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Sail Design by Mike Ingham: How Sail Designers Look at Sails

Mike Ingham (interview with Garth Reynolds) June/July 2011 page 12–13

Interview with sail designer Garth Reynolds covering the design process for Thistle sails, including use of DESMAN and SPIRAL software, panel layout, laser cutting, and Advanced Sail Analyzer technology to optimize sail shape and trim.

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  • Mike Ingham
  • Garth Reynolds
  • sail design
  • North Sails
  • technology