Sails Overview
UNI-TITANIUM | TITANIUM | X-DRIVE | RADIAL | CROSS-CUT LAMINATE |
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Highest performance, best shape-holding sail UK Sailmakers makes. | Lightest weight racing sail with continuous load-path yarns. | Load-path reinforced laminate sail. | Tri-Radial panel layout for increased shape holding. | Most economical laminate sails for small club racers. |
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Molded membrane containing a layer of uni-directional carbon yarn oriented leech to luff along with carbon load-path fibers running continuously from corner-to-corner over an aramid scrim. Lite Skin® or taffeta on the exterior gives the sail extra durability. | Molded membrane containing carbon load-path fibersrunning continuously from corner-to-corner over an aramid scrim. Lite Skin® or taffeta on the exterior gives the sail extra durability. | Extra light-weight cross-cut laminate panels reinforced with corner-to-corner carbon or S-Glass reinforcing yarns bonded to the sail. Option to have Lite Skin® or taffeta on one or both sides of the sail. Also the option for partial taffeta on the leech only. | Long narrow panels radiating from the corners of the sail that follows the load-path connecting the three corners. The narrower panels, the better the shape-holding. | Cross-cut panels with aramid yarns running in six different directions to catch the loads that arc across the sail. Yarns in five of the six directions run in or near the fill direction to pick up the leech loads. |
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Dark grey or medium grey | Dark grey or medium grey | Black, grey or white | Black or yellow | White |
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***** | ***** | **** | *** | * |
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**** | **** | **** | *** | **** |
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