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“I’m able to sail light on the helm and with good control.” Greven says the versatility of the sail even extends to downwind running in stronger breeze between 18 to 24 knots at an angle of 160 to 170 degrees. Even with our cruiser, it offers excellent performance.” In the wind range of seven to eight knots, it’s possible to make seven to eight knots of boat speed.

#Code zero sails code#

“We don’t carry a big genoa, so we use the Code 0 in light winds upwind-depending on the wind, up to around 40 degrees AWA. Now he says, he uses the sail on his Beneteau Oceanis 46 Spirit with clients and with his crew, on everything from short day trips to long-distance singlehanded racing-even the Rolex Fastnet race. “I was looking for a sail within my budget, easy in handling, good performance and reliable, and covering most of the wind angles.” Rob Greven of the Netherlands-based Spirit Yachting first added a Code 0 to his sail inventory in 2009. Your kite is for downwind, your genoa is for upwind the Code 0 is for all the angles in between,” Stewart says. “It will take you through more wind angles than any other sail on the boat. The sail can be used at relatively tight angles in light air, and at very broad angles in heavier air. “We find people will use this headsail more than any other on their boat,” says Stewart.

The Code 0 is perfect for cruising boats because it is easily deployed on its furler and has a UV strip to protect it during a whole weekend or several days of use so that it doesn’t have to be taken down.

Many cruisers are intimidated by downwind sails, especially when sailing shorthanded or with inexperienced guests. “You can make the midgirth anywhere from 55% to 75% of the foot length, allowing you to make them very deep and very flat,” says Quantum’s VP of Product Integration and sail designer Doug Stewart. While the midgirth of the racing Code 0 is restricted to at least 75% of the foot length, the cruising version of the sail has no restrictions, giving the sailmaker a lot of leeway in design.

#Code zero sails full#

The Quantum Code 0 for cruising monohull sailboats is a full sail, shaped like an asymmetrical spinnaker, and furls easily on a top-down furling system. With no restrictions on design, the Quantum cruising Code 0 is created to be a very forgiving sail, perfect for light air on close angles upwind, at very broad angles in heavier breeze, and all the angles in between.