Hi Bruno, I just got a new main made from GPL Lite Skin three years ago. Seems a great product. A friend who helped develop the cloth said it’ll outlast me! A touch more expensive than Dacron, but after two hard Bermuda races and return and lots of other sailing and abuse over the last three years, the shape is still excellent and the sail looks brand new. Any sailmaker should be able to get the cloth, but I got a very good deal from Jenkins Sails in Maryland. I’ve been very pleased with the quality of his work. I’ll email you a pic. Hope all is well with you, mate still hoping to get up your way one day. Andy
Andrew Burton 26 Beacon Hill Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Sep 25, 2025, at 20:07, Bruno Lachance via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hi group, > > It is sail shopping time of the year and I am in the process of buying a new > mainsail for our 33-2. Essentially copying the actual sail: triradial > cruising laminate, 2 reefs, loose foot, Cuningham, friction rings at the > leech for reef points and then the battens... Our actual main has one full > batten at the top but i see that many chooses to also have the second top > batten full lenght. > > I dont want a Full batten main, but think that a second full bat would help > longevity. But my sailmaker warns me about more friction hoisting and maybe > less flexibility to twist the sail in light wind. > > For a boat the size of the 33-2 (high aspect main), to race and cruise for > the next 8-10 years, what would your collective wisdom suggest between one or > two full battens ? > > Thank you very much > > Bruno Lachance > Bécassine 33-2 > New-Richmond, Qc > > > > > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated.
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