Duotone Duke 2023

 Note : as a close out product, we may need to order this in as stock may be with our supplier or not available. We will let you know as soon as you order the ETA or you can call. 

DUKE

JUMP AND RIDE

The legendary most successful 5-batten sail is back, and its back with more than 1.5 years development. The wind range has been maximized but also adapted so you now don’t lose out on the low end power. The BATTEN FREE CENTER concept from the Super Hero allows the DUKE to have a bigger gap between the foot batten and the batten above the boom, allowing for easier inflation in lower winds. The LIGHT DONE RIGHT construction allows for this 5 batten sail to have a reduced overall weight of 300g (more competitive with the 4 batten wave sails). The Duke has a more forward draft position, so it turns the power off and goes completely neutral as soon as you sheet out or shift the sail, allowing for a higher success rate in manoeuvres.

The Duke also comes in 2 constructions: the regular DUKE features a 50% monofilm construction with all high load areas (foot, clew, top, luff) being beefed up with XPly. The DUKE HD is made entirely out of XPly to give you that extra piece of mind.

Key Features:

Draft forward – forward draft turns power off and goes completely neutral during manoeuvres, resulting in a much higher success rate

Batten free center – larger gap between the foot batten and the batten above the boom. Better inflation (+planing power) in the boom area and improved stability in the upper sail area

Light done right construction - weight reduction of a clearly noticeable 200-300g without reducing the thickness of the main panel thus maintaining the well-known durability and longevity!

VTS Tail outhaul specs – each sail carries individually defined visual indications for the correct outhaul extension requires VTS Tail boom).

Epoxy battens – unbreakable epoxy battens

iRocket 2.0 – factory calibrated individual batten tensions using a torque wrench