I haven’t tried intensity Sails yet, so this is a good thread for me. I’d like to try them out some time. I love the crisp and feel of new Sails, I keep mine indoors to help them keep their life as long as I can.Wow. Thanks everyone for the comments. Like the old saying goes... "ignorance is bliss". I thought my old silky smooth pajama sail was the bomb! I sailed it for 2 seasons and had no idea it was inferior. I can't wait until the winds pick up this fall (in south Louisiana) to go test out my new "crinkly" sail! woohooooooooo
You don't need to roll the sail around the spars, and in fact you should not roll the sail around the spars as the sail will chafe on the hardware (blocks, cleats, gooseneck etc.) Instead,
lower the spars to the deck, pull the sail out to the port side (away from the mast), grab the doubled over sail at the mid-point on the leach and gently roll the sail toward the two booms. This will keep most of the sail out of the elements but also keep the cloth smooth when you hoist it the next time. Yes, "crackle" is good, soft is bad, but many sailors like their soft sails even though they do not perform as well.
Alan Glos
Everything is a compromise so you set up your boat to where you want
a performance edge in one area at the expense of another.
My latest Sunfish has a fairly new North sail.My question is what performance area are you improving with a loose leech? With a North sail you’d be hurting pointing while not improving anything. I am wondering what aspect of performance this improves with an Intensity sail.
Blue and white. Still wrapped nicely, for storage in one week.LVM
What color is the sail? Pictures?