© Onne van der Wal

G-Series Gennakers

For cruising sailors looking to enhance their offwind performance, North's G-series Gennakers™ have been recently updated for smooth handling under autopilot steering. To further improve flying manners, each North Gennaker mold is optimized for your specific aspect ratio and fore triangle. G-Series Gennakers feature TrueRadial™ construction for a remarkably smooth, stable, easy-to-trim shape.

© North Sails G0 Derived from the famous Code-0 asymmetrics used by winning Volvo Ocean Racers, the optimized shape and depth of the G-0 allows for efficient sailing at tighter angles and/or stronger winds than other G-Series Gennakers. The G-0 can be ordered with integral roller furling, a Snuffer Plus or free-flying.

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© North Sails G2 The G-2 Gennaker, the largest and most powerful made by North, is designed to excel in light-to-moderate running and reaching. Its forgiving shape allows it to be cleated and flown even with autopilot steering.

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© North Sails G3 North’s most versatile Gennaker has the same forgiving traits as our G2, but in a smaller, flatter shape. Great for light-air reaching and running or broad reaching in windier conditions.

G2 Gennaker© North Sails

Standard G-Series Options:

• Wind Tunnel Optimized Design
• Computer molded using North proprietary software
• Stainless steel corner rings with strap reinforcement
• TrueRadial construction
• Premium strip patches
• Low stretch Dacron leech tapes
• Adjustable leechline, luff cord, footline
• North box turtle sailbag

Extra G-Series Options:

• North Snuffer Plus™, a sleeve system that gathers and encases your Gennaker for easy hoisting and dousing
• Sail numbers and/or insignia
• Custom artwork and graphics available through North Sails Graphics

NorLon Closeup© North Sails NorLon The manufacturing process for North NorLon™ spinnaker fabrics produce an extremely flat weave to reduce air flow through the fabric. Additional finishing is applied to further seal and stabilize the cloth. North's NorLon (Nylon) fabrics deliver excellent tear strength, specific porosity and superior color acceptance for boats ranging from club racers to SuperYachts.

Snuffer Plus dousing system© Neil Rabinowitz

North SnufferPlus

SnufferPlus™ is an ingenious system that makes setting and dousing your Gennaker easier and safer (especially for shorthanded crews) by gathering and encasing it in a Nylon tube. SnufferPlus features a special tapered tube that ensures smooth operation and molded funnels (poly, fiberglass or carbon, depending on boat size) designed to minimize twists and wraps while gathering the sail. With SnufferPlus, you deal with an easy-to-handle tube rather than arms full of sailcloth blowing over the rail. A convenient control line quickly pulls the SnufferPlus up or down.