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REVOLUTIONISING YOUR RIGGING:

THE FINAL COMPONENT

 

The final piece of the rigging puzzle is finally here – the VTS TAIL, along with the VTS downhaul dots, comes together to create the ultimate rigging system – VTS COMPLETE!  A complete, extremely easy-to-use trim system that visually displays the perfect tension of downhaul AND outhaul.

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    WHY? 

    We have always focused on speeding up the rigging process and simplifying the trim so that everyone can activate one hundred percent of the sail‘s performance. With the VTS COMPLETE system, anyone can trim their DUOTONE sail as quickly, precisely, and powerfully as our sail designers, testers, and team riders.

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    HOW? 

    As the outhaul tension is applied, a spring within the VTS Tail system is compressed, activating the window closing mechanism. When the window is fully closed, this signifies neutral tension. From this point, the sticker on the clew of the sail should be consulted to apply the recommended accurate outhaul tension for the conditions. The minimum and maximum values relate to the black lines on the outhaul rope, which should be counted as the rope is pulled through the cleat after neutral tension is reached. To see how this works, check out the video below... 

     

    THE VTS COMPONENTS

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    VTS DOTS - DOWNHAUL TRIM

    Already in 1997, DUOTONE product manager Raoul Joa had the idea of placing dots in the top of the sail and using them as a visual indicator for the correct downhaul tension. He called the concept VTS - VISUAL TRIM SYSTEM. Today this ground-breaking innovation is used by most sail brands – after all the correct luff tension accounts for approximately 60% of the sail's performance.

     

    VTS TAIL – OUTHAUL TRIM

    If 60% of performance comes from luff tension, how can you mobilize the remaining 40% and check if the trim is really right? We bring you the spectacular solution called the VTS TAIL. With this revolution, we have succeeded in visually indicating the correct outhaul tension and have virtually eliminated the tedious guesswork, trial, and error, and retrimming of before.

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      VTS COMPLETE

      The VTS downhaul dots and the brand new VTS TAIL together result in the VTS COMPLETE - a complete, extremely easy-to-use trim system that visually displays the perfect tension of down- AND outhaul. With this, anyone can trim their DUOTONE sail as quickly, precisely, and powerfully as our sail designers, testers, and team riders.

      To facilitate this upgrade, we have updated all our Silver, Platinum SLS and Platinum AERO booms. Not only are the new colourways incredibly striking, but simplicity also runs throughout the range with systematic colour coding for SDM masts and RDM masts and associated products – once again making your life easier and getting you on the water even quicker.

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