[C320-list] Foresail

[Ted Harrison]

Thanks for this information as well. 

I love to trim sails so this is great. 

Ted Harrison

> On Jan 16, 2018, at 5:08 PM, Amirault Family <amiraults at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> Ted:
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> My limited experience with foam is YES. The furl on the additional 135 is
> much smoother than the original 150. A warning; I am uncertain you can trust
> my experience, as I am comparing the original sail that came to me just as
> used as the boat, with a new one. I cannot say how much the improvement is
> merely the difference between the partial roll of a tired and bagged sail
> against rolling a new stiff one.
> 
> 
> 
> I do wonder if your vendor has discussed with you any other options for the
> sail. A window at the telltales so you can more readily see both sides. A
> draft stripe (a dark line going across the sail fore and aft part way up so
> you can better judge the shape and make adjustments to the draft easier to
> see. A high angle for the foot for better forward vision from the helm. A
> second set of telltales farther aft on the sail so you will still have this
> aid to efficiency when the forward set are rolled into a partial furl. You
> might want to look into tape telltales rather than yarn, as my yarn ones
> frequently seem to pick up a static charge and actually adhere to the sail
> making them temporarily useless. 
> 
> 
> 
> Brian Amirault
> 
> 797 Waltzing Bear, too
>