wrapping the sail on the mast.

Tpink

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Doing a multi day regatta, and wanted to leave the rig up throughout.
boat will be on a lift in very protected area.

anyone know if wrapping the sail does any damage to the shape or leach?
obviously the battens will be removed.

Thanks!
 
Shouldn't do anything bad to the shape, but it gets dirty! Doesn't like UV radiation, either. Sure you can leave it like that for a night or two, but don't make a habit out of it - you will get an off-white streak along the leech (where the sailcloth is exposed) and faded sail numbers (especially the red ones). Not slow but ugly.

I used to do that, but nowadays I always take the sail off the mast and roll it. That way you don't have to fiddle with the battens, either.

(Thinking about it, of course you could have a bag that you'd pull over the mast and sail, but I don't see anyone using anything like that, so you'd have to make one yourself.)
 
thx Lali,

I actually have a bag that should work, its jib bag off my 33' t ten and is approx. 13' long. guessing that should cover most of the sail.
 
Good idea - though 13 feet is less than 4 metres, and you need some 5.3 m to cover the whole rolled-up sail (if it's a Standard).
 

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