The North sails team finished off the final adjustments to the new mainsail on Friday, in the middle of the 40 degree heatwave in Marseille, thanks guys! We took Wildling out today to try everything. The mainsail is perfect!
Main and genoa downwind in light conditions
We did the weight comparison. The 3Di mainsail (with no battens) weighs 80 kg (175 lbs) and the old sail with no battens weighed in at 117 kg (257 lbs). I’m guessing the difference in weight of the battens is around 15 kg (35 lbs) which means we reduced the weight of the mainsail by 40% and removed 52 kg (115 lbs) from the boat, and most of it up high.
Here are a few more photos…
Fully raised mainsail. We checked the battens in 6 knots of wind, and they tacked over no problem.
We were very fortunate to be able to take our dear friends from Austin Texas – Scott and Deanna and their two boys – out on the boat with us today. They are visiting Marseille on their vacation, and stopped off to say hi.
Another hot day in the Med, but perfect for sailing and swimming at Iles du Frioul.
