Not to highjack the posting but I spoke with Calvert sails a couple of weeks ago and he told me that 5.0 Dacron (only white)was the way to go for durability and economy especially where I plan not to race for some time yet. He thought the Pentax would not last as long and was more expensive. Do I have that wrong and/or do you concur?

The prices quoted were around $ 800-900 for my Nacra 5.5SL (boomless)Main for the Dacron. I thought around $ 1000-1200 for the Pentax. (might have that wrong)

Thanks,
Greg

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