Hood Sails

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COLOR: #003399; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica" vAlign=top align=left colSpan=10 height=40><STRONG><FONT size=5>Introduction</FONT></STRONG></TD></TR> <TR> <TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black" vAlign=top align=left width="25%" colSpan=10 height=30><STRONG><FONT size=3>Today Hood sails are designed using performance analysis software and the very latest design techniques.<BR></FONT></STRONG></TD></TR> <TR> <TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black" vAlign=top align=left width="50%" colSpan=5 height=30> <P><BR><STRONG>Ultra-modern computer systems are used for cutting and all sails are produced to the world-renowned "Hood specifications", a quality standard rarely achieved by other sailmakers.</STRONG></P> <P><STRONG>This technological approach continues to be adopted with the sail in use, by analysing the effective shapes of the sail under load and relevant performance. </STRONG></P> <P><STRONG>Thanks to this invaluable analysis each new design is an improvement on its predecessor, which means Hood sails continue to be leaders. </STRONG></P> <P><STRONG>And this in turn helps to improve a sailboat's performance in a concrete manner.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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