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En Quantum, estamos conectados con navegantes de todo el mundo a través de nuestra pasión por la navegación y nuestra convicción de que afrontar cada reto de frente es infinitamente gratificante.

Para nosotros, eso significa desafiar las convenciones, especialmente si eso es lo que se necesita para ayudar a nuestros clientes y a la industria náutica a alcanzar nuevos y mejores horizontes. Como empresa y como personas, aceptamos cada uno de los retos que se nos presentan como si fueran nuestros propios retos.

Desde 1996, nos hemos centrado en ofrecer los productos con mejor rendimiento en el ámbito de la navegación. Hoy en día, seguimos trabajando sin descanso para ofrecer un nivel superior de servicio, atención al cliente, formación, asistencia y orientación. Así es como seguiremos ayudando a los navegantes de todos los niveles a perseguir sus pasiones y alcanzar sus aspiraciones.

Nuestro compromiso comienza con nuestros dedicados empleados en más de 60 talleres de velas en todo el mundo e incluye a cientos más que trabajan entre bastidores para diseñar, fabricar y mantener las velas Quantum®.

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Diseño y tecnología de velas

Quantum ha llevado el arte y la ciencia de la fabricación de velas al más alto nivel para producir las formas de vela más eficientes y rápidas posibles. El sistema patentado por QuantumiQ Technology® fue creado por expertos con más de 20 años de conocimientos y experiencia tanto en navegación como en las complejidades de las estructuras de ingeniería. Nuestros experimentados diseñadores utilizan el conjunto de herramientas computacionales de iQ Technology® para realizar pruebas virtuales y análisis complejos del rendimiento aerodinámico y determinar los requisitos estructurales ideales de cada vela.

Al integrar métodos de diseño y fabricación de velas de última generación con pruebas en el agua, las velas Quantum® se perfeccionan para ofrecer a los navegantes de todos los niveles un rendimiento, una consistencia y una repetibilidad excepcionales.

Conozca a los diseñadores de velas de Quantum seleccionando una opción del menú siguiente.


 

 

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Brett Jones

Brett Jones started sailing with his father when he was five years old. Without high school racing teams, Brett competed at local clubs in Sydney, Australia racing year round. Sailing a variety of boats, including cherubs, skiffs, and eventually keel boats, he raced every weekend until he left school.

After graduating high school, Brett learned to be a sail maker and continued to race on the weekends. One of his employers owned an ocean racing boat and invited Brett to join him. One thing led to another, and Brett found himself in the United States and Europe meeting people and competing. His experiences eventually landed him a spot on his first America's Cup team.

After the 2007 America's Cup, Brett decided to expand his experiences even further to make himself a more valuable member of the team. "In the America's Cup, if you're just a sailor you limit yourself," he said. "I had done a lot of development with sail designers, and I thought I could increase my value by having that skill set." Quantum Sails approached Brett about designing with them, and he joined the team in 2008.

Having sailed in several America's Cups and all the classic yacht races, Brett brought his own unique blend of sailing and design experience to the Quantum design team. Working mostly with Soto 40, RC 44, TP 52, IRC classes and various yachts, the combined experiences of Brett and the Quantum team make it possible to provide all of his customers with the best service and sails. "We're one of the more open design groups," he said. "We feed off each other and keep things open. We share designs and information that we can then share with the customers. This helps us influence the sail design and performance of boats to better help our customers."

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: USA
  • Posición: Sail Design, Downwind Trimmer
  • Ciudad natal: Sydney, Australia
  • Ciudad actual: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Fluidez

English

Aspectos destacados de su carrera profesional
  • 2019 52 Super Series, Quantum Racing
  • 2018 52 Super Series Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2018 TP52 World Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2017 52 Super Series, Quantum Racing
  • 2017 TP52 World Championship, Quantum Racing
  • 2016 52 Super Series Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2015 52 Super Series, Quantum Racing
  • 2014 52 Super Series Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2014 TP52 World Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2013 52 Super Series Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2012 52 Super Series, Quantum Racing
  • 2011 TP52 World Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2011 MedCup Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2010 TP52 World Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2010 MedCup, Quantum Racing
  • 2009 MedCup, Quantum Racing
  • 2008 TP52 World Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2008 MedCup Champion, Quantum Racing
  • 2007 America’s Cup, Shosholoza
  • 2003 America’s Cup, BMW Oracle Racing
  • 2000 America’s Cup, Abracadabra
  • 1995 America’s Cup, Australian Challenge
Doug Stewart

