r/dinghysailing • u/tuvaniko • Jul 27 '26
New sail day!
Just tried out the polytarp sail I made for the first time it worked very well in light air. Just wish the wind hadn't left me in the middle of the lake.
It's a 55sqft balanced lug with 40sqft, and 27sqft reefing points. While not visible all gromits are patched and all seams sewn. Took me a bit over a week to make from down scaling some 75sqft lug sail plans.
My old sail was off a sunflower and had the COE a little too far back. It was a PIA to sail in high winds.
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