Sails can be made in various cuts. We show here the most common. Not every type of cut fits every sail.
Sail cuts can be devided into the following categories:
- Suitable for every sail type
- It’s the most popular and cheapest cut
- Many types of fabric can be used from turistic to very advanced including laminates
- Mainly for sails that are tall and narrow
- It provides the optimal distribution of force on the sail
- Special fabrics can be used
The are weaved differently than ones for horizontal cuts
- Dacrons as well as laminates are produced for such a cut
- Using a normal fabric here will cause degrade the quality of the sails shape
- For every type of sail
- It’s the most universal cut
- Its use assures the best sail shape and the best distribution of force on the sail
- Dacrons as well as laminates are produced for such a cut
- Using a normal fabric here will cause degrade the quality of the sails shape
- It’s profile will lose its stability within a short period of time
- Only special fabrics can be used for it. They are weaved differently than for horizontal cuts
Foresail
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Mainsail
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Gennaker
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Spinnaker
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