The sails are made by a reputable sailmaker. And in the case of a one-design fleet like ours, it really doesn't matter much, as long as the sails are all made at the same place with the same material. Since they are all custom-made, I'm sure the sailmaker can cut them flat, medium or full depending on crew weight requirements.

I figure they should last at least five summer seasons up here. But even if they only lasted two seasons, it probably could still be a realistic investment for a business to buy a sail. On Thursday evenings we usually race in the anchorage area if there aren't too many boats. On Saturday afternoons we sail through a very crowded anchorage, full of people lounging on their boats, to get to and from our sailing area over in front of the Monument.

I can picture this kind of thing helping our fleet to grow because of businesses wanting to join in and be part of the competition of these floating billboards. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> (Might inspire a little bit of betting among the spectators, as well.)