Dacron sails? [John]

Archive · Post by **Archive** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:52 am

John wrote:

What are the Dart15/Sprint15 sails made of (sail number circa 1800) - dacron or something else?

I'm getting a sail logo, and the printer needs to know what the sail is made of...

Archive · Post by **Archive** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:09 pm

Bob replied:

They are made of Dacron - at about #1900 it changed to a different grade of cloth (the same as the Dart 18) when the old cloth was discontinued but it has always been Dacron
Cheers
Bob

Archive · Post by **Archive** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:23 pm

AndrewH replied:

Hi Bob,

I have noticed that the original sails are "softer" than the new (white) ones. Were the old sails always soft? Or did they start life starchy, but became soft with age?

Andrew.

Archive · Post by **Archive** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:12 pm

Bob replied:

Yes they were much softer than the new material - but they got even softer (and stretchy) with use.

Archive · Post by **Archive** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 4:16 pm

Andrew H replied:

Yes, I had the feeling the old sails stretched a bit.

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