Nice
Jay knows his stuff. That is similar to what we have been working on in
Oz.
Jordan
-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Rasmussen [mailto:Christian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, 5 December 2006 1:48 PM
To: swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Glaser sails.
Hi All,
As some of you know I have been working with Jay Glaser of Glaser sails.
(www.glasersails.com) to make some swift sails. The sails are based on
Jays successful I-14 design (Used on the top 3 boats at this summers I14
Worlds) And as you can see from the picture below they look a lot like
those.
The jib comes with a zipper luff, rather than clips. (taken from the I14
also) The main doesn't have a sleave like the Banks, and hence the need
to extend the cunningham. I dont feel strongly I needed a sleave, but I
am sure Jay would add one if it is later found to be advantagous. Some
of the main differences to the Banks are less luff curve and as you can
see battens and panels are done differently. The long vertical panels
helps extend the pull on the cunningham futher up along the luff more
easily.
I am getting ready to rig another mast/boom and when done will be able
to do some boat to boat comparison, but thought I would give an update
since I actually have pictures to show.
More to come,
Christian
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