I don’t think they were offered when I got my new sails 3 years ago. But no I didn’t compare them. I had a good Doyle cloth before but couldn’t match the price.
Andrew Burton 26 Beacon Hill Newport, RI USA 02840
+401 965 5260
On Sep 27, 2025, at 19:03, Don Kern via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Andy,
Did you compare the GPL Lite Skin to Vectron sailcloth ? I have
been successfully racing with a 2004 Hood Vectron mainsail and it
now needs to be replaced. My understanding is one of the reasons
Hood went out of business was the Vectron sails weren't being
replaced.
Don Kern
Fireball, C&C35 Mk2
Bristol, RI
On 9/27/2025 1:44 AM, Andrew Burton via
CnC-List wrote:
It’s a laminate, but far better than the early stuff. No Mylar.
Your sailmaker can tell you about it better than I can and
there’s plenty of info on line. The reason I went for it is that
I wanted to get a long time out of my sails and I wanted them to
hold their shape. After what I’ve put it through, a Dacron main
would have the draft near the leech by now.
Andy
i'm really curious about this cloth, the last
experiment i did was Pentax, and I wasn't crazy about
it. Is this a sandwich that is going to deteriorate, or
be supple like dacron, but with better shape/longevity?
it's not like a Mylar, is it?
Bill Coleman
Erie PA. Entrada
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
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
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