How To Buy Sails - With Joe Cooper
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- Опубликовано: 10 май 2024
- Looking to learn how to buy sails for your sailboat? Deciding between Dacron sails or laminate sails? Thinking about how to buy carbon fibre sails or Kevlar sails? Joe Cooper weighs in on sail manufacturing, sailing consulting, and the sail selection process including reef points, full battens, and sail care.
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Serious racers change sails every couple of seasons. For a casual sailor, these can be a great alternative to having to buy cheap new sails. 😁
Great episode and practical talk. I would like to see something relating to the dedication and sense of achievement in navigation and general sail and passage planning which in my opinion was one of the great things about sailing in the past against the ease of use and though less rewarding modern technology of today. It has been very interesting following most offshore racing and the high tech computerised boats against the recent Ocean Globe and Golden Globe races where younger crew members found they really enjoyed being restrained to as it was in the 70's and 80's.
If forgot to comment on the battens. I have used full battens for about 40 years, wouldn't go without them. A pain in the behind to put up, especially with lazy jacks, but a breeze to drop into the cradle when sailing is done. Properly set up, they are a worthwhile investment for the single handed sailor.
I like performance, I bought a Catalina 42 MKII and I knew the sails were 20 years old and gone and I was happy about it because I could then choose the sails I want.
I opted for a Genoa 135% Tri-radial with Proradial fabric . The main is an Hydranet 393 tri-radial . I was going for a Genoa with a contender laminate but my sail maker brought me
back to something more affordable and possibly more durable. I can't wait to try them this summer. I think there is a big gain in performance and durability with tri-radial sails.
I wish Joe Cooper would have brought the topic there too. This video was very informative. Thank you and keep up with the good work.
Best things for sails? Putting on sail covers on properly flaked sails.
I'm fond of telling customers that sails are like putting gas in a powerboat. You can get lots of miles or put the hammer down like racers and use them up. So much to do with your use and expectations. So many cruising sailors use stuff that is way past its prime, but if they are happy so be it. Always goes back to how you use the boat!!
I personally like this kind lectures that develops as you go. Its enjoyable to listen to as well.
For a cruiser and occasional club racer Dacron is the obvious choice (unless you have very deep pockets!). Over the years I have always stuck with the local loft, and it may be a large international company (i.e. North, UK, etc.), but a local sailmaker can figure out the most likely sailing conditions the boat will encounter and design sails accordingly. Yes, there are "mail order" sail lofts available at a lower cost, but like everything else in the boating world, buy it right once, or have to buy it again. A well done and comprehensive presentation. Thank you.
A lot of great information! Thank you for your time and effort
Thanks I learned a lot. Key take away is to get good advice when buying sails to ensure they meet your needs and how you use your boat. Keep the great content coming! Cheers.
Good information. Thanks much. Take care
Fascinating invites as ever!! More of JC
Thanks guys cheers ✌️
Hi! New viewer!
Great information and thank you for that. Just looking for some advise here, I know your company consults, I am glad to compensate. I have a very unique vessel, with your content and knowledge, I am confident you can help. Hunter 36 vision, no running rigging with a massive main sail. I need a new one and to be shown how to reef three points, which is very confusing. Cheers and keep the great content coming!
Thank you
Good stuff, I have to buy a mainsail. It will just be simple dacron, no battens but this video gets you thinking, thanks.
Nice.
Quality interview and discussion. Thanks
I'm old an have a set of heavy cruising sails from a 34 ft strip planked sloop I built years ago , they are hank on jibs forget the slides for the mains or how many , there are couple mains an dunno how many jibs or sizes , they have crossed the atlantic twice so have some use , they are still good heavy sails if anyone living in this time wants hank on sails , let me know with a comment if anyone wants them because when I die the kids will probably put them in the garbage , I'm in Ontario
Battons out they are a pain when hoisting on your own always snag the lazy jacks. but 3 reefs or 2 deeper reefs should be standard.. my yankee has reef markers.
Who's idea was it to get rid of the print issues?
I will be a bit contrarian. This interview was all over the place without any sort of good systematic comparisons of different sails or sail attributes.
agreed
I agree
No mention of roller mains, no real mention of cut, slab or triradial. Genoa or jib size 130% 150% or what that means.
Every company asks about usage ect. In the past months I’ve talked to every sailmaker from here to Asia, they are very knowledgeable. There are at least 9 different types of Dacron,
I’m in the process of purchasing new sails for my HR42 and it’s triple his mentioned costs, sometime 4 times his estimate. Elvstrom being the priciest. Seems the little guys are much more reasonable then the big company’s like UK & NS.
A race boat that has 5 or 6 forsails on board is different than a cruising yacht with a cutter stay on furler?
Ok kinda surprised that with a HR you don't get genoa size. Depends on your use. If light winds area like Chesapeake or Great lakes then bigger is better. If full on offshore then maybe a 120 works. Cheaper means just that. Back in the day I favored Hood Dacron because of the fabric. Kinda of like Egyptian cotton sheets with a ridiculously high thread count. Not to sure that applies anymore.
@@jackwalby6257 my Genoa is a 150 and when my main tore in the Bahamas this season, I had a tent company in Nassau do a quick hem to the bottom and made 7knts to exumas and back to Miami with just the forsail. So I need a mast furling main asap. To continue my circumnavigation. However as the sailmaker said they come out and measure, none of the sailmakers I talked to would come measure, they sent an instruction sheet for me to make the measurements. Have to get back to the boat soon to make those measurements. And was given a 6 to 8 week build time.🤞
I have ancient Doyle sails that came with my 40 year old 18ft Buccaneer! Yes they have never seen salt and have been in the sail bag the majority of the time. Still...about time to put in a order for new ones.
Give up the boat and go skydiving? I gave up skydiving for the boat!