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Selden Furling System 

Mainsail on a roll? But didn’t you think to make your life easier and forget about easing the mainsheet and constantly checking how the mainsail was twisted? So the Seldén Furling system is your choice.

The latest development of the company Selden - The Seldén Synchronized Main Furling system, which provides simple operation with a touch button.

At the heart of the attractiveness of the bale mainsail system is a fairly simple concept. We twist the sail holding the main sheet

But what if this process could be automated? Yes, so that the sail is unfolded, folded or reefed by one sailor on duty and at the touch of a button? This is exactly what Seldén achieved with the Selden Synchronized Main Furling (SMF).

The basis of the system is an electric motor built into the mast. It is thanks to him that the process of twisting the mainsail becomes possible.

When the system is not in use, it automatically enters sleep mode. This is done in order to avoid excessive power consumption.

This system could potentially appeal to owners who appreciate the ability to fine-tune the sail at the touch of a button. It will also appeal to those who seek to reduce the physical effort required to control the sail.

Price: 7650 €

Better to have and not to use: ResQLink View

So far, individual beacons operating at 406 MHz have had a significant disadvantage. If the worst happened and you had to put one of them into the sea, you had no way of knowing if your distress call had been received. The reason was that the technology simply didn't exist for it. But everything has changed!

ResQLink View is a next generation beacon that offers clear two-way acknowledgment of a received message and displays it clearly on a digital screen.

In addition to broadcasting at 406 MHz, it has a homing capability at 121.5 MHz. The battery life is five years and the operating time is more than 28 hours.

Besides, ResQLink View easy to fasten, for example, on a belt thanks to a convenient clip. This device can save your life, but this is really the case when they say that “it is better to have and never use than to need and not have.”

Price: 420 €

Exocet Gold controller: for real pilots

If the previous devices were more or less focused on a wide range of customers, then this is a much rarer instance. Interested in foiling? Can't live without a hydrofoil? Then this device is for you!

What is this controller? This, one might say, is the brain of the entire foiler. Flying over water relying on one or two wings is not an easy task. Modern foilers are equipped with a sophisticated control system, and Exocet Gold will become its central part.

Stable flight requires ultra-fast calculation of a number of parameters, such as altitude, pitch, attitude and acceleration, which must be calculated simultaneously and adjusted to a fraction of a second.

The spectacular crashes we have seen in classes such as the F50 in SailGP and the AC75 in the America's Cup prove that even the most experienced and reliable controllers can make fatal mistakes.

Some classes may continue to prohibit automatic foiling and semi-foiling systems, there is no doubt that this is the future for safe foiling. 

Price: 17 300 €

19.01.2022