The DUCK sign means you better DUCK your head, because the sail will likely cross the boat rapidly. The First Escape Office Christmas party featured Escape sledding. After barreling down the hill, a company vehicle towed the Escape mile back to the top of the hill over paved roads. After a half dozen runs, and road tows, the bottom had mild abrasion, and No significant damage. We're continually amazed by owner stories of abuse of the Escapes.
Rotational molding is a break through manufacturing process for small sailboats.
And the cost of polyethylene is drastically lower. The Escape concept was introduced with the Escape Captiva in March 1996. It immediately became America's best selling sailboat. More Escapes have been sold in our first two years than any other new sailboat in their first two years. These have the sophisticated benefit of being able to roll away sail in case the wind strength increases.