Growing up in the British Virgin Islands, Doug Stewart started sailing when he was four years old. He and his friends started on Sunfish, graduating to Lasers and Squibs as they grew up. Through the years, he went on to win every major regatta in the Caribbean, including the BVI Spring Regatta, the Rolex Caribbean Regatta and Antigua Race Week. After graduating from high school in 1981, Doug went to work with sailmaker Ted Hood. It didn’t take long for him to discover that sailmaking was something was something he wanted to do for a living. “Making something from a roll of fabric and a pair of scissors is pretty cool,” said Doug. “I found it easy to understand, and easy to teach others.” Doug was part of the team that started Quantum Sails, and has been with them ever since. His design experience includes Melges 20, Melges 24, Megles 32, Lightning, Escows, Interlakes, cruising boats, mega yachts, and catamarans. The passion of the Quantum team continues to invigorate Doug, and he enjoys interacting with customers on a daily basis. Having started as a sailmaker before computers and cutting machines, Doug said his unique understanding and experience helps him provide the best service to his customers. “They can expect me to listen first then advise them,” said Doug. “I understand all aspects of sailing, sailmaking, and sailing systems, so I usually have a solution if my customers have problems.”

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: USA
  • Posición: VP Product Integration/Designer
  • Ciudad actual: Annapolis
Fluidez

English

George Szabo

George grew up in San Diego racing Stars, Lasers and Snipes. As a kid, he made sails for his model boats before eventually taking a part-time job with Quantum during high school and college. He came on full-time in 1993 as a sailmaker and designer.

Using the latest computer design programs, George is able to create the fastest, most efficient sails for smaller One Design boats. This technology, combined with his intimate understanding of One Design sailing, allows him to create the most versatile sails available. The San Diego loft designs a variety of One Design sails, including Thistle and Lido 14, but their specialties are Olympic Class Star and Snipe boats.

George is the 2009 Star World Champion, as well as an 21-time National/North American Champion. In addition to his sail-making abilities and wins, he is also an accomplished keelboat tactician and trimmer.

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: USA
  • Posición: Sail and Design Consultant
  • Ciudad actual: San Diego
Aspectos destacados de su carrera profesional
  • 2011 Star North American Champion
  • 2010 Star North American Champion
  • 2009 Star World Champion
  • 2005 Star North American Champion
  • 2005 Snipe National Champion
  • 2001 Star North American Champion
  • 2000 Snipe North American Champion
  • 2000 Snipe National Champion
  • 1999 Snipe North American Champion
  • 1999 Snipe National Champion
  • 1998 Snipe North American Champion
  • 1998 Snipe National Champion
  • 1997 Snipe North American Champion
  • 1997 Snipe National Champion
A. Kaan Is

In 1982, A. Kaan Is and his friends were about to enter their last year of tennis school when a new sailing school opened nearby. He followed his friends to the sailing program so they could stick together, but it didn’t take long for Kaan to catch the sailing bug. “The wind and water are the best of nature’s forces,” he said. “I loved the sound of the wind and waves crashing on the bow.”

Kaan wanted to be part of the sailing industry. Without any formal sailboat design education, he took a job doing sail repair at a local loft in 1993. By the end of the first year he was making his own sails by hand. “I had to design them on paper and cut them on the floor,” said Kaan. “It was hard work, but I liked it.”

From 2001-2008, he managed production and design for all UK Sails in Turkey. In 2009, he joined the Quantum team. “Smiling faces are the most important thing in my life, and I found the same positive energy at Quantum Sails,” said Kaan. An experienced IRC racer, Kaan focuses his sail designs on cruising and IRC sails, playing with the numbers for optimization.

“I love creating a racing team for my customers and coaching them on the water,” he said. “These types of projects are special because you’re winning new friends and meeting new faces to say hello to on the sea.”

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: Turkey
  • Posición: Loft Manager/Sailmaker/Designer
Fluidez

Turkish, English

Adrien de Belloy

Adrien de Belloy started sailing at four years old, traveling around the North Atlantic with his parents on a boat they built themselves. As a family, they spent a year sailing across the Atlantic, from France to the Caribbean to New York and back. By the time Adrien was 12, he’d moved on to competitive racing. “I loved the sense of freedom, responsibility, team work and being out in nature,” he said. “Nowadays I still love reaching to the horizon and the technical aspect of it. I’m always searching for a way to go faster and trim better.”

With a degree in yacht and powercraft design from Southampton Solent University, Adrien joined Quantum Sails Barcelona as a sail designer in 2007. He left the loft in 2010 to work as a self-contractor for Quantum while he built the boat he and his wife sailed around the world, covering 44,000 miles from 2011-2013. He continues to design for Quantum at the France loft, and is back to racing IRC, Soto 40, and more.

Designing sails for everything from dinghies to super yachts, racers to cruisers, Adrien loves his work. “I love the never-ending improvement,” he said. “Getting to see my designs at sea, then analyzing them to keep on adapting to every situation.”

Working with the team at Quantum gives him the support and resources he needs to design the best sail for every sailor. “Working for Quantum means being part of a great team that is aiming for success at every endeavor,” said Adrien. “We work twice as hard to prove that we are ready for the next challenge.”

