Jibs and Genoas are triangular sails which are affixed to a stay in front of the mast. Typically they run from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit. Jibs and genoa’s are used in tandem with a mainsail to stabilize the vessel and are usually measured by their Luff Perpendicular percentage.
Reefing is meant to increase your ease-of-use, flatten sail shape, reduce sail area, and re-position the boat’s center of effort. This reduces heeling and de-powers your sails to improve safety and stability in rough weather. Reefing is an important part of sailing to learn and understand how to do efficiently and effectively.
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Purchasing a new Head Sail for your sailboat is one of those investments that every sailor will be faced with eventually. Sails don’t last forever, even if you treat them like gold. Once you have decided to invest in new sails you may.
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How To Install a Lazy Jack Bag System: The Lazy Cradle is possibly the easiest way to cover your mainsail and is perfect for short-handed crews. One simply lowers the halyard, settling the sail in the cover, and zips the top for complete coverage.
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In the Fall of 2017 we have been asked by many current and potential customers for tips on how to get a damaged sails, boom covers and lazy jack bags covered by insurance companies. Each insurance company and policy is different, but here are a few…
Purchasing a new Mainsail for your sailboat is one of those investments that every sailor will be faced with eventually. Sails don’t last for ever, even if you treat them like gold. Once you have decided to invest in new sails you may get that feeling of being over
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Precision Sails we are asked every day during our customer quote consultation “Should I choose Full Battens or Partial Battens for my new mainsail?” Whether you are cruising or racing you will need to examine the pros and cons of adding full battens to your main sail.Positive Aspects of Full […]
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Knowing how to fold a sail correctly will make your sails last longer and make them easier to set. Replacement sails are an investment and folding them properly is important to their longevity.
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If you are in the market for a new Spinnaker Furling system. The video below will allow you to see what you will get when you purchase a Harken Reflex Free Flying Head Sail Furling System.
The Tides Marine Track and Slide System is a simple and elegant solution for difficult to raise and lower mainsails. If you are struggling with your mainsail either hoisting or lowering this system will reduce the friction of the mainsail luff track and is designed to handle today’s full or partially battened mainsails with a large roach.
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Here is a quick how-to guide on removing your batten hardware from your mainsail.The removal of the batten hardware is simple and quick to do.
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