Description
OVERVIEW
The GT3-FRC is the little sister of our competition slalom sail RaceSF. Based on the concept and panels of this contest winning fin and foil hybrid race sail the GT3-FRC performs equally well on fin AND foil. Many updates and modifications make this sail light and easy in your hands. At the same the GT3 doesn’t lose its racing DNA. Fabio Canella and Patrik Diethelm gave it a more narrow mastsleeve while mainly keeping the original panels of the RaceSF. The softer mastsleeve material makes the sail more alive and a little more forgiving. Clearly designed to work absolutely best on RDM masts there will be a SDM camber set available for purchase to modify the GT3 to SDM use. With the RDM standard configuration the sail feels lighter, faster and has a much better handling in the jibes. With SDM you gain a touch of extra low-end while losing some of the playful lightness.
Ride the TEST-WINNER!
With impressive total of 57.5 out of 60 points the GT3-FRC has been a clear winner in the French Planchemag 2/3 cam freerace sail test May ’23.
The GT3-FRCV got maximum points for topspeed-control, maneuvre handling, camber-rotation and ease of use on fin and at the same time winning the best performace on foil!
SPECS
| Luff (+- 1cm) |
Boom (+- 1 cm) |
Best mast | Vario top | |
| 5.0 | 411 | 171 | RDM 370 – IMCS 17 | NO |
| 5.6 | 429 | 181 | RDM 400 – IMCS 19 | NO |
| 6.2 | 447 | 187 | RDM 430 – IMCS 21 | NO |
| 6.8 | 465 | 195 | RDM 430 – IMCS 21 | NO |
| 7.4 | 485 | 201 | RDM 460 – IMCS 26 | NO |
| 8.0 | 511 | 205 | RDM 490 – IMCS 30 | NO |
| 8.6 | 535 | 211 | RDM 490 – IMCS 30 | NO |
CONSTRUCTION
At first sight, this sail could appear just as an “orange” version of our freeride sail. But it’s not! The GT-3 FRC is the true entry to the well-known PATRIK racing department and we selected the best materials accordingly.
Protected inside the sleeve there is a thick 7 MIL monofilm luff panel (same as in our pure racing 4-cam sails) which provides the best stiffness and a locked profile.
Then -going towards the clew- we added a full vertical set of 5 MIL x-ply panels before the main body panels. This “stripe” helps to smooth and control the direct feeling of the cambered sails and it adds some extra resistance to this high stressed area.
The main panels are a solid and thick 5 MIL clear monofilm (which provides best combo between weight and a good shape stability) and a 4 MIL orange tinted monofilm for the top part, where we maximize lightness and UV-resistance, since it’s not needed to see through.
For the base and leech areas we kept 5 MIL x-ply materials. A real win-win mix: it gives protection to the most exposed zone of the sail and it keeps the rear edge of the sail stable and aerodynamically clean even in hi-wind choppy conditions.
