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We have now manufactured more than 30,000 spinnaker sleeves, 12,000 Tackers, 8,000 Topclimbers and 1500 Gale Sails.
What Our Customers Are Saying:
Dear ATN,

I love the Gale Sail you recently sent me!

I was out in 25 to 30 knots and found it easy to set up and boat responded beautifully. I was surprised how much punch it added to my single-reefed main -- and at how well I could point. I was tacking through 75 degrees. I wouldn't expect to be able to do that in any kind of sea, but still it's nice to know that I can claw to windward if need be.

The sail is beautifully made. It will be nice peace of mind just having it aboard.

Thanks.

Michael Wheeler
owner/skipper J37 "Monomoit"
Boston, MA

the GALE SAIL
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The patented "Gale Sail" from ATN, inc. is the safest and easiest way to hoist a storm jib in storm conditions. 

Recommended in Practical Sailor magazine
Volume 23 #14, July 15, 1997 issue

"I purchased your Gale Sail for my Benateau 445 and used it 30-45 knots of wind on the passage from Bermuda to the Chesapeake. It worked great! We flew the Gale Sail almost the entire time."
-- says Randy Williamson

Features of the GALE SAIL
  •  High visibility luff pouch
     
  •  Oversized piston hanks PLUS webbed grommets for easier      hoisting
     
  • It eliminates the need for a removable headstay.
     
  • It eliminates the dangerous job of unfurling, dropping and stowing away the furled working sail to free up the roller furler in windy conditions to hoist the conventional jib.
     
  • Since it is hoisted over the furled headsail, the Gale Sail prevents any dangerous accidental unfurling.
     
  • No transformations or alterations of the rig are needed. The Gale Sail is ready to be hoisted immediately.
     
  • The Gale sail, since it is hoisted over the very stiff roller furled sail, has a great aerodynamic shape, much better than a conventional storm jib hanked on a removeable headstay, or a partially furled sail, which most of the time has not been designed or built for that purpose. Also, not all roller furlers are built to reef.
     
  • The Gale Sail slides up and down amazingly well because Dacron slides over itself very well. The next time you walk over a folded sail on deck, take notice of how slippery it is.
     
  • It can be hoisted with the spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard.
     
  • It requires less halyard tension than a conventional storm jib would need since its luff (pouch) is supported by the wide forward part of the roller furled sail. By the same token, chafing is not a problem since the Gale Sail is riding on a large area. Chafing is a problem when a lot of pressure is on a small area, not when it is spread over a large surface.
     
  • The Gale Sail is not a new, untested product. It has been sold in Europe for over 8 years.
     
  • It is possible to retrofit a conventional storm jib onto a Gale Sail.
     
  • The Gale Sail is part of the "Cover Sail" patent, from Europe's well known inventor Axel Lage.

    Please Note: The GALE SAIL is now available in WHITE with a RED SLEEVE only!!!

Pricing

    Retrofit of Stormjib onto Gale Sail: $20.00/foot

less than 27' boat 30 sq ft US$ 495.00
28' to 35' boat 60 sq ft US$ 705.00
36' to 43' boat 100 sq ft US$ 940.00
44' to 52' boat 150 sq ft US$1335.00
53' to 60' boat 200 sq ft US$1770.00
over 60' boat custom made

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