Ok, you probably remember this one much better, but that doesn't really make sense, does it? I mean, wouldn't it then say, "New cloth" or "Heavy duty", or something similar? It already says "3.8", so it's more logical that the text points to something else. I think.New numbers referred to sails made from the 3.8 oz cloth, not the dual coloured sail numbers that come in a year or two later.
Ok, you probably remember this one much better, but that doesn't really make sense, does it? I mean, wouldn't it then say, "New cloth" or "Heavy duty", or something similar? It already says "3.8", so it's more logical that the text points to something else. I think.
(I actually sailed my first Laser regatta in 1987, and the dual-coloured sail numbers were a brand new thing then. No memory what people's tack patches looked like, though.)
Anyways, we can agree that the sail pictured in the first post was made in the late 1980s.
Slightly off-topic.
So the old original Elvstrom sail was a different material from the "new numbers" 3.8 oz sails. Was it a different cut too?
Of course! What I'm saying is that since "3.8" already took care of that, it would make sense if "New numbers" referred to something else.The 3.8 referred to the cloth weight.
Yeah, the seasons explain most of the cases. With the GRP foils though, PSA was selling them years before anyone else.I don't think we're really ahead in the changes. PSA will put in large initial orders for our market and often because rule changes come into affect on Jan 1st, the northern hemisphere winter/off season, but half way through our regatta season, so people want the new gear early to train with it before they can officially use it.
I don't think that is what happened here, as the numbers start right from the leech on the starboard side.I suspect the previous owner of the boat purchased a second hand sail and removed the first two digits to prevent confusion with the competitor who sold him the sail with that number ie. 136618 ---> 6618