DUOTONE 2023 S_PACE
Duotone have just released the details of the S_PACE range for 2023 which includes a new 5.4m derived from the popular 6.0 but for windier conditions and/or lighter riders. Check out the details from Duotone below:
Photos: Simon Crowther.
IN SHORT: NEW SIZE 5.4 ADJUSTABLE LENGTH CAMBER BIGGEST TRIM RANGE LEADS TO BIGGEST WIND RANGE:
S_PACE. Competitive yet accessible. The S_PACE is our cammed performance sail. Designed with simplicity in mind when it comes to rigging and riding, but with the genes of the WARP_FIN to give you maximum performance at minimum effort. If the WARP_FIN is an F1 car – a technical masterpiece designed to win races, the S_PACE is a sports car – it’s fast, it’s exciting yet it’s accessible. The S_PACE is easier to accelerate and get to top speed, but also less physical than a race sail and smoother around the corners. The S_PACE is the ultimate sail for anyone wanting to be the fastest on the spot, without the technicality and physicality of a race sail.
The basis of the S_PACE is the revolutionary 3 IN 1 DESIGN that Kai has developed over a period of 3 years, which allows an unprecedented trim range. Together with the three HYPER CAM 2.0, a tremendously wide range of use is the result: adjusting the S_PACE trim for low- or high-end conditions fundamentally changes the sail, which makes it possible to achieve maximum performance across all wind conditions!
The S_PACE featuring the 3 IN 1 DESIGN is the perfect symbiosis of our most successful race slalom and freeride sails: whether V-Max, maximum acceleration or used as a sporty foil engine, the S_PACE is the most versatile cam sail on the market. With this sail designer Kai Hopf combines the top performance of the WARP with a very balanced sailing behaviour and a much wider range of use.
On top the S_PACE shows a completely different high- or low end performance and sail character depending on the trim. On MIN setting with tight leech, it’s supper effective to pump, accelerates very efficiently and feels incredibly light – ideal also for foiling. On MAX trim, however, the S_PACE feels very similar to the WARP, constantly getting faster without limits.
Simply awesome: When used for foiling the S_PACE features a special clew eyelet to be able to position the sail even more upright
KEY FEATURES:
NEW SIZE 5.4
VTS TAIL outhaul specs: Each sail carries individually defined visual indications for the correct outhaul extension (requires VTS TAIL boom).
3 IN 1 DESIGN: For unprecedented trim range and an extremely wide wind range .
HYPER CAM 2.0: Completely new and technically superior: the camber revolution with adjustable length – for optimised rotation and increased performance .
AERO SLEEVE DESIGN 2.0: Maximum propulsion combined with fast water starting .
HOLLOW LOWER LEECH: Reduces the boom length without losing power.
iBUMPER 2.0: Even more lightweight and effective, with integrated trim indicator.
iROCKET: Factory calibrated individual batten tensions using a torque wrench.