Hurricane Force Winds

We are often asked what our sails can withstand in regards to wind. This questions is especially prevalent in Hurricane prone states like Florida. In most cases, shade sails are designed to withstand 90 mile per hour winds. Believe it or not, these are common wind speeds in AZ as well. During this time of year, the monsoon storms roll in most afternoons, producing microbursts and sustained winds that often exceed 90 mph. Just 2 days ago, one such storm blew through the town of Queen Creek, AZ. It snapped power lines and uprooted trees. I was very happy to report that the storm did not damage any of our shade sails installed in the same area. I drove to look at one such application shown below. There were trampolines wrapped around poles, trees strewn about the streets and even a garage door emploaded into a garage. But not a scratch, tear, dent, or crack on the shade sails structure. The customer told me that the sail was wiping up and down during the whole storm, but quickly settled back down after it was over. They were very pleased at the products durability, and so were we. It is always great to hear that our product even withstood the occasional “act of God” scenario. So buy with confidence, because we certainly build our products with it.