The Continuous fibre story is basically a sales pitch used mostly by the Norths and UK lofts.

It really does not make a difference in reality. The Norths and UK continuous fibre sails have been "continuously" smoked in big boat racing like the TP 52s, STP65s and even the AC 45s. Proving the continuous fibre story is a load of BS. You actually find Norths are cutting and joining some their string sails now to get a decent shape.


Originally Posted by Rolf_Nilsen
Sounds like a win-win-win situation! "Cloth" manufacturer wins, sailmaker wins and sailor wins.

Of course it would be "better" with continous fibers but hey, the stiffness of the seams is probably more than adequate and sail is lighter and perhaps easier to trim?

When will this be transferred to spis.. wink

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