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Featured Article "Almost anyone who owns a sailboat and has spent any time purchasing sails understands that when it comes to sails built from panels of cloth, there are two basic types of construction: cross-cut and radial-cut. Cross-cut sails are ordinarily constructed from panels of fabric with the seams between each panel oriented in a fore and aft direction, parallel to each other and perpendicular to the leech. In most cases, the panels are rectangular or almost rectangular in shape. The fabric panels that make up radial sails, on the other hand, are usually oriented toward the corners of the sail. This means that the seams between panels aren’t parallel, but actually radiate out from the corners of the sail, resulting in panels that are almost always triangular in shape." "The panels used in each method are oriented in their respective ways primarily because of the material each is made from. By and large, cross-cut sails are built from Dacron, a trade name for polyester fibers manufactured by DuPont. Except for certain trademarked products, most woven sailcloth made from polyester is referred to generically as Dacron. And radial-cut sails are principally made of laminated sailcloth. Any fabric consisting of two or more layers of material adhered together into one is what we consider laminated sailcloth. There are essentially hundreds of such products on the market, and almost all of them contain three essential elements: 1) one or more layers of film (usually Mylar); 2) what some sailmakers call Tafetta (a woven fabric that is usually adhered on the outside of the laminate; 3) and fibers (often Kevlar, Vectran, Spectra, carbon, or polyester) that are laid into the laminate to enhance strength in a given direction." View the Complete Article |
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December 1, 2009 Hi Bill, Sorry to take so long to give you feedback on the new FX Dacron Mainsail that I got in September. It arrived as promised at the hotel I was staying at in the US for two nights. Good job in coordinating the shipping to meet my arrival. I bent the new main on my mast that Thursday and it fit and set beautifully! The second full batten really helped keep shape in the upper third of the sail. The following Saturday was our annual fall 50 mile race on the Ottawa River. We came in first place on corrected time and second place on elapsed time in a fleet of seven experienced racers. The mains'l set perfectly on all points of sail in conditions ranging from flat calm to 28 kts including my first setting of a reef in the sail. To say that I am satisfied with the product and service provided by FX is a huge understatement! Had I not received your name as a referral and recommendation from Mike, I would have been hesitant to order from FX Sails, especially based on the excellent price that you offered vs North Sails (my former sailmaker). Thanks again Konrad Lewinski View All Testimonials
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