Black Sails

[NevadaCityBob]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a loft that sells colored sails? I have a Mac 25 that I would like to outfit with black or maybe red sails. I found a place that makes them for small skiffs and such, but not for the poor man's pocket cruiser.

 

[jimq26]

Check your local sail loft

Most of the larger lofts have coloured sail material in inventory.Fairly common actually.

 

[FrankR]

Remember the bird doo

The darker sails would show bird droppings really good.

 

[Rich]

Sailing lore

In the era of wooden boats sail lofts applied a redish-brown dye called "tanbark" to cotton sails to give them UV resistance. Wooden boats today sometimes have their dacron sails made in "tanbark" red to give them a traditional look. So red sails are a part of sailing tradition, but call the color "tanbark"...