For Hank-On headsails only, strong reinforced patches on the luff and leech along with heavy-duty press rings allow for easy reefing. A row of reef eyelets between the luff and leech allows for clean storage of the reefed sail. Positioning of reef points can be customized during design but our standard positioning is 15% up the luff.

Precision Sails also stocks a variety of furlers to aid in converting your rig from hank-on to furling. Instead of reefing your sail you would be to furl the sail to reduce overall sail area. Most cruisers opt to use a furling system with their headsail to aid with storage and managing their exposed sail area.

Tell tale windows are a round window placed at the tell tales of a headsail. This allows you to see the tell tales on the opposite side of your sail clearly and better understand the flow of air over both sides of your sail.

Foam or rope luff provides a better sail shape and a cleaner leading edge by flattening the sail as it is furled. This means improved performance in reefed conditions. Foam luff is recommended in most cases, but if you are in very humid conditions a rope luff will be used. This will always be placed on the opposite side as your UV protection.

To optimize the lifespan of furling headsails, UV protection against ultraviolet light is added to the sailcloth during manufacturing. This protection is typically applied to the leech and foot of the sail in the form of a UV strip. At Precision Sails, our design team calculates the appropriate amount of UV protection to apply to each sail to ensure durability without adding unnecessary weight.

Standard UV Protection

• Our standard approach for UV protection involves a sacrificial layer of white Dacron material.
• Dacron is only available in white

Acrylic UV Protection – Sunbrella
You can upgrade to an acrylic UV material that is more heavy-duty, adds durability, and has more resistance to UV damage and abrasion.

• Sunbrella provides excellent sun protection for your furling headsail. This coated canvas is UV and Fade Resistant to stay looking sharp while protecting the underlying cloth. Standard colors are shown below. Non-standard colors are available at an extra cost and require extra time.

Colors are a digital representation of sailcloths and final color may vary depending on sailing conditions, production run, or lighting.

Acrylic UV Protection – Weathermax
Similar to our Sunbrella acrylic UV material, Weathermax adds durability, and resistance in a more lightweight package.

• Lightweight Weathermax is a great choice for the racer who needs a lightweight material that sheds water or the cruiser in a humid environment that needs a breathable UV cover that resists mildew. UV is placed along the leech and foot of the sail and standard colors are shown below. Non-standard colors are available at an extra cost and require extra time.

Colors are a digital representation of sailcloths and final color may vary depending on sailing conditions, production run, or lighting.

Insignia

An insignia is the sailboat manufacturer’s logo usually placed towards the top of your mainsail. These are laser cut from insignia cloth which is a special heavy-duty UV resistant sticker material that comes in blue, black, red, green, and yellow. Insignias can also be printed onto your sail to minimize weight.

Sail Numbers

Usually placed on your mainsail, sail numbers are used for identification in sailboat races as well as if you are in trouble on the water. Our standard sail numbers are applied with insignia cloth.

Custom Logo

If you own a company or have a personal logo you think would look great on your sail, we can help. Our custom logo printing allows for large colorful logos to be printed on your new sail. This is a great way to get your company logo out on the water!

Radial Reinforcements

Our design team has engineered corner patches that better distribute the load, whether it’s with standard block patches or stronger reinforced radial patches. Radial corner patches have nearly double the number of sailcloth layers at the corner compared to block patches. Our unique radial corner design is stronger and more durable than the competition. Recommended to all sailors, this reinforcement increases the shape retention of your sail without drastically increasing the cost or weight. The corner patches’ extra cloth layers create a longer-lasting sail and prevent premature material failure. It’s important to know that your new sail does not use pre-cut corner patches. Our designers ensure corner patches and reinforcements are customized for every sail.

Offshore Reinforcements -only available with the Navigator Package

Our offshore reinforcement package is an option for all sailors looking for extra reinforcements. Precision Sail’s offshore spec sails are designed to withstand the strongest of winds. Depending on the size of the boat these reinforcements can include:

• Double Tapes: This extra tape layer gives more strength to the outer edges of the sail.
• Wider Steams: Wider seams and an extra row of stitching is added to offshore sails. Where a sail might normally have a 30mm wide seam with 2 rows of stitching we would now use a 38mm seam with 3 rows of stitching.
• Leech Seam Wedgies: Prevents the seams along the leech from splitting by distributing the load onto the panels.
• Double Ply Layers: Increases the number of layers of sailcloth on each of the patches. This adds a tremendous amount of extra strength to the sail. This includes corner, reef, and eyelet patches.
• Reef Reinforcement Belts: Further increases the strength of your reef points and foot of the sail when reefed.

Battens allow a headsail to increase sail area by increasing roach, without increasing LP. Whether you are after a vertically battened blade jib, or a horizontally battened working jib, we can help outfit your sail. Battened headsails are available by request.

Our flexible fiberglass battens come in 3 standard sizes: 15mm x 3mm, 30mm x 3mm, and 50mm x 3mm.

Want a more hands-on approach to your sails design? How components and hardware upgrades?

The Elite package is for you. This package allows you to customize your sail even further while upgrading the hardware and points of attachment of the sail. The Elite package includes:

Additional Design Customization

• Up to 1 hour design consult with our lead sail designer.
• Production order review.
• Customizable clew or tack Position to clear life lines.
• Customizable roach, head, tack, clew, corners, sail shape, and dimensions.
• Customizable tack angle for clearance of dodger, head height, etc.
• Choice of sail colors (draft stripes, numbers, corners).

Additional Sail Enhancements

• Leech, luff, and reef belts where applicable.
• Leather protected clew corner.
• Spectra webbing.
• Vectran, Dyneema or Kevlar leech and foot lines.
• Gortex / Tenara UV protected thread. Review of pros and cons with your designer.
• Furling marks.
• Additional tell tale positions.
• Spreader patches.

Precision Sails Tuxedo Package is a unique way of customizing your sail with a splash of color without sacrificing quality cloth for cosmetics. The Tuxedo package is applied to one side of the sail and matches the color of the leech, luff, and foot tapes, reefing belts, batten pockets, corner patching, and draft stripes. Colors available are: white, red, blue, green, and black. This package is available on mainsails, mizzens, jibs, and genoas.