Sails Overview
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| TITANIUM DOUBLE TAFFETA | X-DRIVE TAFFETA | RADIAL TAFFETA | CROSS-CUT LAMINATE TAFFETA | DACRON |
| Description: | Description: | Description: | Description: | Description: |
| Lightest weight performance cruising sail. | Load-path reinforced performance cruising laminate sail. | Tri-Radial panel layout for increased shape holding. | Most economical laminate material for cruising boats. | Most economical sails for cruising and daysailing. |
| Construction: | Construction: | Construction: | Construction: | Construction: |
| Molded membrane containing carbon load-path fibers running continuously from corner-to-corner over a Technora scrim. Lite Skin, White or grey taffeta on both sides of the sail. | Extra lightweight cross-cut laminate panels reinforced with corner-to-corner carbon or S-Glass reinforcing yarns bonded to the sail. Taffeta or Lite Skin on one or both sides of the sail. | Long narrow panels radiating from the three corners of the sail that follow load paths connecting the three corners. The narrower the panels the better the shape-holding. Taffeta on both sides. | Cross-cut panels with polyester yarns running in six different directions to catch the loads that arch across the sail. Lightweight polyester taffeta on both sides of the sail. | Cross-cut panels make for the most efficient use of the sail cloth, which helps control costs. Woven polyester is better known by the name Dacron, which is a trademark of Dupont. |
| Appearance: | Appearance: | Appearance: | Appearance: | Appearance: |
| Grey or white | Grey or white | Grey, yellow or white | White | White |
| Shape stability: | Shape stability: | Shape stability: | Shape stability: | Shape stability: |
| ***** | **** | *** | ** | * |
| Condition after 500 hours: | Condition after 500 hours: | Condition after 500 hours: | Condition after 500 hours: | Condition after 500 hours: |
| **** | **** | *** | ** | ** |
| UV Resistence:: | UV Resistence:: | UV Resistence:: | UV Resistence:: | UV Resistence:: |
| **** | **** | *** | ** | **** |
| Price: | Price: | Price: | Price: | Price: |
| $$$$$ | $$$ | $$$-$$$$ | $$ | $ |
| More info | More info | More info | More info | More info |