High Speed Sailing has always influenced the ultimate form, fit, and function of Sail Racing garments. We joined up with Sail Racing Test Team member and pro skeeter sailor Daniel Hearn, once again, in his hunt for solid black ice in the northern territory of Minnesota.
Together with Daniel and the International Skeeter Association we developed a new collection of fully insulated technical garments, designed and constructed for high speed ice sailing.
ThinDown delivers maximum warmth, less bulk and even distribution. It’s eliminating down seepage through fabric and seams. ThinDown is RDS certified: sustainably sourced down and OEKO-TEX® certified: safe and non-toxic. ThinDown patent technology delivers all the natural benefits of down in the thinnest possible profile.
Quality of down is measured by its fill power. Fill power is the measurement of the amount of space one ounce down will occupy when it reaches its maximum loft. The higher the fill power, the larger the down clusters and the greater the airspace to trap more of body heat. All our down is RDS and Bluesign certificated and is processed at the Allied Feather and Down facility in California. With Track My Down, you can see exactly what makes the down inside your garment unique – from verified fill powers that exceed what is claimed to cleanliness and content analysis. Every product has a unique ID number/QR code. Visit www.trackmydown.com to find out more.
Every jacket, shoe and glove made with original GORE-TEX product technologies is GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY™, – inside and out. Gore-Tex’s rigorous tests prove that rain or snow can’t get inside. Every product is also breathable, so sweat vapor can always escape. Plus, in many technologies, additional high-performance benefits take your comfort & protection to whole new levels.
This down product features a fully welded construction eliminating the need for sewing. No needle holes result in a 100% secured bond, compared to conventionally constructed down jackets, zero down leakage, and a totally water-resistant barrier against the elements.
Already back in 2007 we got in contact with a number of dedicated sailors in the northern parts of North America that were designing and building advanced ice yachts capable of massive speeds on clear black ice. We got very interested as high speed sailing in all forms always have been our core. We partnered up with International Skeeter association and booked our flight tickets to get over there directly. When we saw the skeeters racing each other live for the first time, we were hooked.
This year we joined up with Sail Racing Test Team member and pro skeeter sailor Daniel Hearn in his hunt for solid black ice in the north territory of Minnesota.
The SR-77 Carbon Skeeter is designed by Ice Sailor Pat Heppert and is built in a combination of light local basswood covered and reinforced with carbon fiber for strength. The carbon rigging, sailplan and the apparent wind angles makes it very similar to sail to the F-50 catamarans used in the world’s most cutting-edge sail racing league, SailGP. Fully powered up and in racing mode this skeeter design can reach top speeds of over 150 km/h.
The Black Ice GTX Down Hood, a lightweight down jacket with maximum warmth, constructed in a PFC-free DWR treated 2-layer GORE-TEX stretch fabric with high breathability. Insulated with 90/10 Blue Sign and RDS certificated down and feathers. Fill power: 700.
DETACHABLE D3O IMPACT PROTECTION
YKK WATERPROOF AQUASEAL ZIPPERS®
Black Ice GTX Parka is constructed in a 100% recycled polyester 2-layer GORE-TEX® fabric with high breathability and treated with PFC-free DWR. Insulated with 80/20 Blue Sign and RDS down and feathers. Fill power: 600.
SAIL RACING LOGO IN BLACK REFLEX
BLACK ICE METAL BADGE
DANIEL HEARN IN BLACK ICE DOWN HOOD
THE SR-77 CARBON SKEETER - SPEEDS UP TO 150KM/H
