| It’s a laminate, but far better than the early stuff. No Mylar. Your sailmaker can tell you about it better than I can and there’s plenty of info on line. The reason I went for it is that I wanted to get a long time out of my sails and I wanted them to hold their shape. After what I’ve put it through, a Dacron main would have the draft near the leech by now. Andy
Andrew Burton 26 Beacon Hill Newport, RI USA 02840
http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 i'm really curious about this cloth, the last experiment i did was Pentax, and I wasn't crazy about it. Is this a sandwich that is going to deteriorate, or be supple like dacron, but with better shape/longevity? it's not like a Mylar, is it?
Bill Coleman Erie PA. Entrada
On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM Andrew Burton via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: Hi Bruno, I just got a new main made from GPL Lite Skin three years ago. Seems a great product. A friend who helped develop the cloth said it’ll outlast me! A touch more expensive than Dacron, but after two hard Bermuda races and return and lots of other sailing and abuse over the last three years, the shape is still excellent and the sail looks brand new. Any sailmaker should be able to get the cloth, but I got a very good deal from Jenkins Sails in Maryland. I’ve been very pleased with the quality of his work. I’ll email you a pic. Hope all is well with you, mate still hoping to get up your way one day. Andy
Hi group,
It is sail shopping time of the year and I am in the process of buying a new mainsail for our 33-2. Essentially copying the actual sail: triradial cruising laminate, 2 reefs, loose foot, Cuningham, friction rings at the leech for reef points and then the battens...
Our actual main has one full batten at the top but i see that many chooses to also have the second top batten full lenght.
I dont want a Full batten main, but think that a second full bat would help longevity. But my sailmaker warns me about more friction hoisting and maybe less flexibility to twist the sail in light wind.
For a boat the size of the 33-2 (high aspect main), to race and cruise for the next 8-10 years, what would your collective wisdom suggest between one or two full battens ?
Thank you very much
Bruno Lachance
Bécassine 33-2
New-Richmond, Qc
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