[paulk]

Pentex was explained to us as an updated poly-something that stretched less than dacron and lasted longer than kevlar. It apparently weighs less than dacron and more than kevlar. It is priced accordingly. We decided to go with a pentex/tape drive #1 genoa partly for the above reasons and partly because the aesthetic committee found out that it was white and not green, black or some other exotic, "non-sail" color. We''ve had our sail for 2 seasons and found it performs as advertised and still looks great. We are getting a new pentex main this year, after also considering technora (the newest wunderfabric) and the "new, im-proved" kevlar, both of which presented durability questions, cost increases, and were vetoed on aesthetics.