Materials
Stratis™ GPc
Stratis™ GPc is our top of the line option in terms of
Performance Cruising Sails. The combination of Twaron
and Vectran Yarns, with layers of Taffeta laminated on
both sides of the sail, offers you the ultimate
combination of strength, durability and resistance
to stretch.
Cruise Laminate Mylar/Spectra
The Cruise Laminate range of sailcloths available on
the market today are a far superior option to those
available just a few years ago. The developments in
lamination techniques and yarn content have produced
a cloth that offers an excellent compromise between
performance, longevity and value for money.
CL Mylar is a very popular choice for performance
cruising boats up to about 50’, while CL Spectra is
more popular on larger boats where long term
durability is desired.
Dacron
Dacron is still the most popular choice for cruising
sails on boats up to 40’. It offers excellent value for
money and long term durability, while still holding a
nice sail shape.
Magnified view of tightly woven Dacron.
This is a fill-oriented weave, in which the warp fibres
(running from the upper left to the lower right) are
woven over and under the straight fill yarns.
In this construction, all of the crimp is in the warp and
stretch in the fill direction is minimized. |
