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Design Background

The Moth sail design program started reluctantly when Australian Moth sailor, Tim Webster asked head designer Andrew McDougall, to design him a Moth sail in 1995 for the Lake Macquarie World Championships. more...

MSL14 and 15 - Available soon.

MSL10B - 8.0m: Optimized for medium+ winds

Originally developed as a high wind foiling sail, it was proven to be a far superior in speed, particularly upwind, at the 2007 Worlds and was used in a majority of the races by 1st, 2nd, 6th and 9th overall. It features the following;

  • Longer foot
  • Slightly hollow leach
  • Wider luff pocket
  • Refined shaping to optimize efficiency once on the foils
  • Better range of downhaul tension without head distortion
  • New profiled battens
  • New mini battens
  • More streamlined batten ends
  • Symmetrical batten pockets
  • 250gm lighter.

Update: The first 6 production sails were made for the recent Australian Championship and were used in many races by Amac, Bora, Bear and Sam England. (Matt used one from Garda) The sails are by far the cleanest ever made by KA and were stunningly fast once on the foils.

MSL13.1 - 8.0m: Optimized for all round winds

A complete redesign aimed at extending the range of the MSL12

  • Longer foot
  • Wider luff pocket
  • Refined shaping to give maximum power to get on the foils while keeping very good high wind performance
  • Better range of downhaul tension without head distortion
  • New profiled battens
  • New mini battens
  • More streamlined batten ends
  • Symmetrical batten pockets
  • 250gm lighter

The 13.1 is a fine tuning of the 13. It is actually what we have been delivering all of 2009.


Amac (MSL13) leads John Harris (MSL10B) on day 2 of the 2008 World Moth Championships. Photo: Helena Darvelid Click for larger image


Rohan Veal winning the 2007 World Titles with a slightly modified MSL10, which has now formed the basis of design for the MSL10B.

How to chose between the MSL10b and the MLS13.1:

The difference between the two sails is quite subtle:
If you are light (under 70kg), you would use the 10b as your all round sail as you will almost always be faster with this sail when on the foils. You could have the 13 for getting you on the foils even earlier in very light winds.
For us normal people, the 13 is a must: getting on the foils is very critical to keep up with the flyweights! In a race that getting up is not an issue, the 10b will be faster around the track.
The moral to this story: buy both!

What Else Do I Get?

  • Black Moth symbol at top of sail.
  • Full set of cams.
  • Allen key for batten adjustment.
  • Great looking and heavy duty sail bag.
  • Satisfaction of buying the best quality and fastest Moth sail on the market.
  • A huge smile on your face while sailing;)
  • (Sail numbers not included)

MSL10B/MSL13
In stock. Blue only. White and Red bodied MSL13 available.

Quotation

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KA Moth Sail Results (need we say more...)

2010 World Championships

1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th

2010 Australian Championships

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

2009 World Championships

1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th

2008 World Championships

1st to 18th

2008 Australian Championships (Open)

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 10th etc

2007 World Championships

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th etc

2007 Victorian State Titles

1st, 2nd, 3rd

2007 Australian Championships

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th

2006 World Championships

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 10th

2006 NSW State Titles

1st, 4th & 5th

2006 Victorian State Titles

1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc

2006 Australian National Championships

1st, 2nd, 3rd & 6th

2005 European Championships

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc

2005 UK Championships

1st, 3rd

2005 Victorian State Championships

1st, 2nd, 3rd

2005 World Championships

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 6th

2005 Australian National Championships

2nd, 4th & 6th

2004 European Championships

1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 5th

2004 Victorian State Championships

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 6th

2004 Australian National Championships

1st & 6th

2003 World Championships

3rd

2003 Australian National Championships

1st & 3rd

2003 Victorian State Championships

1st & 2nd

2002 Victorian State Championships

1st & 2nd

2002 European Championships

3rd

2001 World Championships

3rd & 6th

1995 World Championships

1st & 2nd

1995 Australian Championships

1st & 2nd


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