New Main Sail

Mille has a new main sail!!!

Many thanks to Eric Doyle and Bobby Richardson from North Sails for their help in specing the right sail, getting the graphics right and applying the graphics for a great looking sail. Hopefully it will make us go as fast as it makes us look good.

Also thanks to Jim Ashley (my son), Leigh Sams, and my darling co-captain Risa K for their help in getting the graphics applied to the sail. While it was fun seeing the whole picture come together and they look great, sure makes my old knees hurt to crawl around on the loft floor for an hour.

The sail is built from a new fabric by North called Nordac Radian. It is a dacron sail but due to the weaving process, the fabric is stronger and lighter than the traditional dacron which allowed us to go with a 7.2 oz instead of the normal 8 oz. In addition it is done in a tri-radial cut to align the fabric panels with the stress loads on the sail. Should be fun to sail and race with.

If you need help with your sail inventory, either a survey of your existing sails or help in specing and ordering a new sail, I would certainly recommend you give Eric a call at the North Sails office in Long Beach at (562) 795-5488.

We are going to take Mille out this weekend for some casual cruising and to test the new main.

Next race is the 6th and final in the Winter 6 Pac series hosted by Pacific Sailing on Saturday, March 27th.