North Sails

📍 Newport, United States🗓 Founded 1957👥 886 employees💰 Last funded Jan 2014
North Sails is a unique sailmaker, built on a champion spirit. Founded in 1957 by Lowell North who applied an engineer’s logic to a traditional craft, North Sails transformed the industry and has become the world leader in sailmaking technology. North Sails is the largest division of North Technology Group and the brand’s history of innovation and winning has continued to produce generations of product breakthroughs and champions. North Sails holds the patent for 3Di, a unique composite construction process that produces high-performance sails that approach the shape holding of a rigid foil. North Sails is the sailmaker of choice on the majority of America’s Cup, Grand Prix, ocean race boats and Superyachts. North Sails offers a wide range of performance 3D and paneled sails for cruising sailors and is the world’s leading sailmaker for one-design classes with more National, World and Olympic Class victories than all other sailmakers combined. In 2014, the brand expanded their profile to include North Sails Apparel, a lifestyle collection that brings the sailmaker’s love of design and technology into fashion. North Sails adapts the sailmaking mastery into high-performance collections made to resist wind and water. The apparel collections continually develop element-defying materials that allow users to navigate the sea and modern life. Follow North Sails on Instagram @North_Sails
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in North Sails?
North Sails has 1 investors on record on gritt.io.
When did North Sails last raise funding?
The most recent investment in North Sails recorded on gritt.io was in January 2014.
When was North Sails founded?
North Sails was founded in 1957.
What industry is North Sails in?
North Sails operates in Sporting Goods Manufacturing. Find similar Sporting Goods Manufacturing investors on gritt.io.
Where is North Sails based?
North Sails is headquartered in Newport, United States.