What's New?

CALVERT SAILS SHOWS TOP PERFORMANCE AT 2009 CORSAIR NATIONALS. Boats powered by Calvert Sails take top spots in the Corsair trimaran classes...more

 

Load Path Technology

• We now offer the latest in Load Path Technology". Our new Load Path, "Performance" and "Extreme"
  products are built in house. This is the latest in continuous fiber load mapping technology for multihull sails.
  Call or e-mail for more information

Calvert Sails, working with Sail Technologies, now offers full load mapping, "string sails" built in house
While our competition is striving to develop their own "string sail" technology, we have a well proven product
being built here. For custom built, multihull racing and cruising Load Path sails, call us for a quote (727) 362-5770

Same Load Path performance construction, now available in color!

 

 

Calvert Sails Now Dealer For Exciting New Multi-23!

 

 

Calvert Sails is excited to offer the brand new Multi 23 trimaran, conceived and designed by the legendary French designers, Van Peteghem and Lauriot Prevost, famous for their ORMA 60 high performance ocean racing trimarans, and the around the world speed record machines such as Groupama, Banque Populaire, Sport Elec and Geronimo. The Multi 23 sport trimaran is ultra light (less than 700 lbs all up), ultra fast, ultra simple, and ultra affordable. For far less money than a Melges 20 sportboat you can have a boat that is bigger, faster, safer, easier to sail, and can be raced by only two people instead of 4.

• modern, state-of-the-art design and rigging
  
• vinyl ester/PVC foam core construction
  
• solid glass construction below the waterline
• high volume amas (floats) with massive reserve buoyancy forward
• kick up centerboard
• deep high aspect ratio carbon rudder
• lightweight carbon beams with exceptional underwing clearance
• lightweight aluminum rotating wing mast
• self tacking roller furling jib
• roller furling screacher
• optional asymmetrical spinnaker for racing
• large waterproof storage locker at front of cockpit, side bins in cockpit
  
• can be sailed or raced with only two; room for many more for pleasure sailing
  
• easily demountable for trailering
  
• costs less and outperforms any comparable boat on the market

Click here to download a report (PDF file) of our recent exciting weekend in California test sailing two of the first Multi 23s to hit North American waters (September 15, 2008).

Call (727) 362-5770 or e-mail info@calvertsails.com for additional details.
Additional information including specifications and photos can be found at multi23usa.com.

 

• 09/14/07 - The design and sales offices of Calvert Sails have moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. The offices will be located in the large, modern sailmaking facility, Sail Technologies....more

 

Multihull Sails for the Modern Cruising Catamaran - complete article by Dave Calvert

• "I would like to focus on performance sails for cruising catamarans....more

 

Happy Customer Quotes:

 

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• Calvert Sails have helped keep the "Nice Pair" program consistently at the very top of the Great Lakes Multihull racing scene. (see results here)
• We are only the 2nd boat EVER in the history of both Mackinaw races to win back to back (2008) and back to back (2009).  Also, we are back to back Great Lakes Multihull Boat of the Year (2008 and 2009).  All with flying mostly your sails.   Someone was only partially right about"Nice Pair's" inventory.  It still is comprised mostly of Calvert Sails. 
  

Bruce Geffin
"Nice Pair"

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• "Getting a new sail in the middle of a Lake Michigan winter is bitter sweet. As I unpacked the new Calvert Load Path Spectra jib with carbon and kevlar tapes for my F-31 onto the basement floor, artwork unfolded in front of me. The tape lamination is perfect. The construction lay-up appears superior and very skillfully done. In addition to the great soft components, the hardware is great; I was not expecting to see Wichard branded hanks and the four full battens came from Bete-Flemming. Dave Calvert’s association with Tom Barry looks like a home run. Sadly, I have to wait until spring before I can hoist this beauty."

Jim and Jo Kouracos
"MS NITRO"
F31 #132 Aft-Cockpit, Rotating Carbon
Wheaton IL / Lake Michigan

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Re: Pentex Sails on F-boat. Good or bad idea?
Posted by: "Robert Blesse"
Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:24 am (PST)

• "Flying Circus has a Pentex full batten main from Calvert. So far with the local fleet last year I was very consistent in finishing ( 4-5th) the main is a 2004 and trims well. I got caught out in a 35+ knot blow after one evening race took a few minutes to get the boat under control and the main down. To my surprise the next day there was no sign of damage. Last race of the season Flying Circus had a new personal best speed wise of 26 knots close reaching the main looked great we were able to catch most of the lead mine fleet (60+ boats) over the next 5-7 miles.

The Main is getting on to 4 years old and while I can not attest to how it was sailed before my purchasing this boat it has held up well during this last season and expect it to do well for at least another couple of seasons. Racing we reef around 25knts true, cruising I usually put a reef in at 20knts true to keep peace with the admiral.

