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pentex sail???
Update on the new Pentex sail.
Next time we used it was after my last post. Racing the FIGAWI (Hyannis to Nantucket over Memorial Day Weekend).
Beautiful day, blowing 10-12 knots consistently which is our sweet spot. Halfway along a 14 mile beat we looked up after one tack and noticed a 10 foot hole in the brand new sail!
Apparently a few things contributed to this. I believe there was a late tack on our end, combined with the sailmaker not putting the spreader patches on as per the plans, and presto, the spreader becomes a shredder.
Sailmaker fixed it for n/c, but it sort of shook my confidence in the sail a bit. Spreader patches probably would have saved it, but from what I gather that''s not a given.
Ended up 11th of 13, after having to change sails and finish with my cruising headsail, an older mildewed Dacron 130.
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