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: France
  • Posición: Sail Designer
  • Ciudad actual: Cogolin
Fluidez

French, English

Gildas Dubois

Involved in sail making for more than 15 years, Gildas started in production for Quantum Sails, then moved into design and management in early 2000. Gildas is involved in high-end sails for boats like the TP 52, Open 60 and megaboats. He also contributes to the development and implementation of One-Design standards worldwide.

His sailing resume includes match racing, Mini’s and big boat racing in the Mediterranean.

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: France
Fluidez

French

David Eickmeyer

Designer, sailor and owner of Quantum Sails Melbourne, David has been sailmaking since 1981. He opened his own sail loft in 1988 under the name of Performance Sails, then joined Quantum Sails in 1998.

Having been involved in the sailing industry for so long, he has sailed a full range of boats, from skiffs and cats to One Design and offshore boats. He’s also been involved with everything from designing the America’s Cup sails to winning Sydney-to-Hobart races to helping up-and-coming youth as a coach, mentor, and sailmaker for off-the-beach classes.

David’s passion is to make yacht sails faster and give his clients the edge.

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: Australia
  • Posición: Sail Designer
  • Ciudad actual: Mornington
Brent Fowler

In his early years of dinghy sailing, Brent Fowler made his own sails during school holidays at Sobstad Sails in Western Australia. He saw the loft evolve from a dinghy sail manufacturer to big boat experts as they made the shift to Quantum Sails. After completing his apprenticeship, Brent took on the role of loft manager and client liaison.

During a short break from Quantum, Brent was part of many winning teams, updating sail designs for their IRC inventories and maximizing sails to OD rules, such as with the Bakewell White 36 fleet. He competed locally and internationally, winning Phuket Race Week and helming the Australian entry in the Audi Med Cup Cartagena event in 2011. In late 2011, Brent re-joined Quantum Sails as the Western Australian agent.

Brent’s primary focus is designing IRC inventories for offshore and inshore racing, as well as sail evaluation for the greater Australian market. Recently, Brent has taken on designing overflow sails for the U.S. market and is involved in iQ Technology™ and Velocity Prediction Program analysis for new-build projects. It can be tricky to work within IRC racing rules, but with Quantum Sail’s design technology Brent can design sails to lower a boat’s rating without losing speed or speed up the boat without a rating penalty. Whether you have a 20’ or 80’ boat, Brent ensures the same care and thought goes in to each Quantum® sail.

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: Australia
  • Posición: Director of Sales and Design
Carlo Fracassoli

Born and raised on Garda Lake, sailing has been Carlo Fracassoli’s favorite sport since childhood. It’s no surprise that he become a professional sailor in 2001. In 2003, he began collaborating in the development of racing and cruising sails for some of the industry’s best known sails brands. He designed sails for monotypes and had great results on the water.

In 2012, Carlo and Manlio Pozzoli opened their own sailmaking loft and affiliated with Quantum Sails as the Quantum Pro-Laghi S.N.C. loft. Since then, he has designed most of the sails sold by the Italian sales team. A One-Design specialist, Carlo designs many sails for Melges 20, 24, and 32 classes, Garda and European lakes monotypes, and ORC and IRC offshore boats.

An accomplished sailor, he won the Melges 24 World Championship in 2012, 2017 and 2019 and the European Championship in 2011 and 2018.

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: Italy
  • Posición: Sail Designer
Fluidez

Italian, English

Gary Leduc

When Gary Leduc was five years old, his neighbor offered to teach him to sail if Gary would help him put together a wooden skiff. Gary agreed, and he’s been sailing ever since. A lifelong fan of the water, he spent most of his high school and college years sailing and surfing, even missing school to enjoy the water. When his neighbor, and owner of Manchester Sails, heard about Gary’s passion, he offered to teach Gary how to make sails. That offer turned into a career in the sailmaking industry.

Gary started making sails in 1969. He has been working at Quantum Bristol for more than 20 years, since before they joined Quantum Sails. He learned his trade the traditional way, making everything by hand. Today, his main focus is designing all types of cruising sails for yachts up to 60 feet.

As a member of the Quantum group, Gary has access to not only the best sail-making technology, but also to the most knowledgeable sailors in the country. “If you have a question, I can quickly Skype with or email someone and always get the answer,” he said. He uses those resources to make sure each of his clients not only get the best product, but also the best information and service. “I want to help educate them about the product and make them feel warm and comfortable,” Gary said. “In the end, they aren’t going to buy something from you if they don’t feel good about the conversation they’ve had with you.”

