Mike and Richard bring an enormous amount of experience to the design of Squib sails
having won many national and international championships between them
as well as campaigning boats as diverse as Flying Dutchman to XOD. Both
have participated in several Olympic campaigns as competitors as well as
sail designers and tune up crew .
The sails are designed using computer software called Sailpack
which was developed for the Italian America's Cup team and is much
superior to that used by most sailmakers. It enables Hyde's to minutely
modify flying shapes into laser cut panels with exact repeatability and
accuracy. The sails are sewn and finished by hand after the panels have
been cut by machine according to Mike and Richard's designs.
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Squib Mainsail 2ANew Squib mainsail design with straight exit for pace and acceleration. Includes window and leach tell tales. |
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Squib Genoa 2BNew design Squib Genoa with straight exit Window and tell tales included. Leach line and tape and clip hanks. Other hanks or hank-free sails available if preferred. Genoas to fit the new roller systems are also available to the same design. |
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Squib Spinnaker Horizontal cut 2EThis sail was first used at the Squib Nationals in 2010 and is particularly fast dead running and projects the maximum area possible. Both the Hyde Squib spinnakers are made in Dynakote rip-stop nylon and available in a full range of colours. |
Squib Spinnaker vertical cutThis has been the standard Squib spinnaker. The broad shoulders are the result of the increased shaping in the leech panels. Very effective on Championship triangle courses. |
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