Sail Number font/size

Ken13559

Ken13559

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Oct 29, 2005
2,366
Hunter Marine 326 303 Singapore
At the behest of the Captain of Sail for my yacht club, I've applied for a Sail Number for use in club as well as regional races. Question is, is there any particular font type and size I should make? Planning to make my own number. Thanks.
 
Jackdaw

Jackdaw

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Nov 8, 2010
11,386
Beneteau First 36.7 & 260 Minneapolis MN & Bayfield WI
Per US Sailing (ISAF as well):

10" or 12" sail numbers for boats to 22 feet on the waterline
15" numbers for boats to 32 feet
18" numbers for larger boats.
 
py26129

py26129

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Oct 25, 2011
576
Island Packet IP31 Lake St. Louis, Montreal
Our local marne store carries numbers ready made for a very reasonable price.. In fact they only sell 8s and you cut out bits to make the other numbers.
Your local sailmaker can probably supply them as well.
 
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Winkfish

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Jul 28, 2010
914
Boston Whaler Montauk New Orleans
py26129 said:
Our local marne store carries numbers ready made for a very reasonable price.. In fact they only sell 8s and you cut out bits to make the other numbers.
Your local sailmaker can probably supply them as well.
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Are they block/square numbers? I'm thinking 1, 4, 5, and 7 would be a little difficult to do.
 
Ken13559

Ken13559

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Oct 29, 2005
2,366
Hunter Marine 326 303 Singapore
I've decided to cut my own Sail Number from sail cloth (with 1 sticky side). What font type should I be using? Is there any rule on this? Thanks.
 
Jackdaw

Jackdaw

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Nov 8, 2010
11,386
Beneteau First 36.7 & 260 Minneapolis MN & Bayfield WI
Ken13559 said:
I've decided to cut my own Sail Number from sail cloth (with 1 sticky side). What font type should I be using? Is there any rule on this? Thanks.
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Nope. But don't go crazy. People gotta read it.
 
Jackdaw

Jackdaw

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Nov 8, 2010
11,386
Beneteau First 36.7 & 260 Minneapolis MN & Bayfield WI
Ken13559 said:
Ok so Manuscript is out ;)
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Funny you say that.... Our sailmaker put these red stylized numbers on our black laminated racing sails. More than once a RC has mentioned that they are a bit hard to read. But no protests yet....

 
Ken13559

Ken13559

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Oct 29, 2005
2,366
Hunter Marine 326 303 Singapore
S443? Or is it 5443? Mine is SIN 303. Yah I know, sailing is sinful...
 
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