Let's play "name that sail"

cgoudie1 · Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:36 pm Post subject:

The panel layout is wrong for a Hood River sail. I rode those years ago.
Rushwind has potential. (I think that's an aluminum mast in there too).

-Craig

spennie · Joined: 13 Oct 1995 Posts: 975 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA

A quick Google search showed me that "Alvas" is a ballet school & supplier of DVDs, CDs, ballet barres, etc.. Why they stuck that on the sail we'll probably never know.

DanWeiss · Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 2296 Location: Connecticut, USA

It looks very much by its reinforcement and panel layouts to be a single-cam Rushwind from the very late 1980s. It may also be a prototype single cam Gaastra for the 1989 or 1990 market. Or not.

Certainly the upper blue panel is a fake.

w8n4wind · Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 278 Location: canada

nw30 · Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:25 pm Post subject:

To hell with all that other crap, I'll take the washer and dryer.

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

I've got the feeling that the sail might be a North because the panel layout seemed to be reminiscent of the Infinity line. But, it's the fact that Craig noticed an aluminum mast makes me think that it might be a North. I used to own a North flextop aluminum mast in the very late 80s or early 90s.

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

Scroll down to North Sails, and you'll find there's a similar design, but much older.

http://hitthewave.wordpress.com/tag/vintage-windsurfing-north-sails/

jsampiero · Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Posts: 677

UGH. Man, this drives me NUTS.

westender · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge

Adjustable leach line and webbing clew pull handle??? I had north sails from 88-98 and that one is not familiar. Too cheap looking?? Pre 88?

noshuzbluz · Joined: 18 May 2000 Posts: 791

It says "ALVAS" on the leech with a ballerina figure on it. It's probably some off brand Costco or Best Buy deal.