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How much faster is a sail thats never been folded vs a folded sail.
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I think the rolled sails should be banned by class rules. You may roll the sail after purchase, but sail are sold folded. Period.
I think the rolled sails should be banned by class rules. You may roll the sail after purchase, but sail are sold folded. Period.
I think the rolled sails should be banned by class rules. You may roll the sail after purchase, but sail are sold folded. Period.
Since sails are sold both folded and rolled there will always be the element of doubt which makes you choose the safest option i.e. the rolled sail, at least for an important championship. Since this is SMOD, it should be quite straightforward to only allow sale of folded sails. What you do after purchase is another matter. Now you see people travelling with absurdly long rolled sails in cars and airports, paying extra for freight and handling, all to achieve a marginal performance benefit. Exactly what we want to avoid with SMOD.
Since sails are sold both folded and rolled there will always be the element of doubt which makes you choose the safest option i.e. the rolled sail, at least for an important championship. Since this is SMOD, it should be quite straightforward to only allow sale of folded sails. What you do after purchase is another matter. Now you see people travelling with absurdly long rolled sails in cars and airports, paying extra for freight and handling, all to achieve a marginal performance benefit. Exactly what we want to avoid with SMOD.
I was just wondering. Are the North Sails made in Sri Lanka shipped half way around the world rolled, or are they folded and the rolled?
So at the next world championship, will class measurers be stationed at the airport baggage claim making sure nobody traveled to the regatta with a rolled sail?
My point is that all sails should be supplied folded by the sailmaker. Folded sails are also less expensive. After purchase you are free to roll or fold, but the initial hard folding by the sailmaker is mandatory. I think it is too simplistic to say that there is no performance benefit from a rolled sail. Laser races are so tight that even a tiny fraction of a knot may mean many places. I agree, one mistake and you'll loose many more places - but you'll make that mistake anyway.
Folded sails are also less expensive.
I think it is too simplistic to say that there is no performance benefit from a rolled sail.
Laser races are so tight that even a tiny fraction of a knot may mean many places
one mistake and you'll loose many more places - but you'll make that mistake anyway.