.
CONVENTIONAL FIBRE LAYOUT
Small tapes driving one yarn
Tape
Outer yarns
Yarn
Base scrim
Glued yarns
Compression
MILLENIUM AND VEKTOR ALLOWS US TO
PRODUCE SAILS WITH MORE SHAPE STABILITY THAN OUR COMPETITORS. GREATER
SHAPE RETENTION MEANS BETTER PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVED DURABILITY.
For over 10 years the OneSails design team
have developed exclusive technology to
make continuous thread sails (in one piece)
a reality for cruising and racing boats.
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Yarn
THE TECHNOLOGY THAT
SAVES YOU MONEY
UK. Rev. 06.2011
MILLENIUM TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS THE
CREATION OF UNIQUE CUSTOM SAIL
MATERIALS WHICH DO NOT SUFFER FROM
DELAMINATION WITH USE AND OVER TIME
One wide tape driving up to 5 yarns
Base scrim
Outer yarns
Inner yarns
Inner yarns
When bending, multi tapes structure keeps
the same tension between outer and inner yarns.
When bending, single tape structure causes
different tension between fibres, most of the
load is on the outer yarns.
Tape
Yarn