[quoteAnd I thought the downhaul eye was 6 inches from the sail foot so when the sail doesn't measure because it's too big you can easily get rid of a bit of sailcloth without damaging the integrity of the design.....any ideas Matt, Geert ] [/quote]

Now Mark innuendos whether they have a Welsh humour attached or not doesn't always read well ( particularly for the non native Welsh folks of the world ) and can lead to all sorts of rumours flying about.

Your reasoning about the possibility of oversize sails is about factual as me saying your sail must be bigger than mine as you keep getting turned over in high winds ( well you did at the Mumbles meet <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />). Having put a Landy sail on top of the GP sail, its surprising how little different they are,ever so slightly more in the top and ever so slightly less at the bottom. From first hand experiance they have the same area. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Are you coming up to Grafham with the Blade or the Stealth ?