Idol LTD is ultralight performance freestyle sail. Chosen by 7 times world champion Gollito Estredo. It’s designed purely to perform. As it’s the lightest sail in range, monofilm thickness had to be reduced. Made out of “ODL” laminate. There for it is less durable and resistant to UV. It generates plenty of power, acceleration, agility and manoeuvrability. Also it’s easy to control in overpowered conditions. Recommended for advanced freestyle riders who are oriented for performance and newschool tricks. It spins very fast and rotations are effortless. High clew and short boom length excel at ducking so that no speed is lost. The sails generates plenty of lift for aerial tricks on flat water and jumps against the sail. Designed for RDM masts. Greater gap between battens makes sail go completely neutral once you sheet out or duck the sail.

Technologies

• Ultra Film
  To save as much weight as possible, we now use ULTRA.FILM which is just 4mil thick for the super lightweight IDOL_LTD as well as the WARP F2015. This extreme monoflim is used throughout the body panel and contributes significantly to the low overall weight thanks to its reduced thickness.
• HighTech-Laminat “ODL”
  Yachting sail specialist POLYANT delivers one of the most desirable laminates available today. ODL is an extremely lightweight material that is unbelievably 50% lighter than regular X.PLY and makes every weight freak rave. Since the film thickness is reduced to an absolute minimum this laminate is exclusively used for the IDOL_LTD. Please note the reduced UV-stability!
• Individual Boom Length Indication
  Since the boom is positioned at different points on the mast depending on the rider‘s height, the ideal boom length varies due to the different angles. To make it easier to find the right length fast, the individual recommendations are written directly on the luff panel at boom level.
• Harnessline Trim System (HTS)
  Forget the time-consuming search for the ideal harness line position, the numb forearms, and the endless fiddling around! The patented print on the sail shows exactly where the center of the harness line has to be. Just position the two ends symmetrically at the left and right of the print, that‘s all.
• Double Seam Technology
  NorthSails stands for unsurpassed quality that guarantees a longer life for our sails. The triple zig-zag seams significantly contribute to this. And they don‘t come, as usual, in a single, but in a double version! They cover all exposed crash areas that would otherwise be damaged. The result is higher resistance to tear and a reduction of stretch by up to 50% as a result of the second seam, also benefiting profile stability and performance.
• Visual Trim System (VTS)
  Even newcomers can immediately trim the sail 100% correctly. Simply downhaul the sail until the boarderline of the loose leech reaches the “min dot“ or “max dot“ (depending on the wind speed). That’s it! The exclusive VTS acts like a turbocharger, ensuring maximum performance and an extended range of use.

Features

• New Hollow Lower Leech - with additional mini batten stabilizes the profile right above boom and prevents leech flattering
• Radial Load Stripes - at the clew improve the stability and extend the wind range
• Size 5.6 to comply reduced wind limit on PWA freestyle events
• 5.2 now designed around the RDM 400 and 430 mast
• Super high clew and short boom allow fastest possible ducking to avoid losing any speed
• ODL laminate and 4mm Ultrafilm makes Idol the NorthSails’s lightest freestyle sail of all time
• Super-stretchy Dacron+ODL+Double Luff Panel enables maximum lift for all the jumps against the sail
• 3 ultra light tube battens
• Pure Patch Technology at the clew, luff and the batten pocket ends make for 50% weight saving compared to regular patches
• iRocket - lightest batten tensioner
• Exclusively designed for RDM masts