WB-Sails Ltd Oy

What they make

According to their website, WB-Sails is a Finnish sailmaker based in Helsinki, founded in 1975, that produces its sails from start to finish in its own Helsinki workshop with a team of 15 people. The range covers racing sails for keelboats and dinghies across a wide list of one-design and classic classes, sails for ice yachts, and cruising sails for coastal, offshore and ocean use on larger boats. Materials vary by application: cruising sails use woven Dacron, polyester laminate or Dyneema laminate, while one-design racing sails are typically hard-finished Dacron. Beyond production, the company offers VPP performance analytics, test sailing, rig-trimming consultation and sail repair. Its design process relies on software it developed in-house over decades, including flow-analysis and velocity-prediction programs, video-based shape measurement, and dynamic sail simulation, alongside laser cutting and adhesive/ultrasonic bonding techniques introduced into its production. The site states the company is among the few sailmakers worldwide with sails present at Olympic-level competition, and lists clients spanning Olympic racers to cruising sailors.

• Racing sails for keelboats (Melges 24, Dragon, Star, Soling, First 31.7/36.7, X-series and many other classes) and dinghies (Optimist, Finn, 470, 505 and others)
• Sails for ice yachts (DN and XV classes) and classic yachts (5m, 5.5m, 6mR, 8mR classes)
• Cruising sails for coastal, offshore and ocean use, made in woven Dacron, polyester laminate or Dyneema laminate depending on boat size
• One-design racing sails in hard-finished Dacron (Polykote/HTP)
• VPP (velocity prediction program) analytics service to evaluate boat/sail performance
• Test sailing programs and rig trimming consultation
• Sail repair and maintenance services
• In-house sail design using proprietary software (VLM flow analysis, VPP, video-based shape analysis, dynamic simulation) and laser cutting

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