I had to purchase new head sails when I bought the boat and had a good discussion with Dave Calvert on materials and what I wanted out of the design we arrived at Pentex for the Jib and Screecher as a good fit for my budget.

My suggestion, give Dave a call and chat with him, during my conversations I did not get the impression that he was trying to sell me something, more toward fitting the right material to the application and budget. I have dealt with many sail makers before...... lets just say some are good.... talk to the one you feel comfortable with.

Disclaimer ( Que the announcer voice):
I am not selling sails for Calvert, just relaying my experience to others. Over all it was a very good experience".

Rob Blesse
Flying Circus
F-31R #131
Port Tobacco
Maryland USA

Back in 2001-02 when I was still shopping for my boat, which ultimately ended up being a Catana 431, I had narrowed down my already short list of prospects (to what on paper looked to be a good fit for our needs) to either a Catana or an Outremeire. I was considering Catana 471, 431s and the then new Outremeire 45. The Outremeires had been around a while but the 45 was new and had just won the Arc, if I recall correctly now. My wife, Suzi, and I went to see Catana 471s, 431s, and although the Outremeire 45 was not handy there were other Outremeires (55s, 55 lights, etc) handy. Suzi quickly informed me that the various creature comforts in the Outremeirs were not to her liking (and frankly I agreed) so I focused on Catanas and ultimately chose our C431 Awakening, which we have been extremely happy with. I was happy to have made the decision I did but always wondered just how much "sailing abilitity" I might have given up when marking the Outremiere off my list. The usual story one heard about Outremieres is that yes they are much more spartan than a Catana but that it was worth it due to the much better sailer they claimed the Outremiere to be. Yesterday I got to see for myself, once and for all, whether I had actually given up anything in my decision. This was a perfectly even match up. The route was roughly 50 miles. The boats were almost perfectly matched in equipment. We have a 431 with a mainsail, Genoa, and Code 0 on a bowsprit. They have a Outremeire 45 with a mainsail, Genoa, and Code 0 on a bowsprit. Our sails are new (Calvert Sails). Theirs looked new too and if anything their sails were a little bigger than ours, particularly the mainsail which was very roachy high up...frankly a beautiful sail. Neither boat was heavily loaded by crew, and neither boat was being sailed by a racing expert. We both were decent cruising sailors and knew how to trim a sail, but neither an expert...at least I am not an expert and not a racer. My boat is certainly loaded down with cruising gear (Scuba compressors, tanks, generator, etc etc) but there was no way to know how much he had....probably its safe to assume it was a fair test The route was from Puerto Rico to the East end of St. Thomas. We started in Fajardo and he started someplace else, but that doesn't matter since most of the route we shared, at least starting just before Culebra. The day was a beautiful clear day with light wind varying from 8 to 12 knots all day from the South, which made it a beam reach a large part of the way but with a couple of times where it was maybe 45 degrees off the wind for several miles (to go around stuff in the way), then back closer to a beam reach. There was a light south wind chop mixed with some northernly long period swell, so not perfectly flat, but very nice and both boats had the exact same wind and water. When we first spotted him he was way ahead and he was flying just his main and genoa. We were flying our main and Code 0, and were slowly closing on him for the next couple of hours. We were nearly closed on him at Culebra when he decided to put out his Code 0, but it was just about that time when we both had to go closer to the wind than the Code 0 would take. We had to go past Culebra with its reefs and rocks, and that mean 45 to 50 degrees off the wind. We both struck our Code 0 and put out the Genoas. He was still ahead at this point by maybe 1/4 mile and we both hammered it trimming sails and varying sailing angles, etc each giving up and then taking back ground, but with us still slowly closing. We were both intent on leaving Sail Rock to port so were at maybe 50 degrees off the wind for several miles. Then just as we passed Sail Rock we were just behind them maybe 100 feet (although we were maybe 300 yards further out then them) and we decided to drop to 60 degrees off the wind and pop out the Code 0 and furl the Genoa. We felt like our necks were snapped back --OK maybe a little exaggeration but Awakening zoomed ahead and caught our competitors flat footed. They rushed around to put out their Code 0. Once again there was back and forth struggle but slowly we continued to pull away from them. By the time we were at the east end of St. Thomas we were a good 1/2 to 3/4 mile ahead and still pulling away. Man that felt good and there were smiles all around....at least on OUR boat. I'm not really a racer type person, but anyone knows...you put two boats in the water next to each other there has to be a race. And once and for all, I know down deep that, hey, I didn't really give up anything at all when I made my choice. And most of all a day like that is such a gift, even if there had been no other boat, and a reminder why it is we choose this sport and lifestyle. Another great day of sailing. What could be better?

Michael and Suzi and Jib (the poodle) Cope SV Awakening C431 2001 model (but feels like new)