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: USA
  • Posición: Operations Manager/Sail Consultant & Designer
  • Ciudad actual: Bristol
Aspectos destacados de su carrera profesional
  • Lifetime experience on Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound and Nantucket Sound
  • Block Island Race Week, 30+ years
  • Buzzards Bay Regatta, 30+ years
  • Nine Newport/Bermuda races, including a win in 1984
  • Multiple Key West Race Weeks and Marblehead/Halifax races
  • Sailed aboard J-boat Endeavor during her East coast tour
  • Currently sailing aboard the J-111 Wicked 2.0 as crew boss/jib trimmer
  • 50,000+ offshore miles between New England and the British Virgin Islands
Fernando Sallent

A Sallent siempre le a apasionado encontrar la manera de hacer que los barcos vayan más rápido. Su carrera en la vela comenzó con solo 10 años cuando un amigo de su padre le compró un Optimist. Quedó enganchado desde el principio, inspirando su primera aventura comercial como adulto y catapultándolo a una larga y exitosa carrera en la fabricación de velas. Desde que se unió a Quantum en el año 2000, Sallent ha aportado su ojo para el detalle y la excelencia, para la mejora al equipo de vela ligera de Quantum Barcelona. Un regatista consumado, Sallent también ha sido un gran entrenador de la clase 470, entrenando a campeones olímpicos, en los mundiales y europeos de Grecia, Noruega, Suiza, Suecia y España. Sus diseños de velas también contribuyeron a ganar 8 medallas olímpicas (6 de oro, 2 de plata y 2 de bronce) en 4 clases. Su capacidad para instruir y aconsejar es una herramienta valiosa no solo como entrenador, sino también para los clientes de Quantum que buscan mejorar su rendimiento en el agua.

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: Spain
  • Posición: Sail Designer
  • Ciudad actual: Barcelona
Aspectos destacados de su carrera profesional
  • 1992 Olympics – 470 men’s gold medal, 470 women’s gold medal, Europe Dinghy silver medal
  • 1996 Olympics – 470 women’s gold medal, 470 men’s bronze medal
  • 2000 Olympics – Europe Dinghy bronze medal
  • 2004 Olympics – Europe Dinghy gold medal, 470 women’s silver medal, 470 men’s bronze medal
  • 2008 Olympics – Tornado gold medal, 470 men’s bronze medal
  • 2012 Olympics – 470 women’s gold medal
  • 470 Class – 1992-95 men’s world champion,
  • 1992/1995-96/2005/2011 women’s world champion
  • Optimist – 1993-96/2004 world champion
  • Europe Dinghy – 2003-04/2010 women’s world champion
  • 2004-06/2010-12 men’s world champion
Patroklos Tahtatzis

Patroklos Tahtatzis

Patroklos “Pat” Tahtatzis grew up around sound lofts. His father opened his own loft in 1979, and in 1998 Pat joined the family business making sails. The pair affiliated with Quantum Sails in 2000, and soon after Pat travelled to Annapolis, Maryland to learn the art of sail design from Quantum’s leading designers. Since 2004, Pat has been designing sails for a range of boats, from 30–60 foot racing boats to 30–140 foot cruising boats. Pat specializes in sails for the Beneteau First range, as well as fast, medium-size racing boats, like the IMX 38, IMX 40, ILC 40, Comet 41 and 45, Corel 45, Rodman 42, Mumm 36 and Grand Soleil 42R. His expertise is in VPP analysis and certificate analysis in ORC boats. “My favorite part of designing sails is when I see my designs on the water winning in high-level competition, such as at worlds, Europeans and local championships,” Pat said. Some of his completed projects have won the Rolex Middle Sea Race, including the Farr 52 in 2012. Pat enjoys big boat sailing, with many wins in local and European offshore regattas.

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: Greece
  • Posición: Sail Designer
  • Ciudad actual: Athens
Fluidez

Greek, English, French

Pietro Pinucci

Since his teenage years, Pietro Pinucci has combined his love of sailing with the science behind it. After moving from Milan to Genova for a Master's in naval architecture, he balanced regattas on weekends with designing a downwind simulation model for his thesis. Following graduation, he joined Quantum Italy, mastering everything from repairs to modifications before advancing to sail design for projects ranging from dinghies like the Finn and Fireball to larger yachts. His expertise eventually led him to join the American Magic design team for the 37th America's Cup, focusing on advanced aero systems, performance analysis, sail design, measurement rules and sail management systems.

Pietro competes in the Finn class and on ORC boats in his spare time. "The only thing I know about sailing is that I don't know enough," he says. "Meeting someone or jumping on a new boat is always an opportunity to learn something new."

Notable/favorite projects:
New York Yacht Club American Magic
Finn
Southern Wind 102' Almagores II
Southern Wind 105' Satisfaction
RP 45 Lisa K
Ker 46 Lisa R

Información básica
  • Nacionalidad: Italy
  • Posición: Assistant Production Manager/Sail Designer
  • Ciudad actual: Genova
Fluidez

Italian, English, French

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