2009 North Ego

The North Ego is the perfect sail for onshore wave riding, maximum durability, total control, and the new twin-fin revolution.  The North Sails Design Team focused on producing a sail that provides stability and power for clew first sailing that can still be "turned off" during turns and manuevers.  The Ego sports a ton of innovative features, such as a clew cutout; kevlar reinforcement in the tack fitting; a new x-ply luff panel; cross-battens; a new draft placement to facilitate clew first sailing; and a reduced luff length to minimize the swing weight while maximizing the usable power.  The clew cutout and diagonal batten placement are derived from modern racing sails and provide an extremely "locked in" feeling that is normally missing from wave-oriented sails. The shakeyness associated with wave sails in gusty winds, tight bottom turns, and top turns - whether it's the top turn of a mast-high wave or the kneeslapper of your local sandbar - those negative sensations are a thing of the past.  The draft is further back than most of today's sails, increasing a rider's versatility when sailing with an open clew.  As to construction, North has used it's beefiest x-ply in all sizes up to 5.3 while upping it's quality build reputation.  It's the most bombproof sail ever produced.

Important: the EGO is the first sail exclusively designed for RDM masts due to its special characteristics (very elastic). The smaller mast diameter perfectly matches the softer sail and shorter luff.