Hello Everbody,
The F16 mainsail i have designed and built is made using a skiffcloth monofilm material and has triple fibre psa carbon tape adheared to the sail on the load lines.
The head of the sail is 700mm with the same foot length as the taipan class main. The sail simply has alot straighter leech than the Taipan to meet the f16 area with the head size at 700mm. The sail reallly sharpens up the look of the boat don't you think?
I think the head could be bigger still without messing with the mast too much and have an even straighter leech and still work but I think if the head was to be much bigger the sail would become very twichy and become very critical to trim!
I am pleased with the user friendly leech of my new sail, the mast looks as steady as a rock up-hill unlike downwind!
I will attach another photo of the boat so you can see the mainsail better.
Is there any way to attach any more than one photo?
Has anyone put a self tacker on a taipan for f16 without moving the wires foward on the boat, because the headsail will end up way too short in the foot?
i will post a couple of shots of the boat.

Regards,

Ben Kelly.
Proprietor Horizon Sailmakers Queensland.