[Public-List] Advice on new sails?

[edward schroeder]

Last Spring, we bought a new mainsail from UK Halsey for the Emotional Rescue #303. It 
has two full battens and two short battens, as you have described. UK Halsey also recommended that the foot be a footloose type. Ther is only a nylon slug at the outhaul that fits into the foot groove on the boom. After reviewing the Alberg Racing Rules, we saw no restriction against it. The additional 1/3 of the lower part of sail being curved is really great.Even when reefed, with the reefing nettles being tied only around the sail (and not the boom) the sail keeps it's shape. It is also much easier to pull out the outhaul without a mechanical advantage-type outhaul .
 
Ed Schroeder
 
 

--- On Wed, 10/20/10, C.B. Currier <cbcurrier at spinrx.com> wrote:


From: C.B. Currier <cbcurrier at spinrx.com>
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Advice on new sails?
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 10:13 AM


Mark,
Congrats on the new boat !
Several additional things about sails - I have a varying experience with them, as I have both an Alberg 30 and a Melges 24 - which these days I race more than the Alberg.
Having done much in the way of sail testing when looking for good sails - I ended up finding that North these day makes cheap sails - not that you man pay less for them but that the quality of the crusising sails is not what it once was - they are made now a days in china - singapore - & other places - the main reason I say this is due to the fast breakdown of the dacron fabric that North Uses - when you look to purchase a cruising sail - you want it to last - and quite frankly - if you get a 5 oz sail from north - it wont last like the old Murphy Nye sails for example. So to find a great sail - you will pay more but will get a sail that will last - years - not seasons. Go for the heavier 6.5 ounce sail cloth - it is not a cooperative in light air but still works and keeps its shape. My 2 favoite sailmakers these days are Ullman - who makes the Melges sails & not only has excellent customer service world wide but also makes sails that last - ex. my Main
 on my M24... another great sailmaker is Haarstick out of Rochester NY - he is the ultimate in quality - he flutter tests every bolt of cloth he uses - the also performs other quality tests to ensure his customers get great sails - I have to say - of all the folks I have worked with - his are the BEST. But they are not cheap - he puts much effort into getting good sails out to his customers and charges for that quality. So - good sails do cost - but they last.

C.B Currier
Infinity #57

Mark Stephenson wrote:
> Hello all,
> I recently acquired an Alberg 30 (from my father), and am looking forward to many years of sailing enjoyment with her in the Virgin Islands.  However, the sails are original (30 yrs. old) and I'd like to invest in new cloth.  The original sails were made by North, however they do not have a loft here.  Any comments on where to go for sails (we do have Quantum and Doyle here)?  Also, if any of you have done this recently, any advice on things to consider with regards to new sails for an A30?  Full batten main? 115% genoa? Foam luff for roller reefing? I intend to conform to the sizing requirements under class rules, just in case the boat ever finds her way to an A30 class event!
> 
> Regards,
> Mark
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