IFS Multi Tradewind: the 'Batman' sail

What would be your ideal tradewind sail setup? Keep things simple with a poled-out genoa, go more specialist with a Parasailor, or fly a combination of options? As we write this, during that time of year when hundreds of yachts are setting off across the pond on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), we learn of this promising new, versatile solution from OneSails.

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What is it? Twin connected gennakers for running or reaching, which use structured luffs and integrated furling technology

Who's it for? Cruising sailors considering any long downwind passages

Its IFS Multi Tradewind Sail is based on the age-old 'wing on/and wing' or 'twins' headsail setup, but using modern asymmetric spinnaker technology rather than headsails/genoas to make it potentially easier to handle, more versatile and performance oriented.

It uses two gennakers connected at the centre, offering two sails in one piece of cloth with multiple functionality. Where it differs from previous designs like this, such as Elvstrom's Blue Water Runner or North Sails' TradeWind, is that OneSails has incorporated modern structured luff technology, or IFS (Integrated Furling Structure), which means it doesn't need a heavy anti-torsion cable sewn in.