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hoodvista
Joined: 23 Sep 2000 Posts: 28
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:45 pm Post subject: Lightest 4.2 sail |
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What is the lightest 4.2 sail? |
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joethewindsufa
Joined: 10 Oct 2010 Posts: 1190 Location: Montréal
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:11 am Post subject: |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:39 am Post subject: |
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You can google weights , of those that are published , and or ask what the weight is.
NorthWave has made claims.
A Hot Sails Maui ULTRA Lite
The Severene would be a top runner.
TRI Sails custom UK is lighter than the Severne.
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NOVAAN
Joined: 28 Sep 1994 Posts: 1549
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:03 am Post subject: |
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less battens less weight... |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:28 am Post subject: |
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NOVAAN wrote: | less battens less weight... | partly ., carbon battens reduce weight. The HotSails Maui KSSPIDER is light . And the ultra lite I mentioned is a Superfreak UL _________________ K4 fins
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gvogelsang
Joined: 09 Nov 1988 Posts: 435
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: Lightest 4.2 sail |
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hoodvista wrote: | What is the lightest 4.2 sail? |
You would probably do better to ask which is the lightest mast, and which is the lightest boom.
You would like to have the sail last a while. |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting question, many sail lofts DO NOT make a 4.2
The lightest production sail that if made in 4.2 would be a Severne S1 PRO at 2.3kg, this rigs on a 370, but comes in 4.0 and 4.4M sizes, doubt anything lighter can be found. Also doubt anything more expensive could be found thats not a custom.
My 4.0 custom 4 batten with carbon battens , is 2.3kg, much less $$, and made from materials , space age.
Noteworthy: Naish Chopper 370m, 4.2m 2.72kg
HSM KS3 or KSSpider 2.75, if in a 4.2m size, 370 mast .
If the sail rigged on a 340Bottom mast and 370 top mast the weigh would go down some, not enough to even note.
Particular note a 4.1m Ezzy Taka 4.1 is 2.8kg. 3 batten .
Reflections on boom mast and sail combo lightest weight, strike fear into mega rich lads or lassies |
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swchandler
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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In 4.2 conditions, why would sail lightness be an important consideration? I have to agree with gvogelsang, the quality of your mast and boom factor greatly into the equation, yet one could ask, what are the conditions and your sailing focus? |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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swchandler wrote: | In 4.2 conditions, why would sail lightness be an important consideration? I have to agree with gvogelsang, the quality of your mast and boom factor greatly into the equation, yet one could ask, what are the conditions and your sailing focus? |
I agree 100%. But maybe its not an important consideration.
But it is the consideration that was posted.
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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My opinion after testing hundreds of sails and owning another 100+ is that a modern rig's perceived weight depends more on aerodynamics than on its mass. |
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