This is in the nature of wild boasting, but this weekend I bent on
the first new sails of my life. . .Katia Sofia (used to be Lyra)got
her new suit (main and 115% jib) from Air Force sails, who are
affiliated with Sailnet.com. They are beautifully made and were very
reasonably priced. The main is non-standard, with two full length
battens in the top of the sail which make me feel like an oversized
sailboard when I look up. . .the increase in roach is startling and
the leech of the sail just misses the backstay now by perhaps an inch
and a half. I only got one day's sailing out of the weekend (it took
half a day to get everything swapped out) and it was too brisk for
the full main. I ended up sailing with one (of the three) reefs
pulled down and the jib partly rolled up most of the time. . .let the
whole jib out for a bit at the end. . .so really I haven't had much
chance to compare performance. My impression is that she points a
good bit higher and keeps moving grin. . .but then. . .that's what
I'd been hoping for. Anyway, those of you who have become accustomed
to seeing us flying baggy patched and rusty sails are in for a
shock. These are WHITE.
Tickled in Seattle. . .
Ken Preston
the first new sails of my life. . .Katia Sofia (used to be Lyra)got
her new suit (main and 115% jib) from Air Force sails, who are
affiliated with Sailnet.com. They are beautifully made and were very
reasonably priced. The main is non-standard, with two full length
battens in the top of the sail which make me feel like an oversized
sailboard when I look up. . .the increase in roach is startling and
the leech of the sail just misses the backstay now by perhaps an inch
and a half. I only got one day's sailing out of the weekend (it took
half a day to get everything swapped out) and it was too brisk for
the full main. I ended up sailing with one (of the three) reefs
pulled down and the jib partly rolled up most of the time. . .let the
whole jib out for a bit at the end. . .so really I haven't had much
chance to compare performance. My impression is that she points a
good bit higher and keeps moving grin. . .but then. . .that's what
I'd been hoping for. Anyway, those of you who have become accustomed
to seeing us flying baggy patched and rusty sails are in for a
shock. These are WHITE.
Tickled in Seattle. . .
Ken Preston