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Title: Rooster Developing Sails for N12
Post by: sam293 on 22 Mar 2008, 02:18
http://www.roostersailing.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=1&Category_Code=nat12s
Title: Re: Rooster Developing Sails for N12
Post by: THG on 22 Mar 2008, 03:32
Interesting - are they working with anyone directly in the Class?

Steve Cockerill re-designed the Graduate main sail plan, which may now have been adopted by their Class assoc too.

Title: Re: Rooster Developing Sails for N12
Post by: Unsure (Guest) on 23 Mar 2008, 09:11
Title: Re: Rooster Developing Sails for N12
Post by: Martin on 24 Mar 2008, 06:37
Title: Re: Rooster Developing Sails for N12
Post by: John Meadowcroft on 24 Mar 2008, 08:15
Alverbanks use Pentex.  Have a look at Graham Cam's mainsail.  I am pretty sure that is Pentex.
Title: Re: Rooster Developing Sails for N12
Post by: Jimbo41 on 25 Mar 2008, 07:49
Pentex - polyethylene 2,6-naphthalate.

Mylar - biaxially-oriented polyethylene tetraphthalate. Threads are stronger.

Polyaramid - kevlar in sails in a laminate with either pentex or mylar. I think that's what Graham uses for a main. Ask Alverbanks.

As for pentex being used as a jib - I would go for a shape-keeping dacron (poylester) sail any time.

But whtever the sail type - get out on the water!!!

Cheers!
Jim.
Title: Re: Rooster Developing Sails for N12
Post by: paul turner on 04 Feb 2008, 05:09