Ralph Hanson July 21, 2008 Comment Now! Volkswagen has released its own maritime-inspired vehicle based on its Touareg SUV and called the North Sails Concept. The new design study comes only months ...

Buoyed by the confidence, North switched from aerospace engineer to sailmaker, launching his company in a rental space in San Diego. From the start, he employed a scientific approach to the art of ...

Lowell North, a five-time world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning sailor who was also the founder of North Sails, the largest sailmaker in the world, died on June 2 at his home in San Diego. He ...

On Monday March 18, North Sails opened their newest sail loft in Naples on Second Street. It was a soft opening, with a bigger, more formal opening to be announced soon. This replaces the North Sails ...

Lowell North learned to sail as a teenager in Southern California. By age 14, he was already using a scissors to reshape the mainsail of his Star class racing boat and make it go faster. Malin Burnham ...