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Code Sails

The ultimate bridge between upwind and downwind. All Phantom Code sails utilize high-torque anti-torsion cables for flawless furling.

Code 50

The close-reaching specialist (AWA 40°). Replaces a large genoa on fractional rigs to provide "wings" in light air.

Code 60

The "Must-Have" teammate. Optimized for fractional and masthead rigs to cover the widest range of reaching angles.

Code 80

The classic Code Zero. Reliability and power for broad reaching, especially under strict class girth requirements.

Code 50

The "50" is the design brief: this sail is shaped to fly at around 50° apparent wind angle, the tight close-reaching zone where a spinnaker collapses and a genoa stalls. The result is a flat, stable, powerful profile that bridges your upwind and downwind inventory.

  • Tight-Angle Power: A deliberately flat cut lets the Code 50 stay attached and driving at close reaching angles where fuller sails simply won't fill.
  • Light-Air Performance: Built to generate power in light-to-moderate breeze, it accelerates the boat through the dead zone between headsail and spinnaker range.
  • Easy Handling: Free-flying on a furler, it sets, furls, and douses with a single line — making it as friendly for shorthanded cruising as it is for racing.
  • Versatile Range: Equally at home footing off in light air to build VMG or knocking out fast tight reaches offshore, it's one of the most-used sails in a mixed inventory.

Code 60

Optimized for the 60° Apparent Wind Angle

Shaped to fly best around 60° apparent wind — the open close-reaching zone just before true beam reaching. Its slightly deeper profile adds drive over the flatter Code 50 while keeping the stability and easy handling that make code sails so usable.

  • Balanced Power: A fuller cut than the Code 50 adds acceleration and drive without losing the stable, attached flow you need to reach efficiently.
  • Broad Working Range: Comfortable from tight reaching into the early edges of spinnaker territory as the apparent wind shifts through the day.
  • Easy Handling: Free-flying on a furler with single-line set and douse — forgiving shorthanded, fast fully crewed.
  • The Everyday Reacher: The first code sail most sailors reach for, ideal for mixed conditions, coastal hops, and shifting offshore legs.

Code 80

Shaped to fly best around 80° apparent wind — broad close reaching, just shy of the beam. Its deep, powerful profile generates real drive at wider angles where the flatter Code 60 starts to give way, while keeping the furling convenience that defines a code sail.

  • Maximum Drive: The fullest cut in the range delivers the most power, turning broad reaching angles into serious speed in light-to-moderate air.
  • The Spinnaker Bridge: Covers the gap between your reaching codes and your asymmetric inventory, holding shape at angles where a flatter code would stall.
  • Light-Air Punch: Built to load up and pull in soft conditions, getting the boat moving when narrower sails go quiet.
  • Easy Handling: Free-flying on a furler with single-line set and douse — broad-angle power that's still simple to manage shorthanded.

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