North Sails

North Sails
Company typePrivately held company
Founded1957 (1957)
FounderLowell North
HeadquartersBridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Key people
Tom Whidden, Ken Read
Websitewww.northsails.com

North Sails is an international sailmaker and sailing wear company with operations in 29 countries. The company designs, engineers and manufactures sails for racing and cruising sailboats from 8 feet (2.5m) to more-than 200 feet (60m) in length. Licensees manufacture clothing and windsurfing sails. North Sails is the world’s largest sailmaker, with annual sales of $150 million in 2011.[1] Sails by North Sails are used by the majority of competitors in the Ocean Race and the America’s Cup.

  1. ^ "America's Cup racing sails on Milford gear". Hartfordbusiness.com. July 9, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.