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A54 with new Elvstrom sails

Laurens Vos
 
Edited

Attached some pictures from our new Elvstrom sails on our A54 Fun@Sea

We’re happy with them and they do what was promised.

Pointing appr. 5 degree higher, less heeling when sailing to windward and a bit faster to windward  specially when very light wind. 

As you can see on one of the pictures the main and mizzen are having much more sail area in the top what probably create the above. 

Rolling in and out the mast goes very smoothly as the battens are round sticks with a carbon top part. 

How they will last in the long term time will to tell. 

Laurens Vos
A54 Fun@Sea 
La Rochelle 
David Dickman
 

Hi Laurens,
  Could you please provide more info on where these sails came from?  Are they dynema cloth from hydranet or some other cloth?  I like the cut from the images.

Best,
    david on Galini
     A54-100

On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 6:05 AM Laurens Vos <laurensrineke@...> wrote:

Attached some pictures from our new Elvstrom sails on our A54 Fun@Sea

 

We’re happy with them and they do what was promised.

Pointing appr. 5 degree higher, less heeling when sailing to windward and a bit faster to windward  specially when very light wind. 

 

As you can see on one of the pictures the main and mizzen are having much more sail area in the top what probably create the above. 

 

Rolling in and out the mast goes very smoothly as the battens are round sticks with a carbon top part. 

 

How they will last in the long term time will to tell. 


Laurens Vos
A54 Fun@Sea 
La Rochelle 
Peter Forbes
 

Laurens,

They look amasing - well done.

Can you give me a price for the Yankee sail - that’s the only one I need at the moment?

Peter

Peter Forbes
Carango -Amel 54 #035
Lymington UK
0044 (0)7836 209730

On 17 May 2022, at 12:24, David Dickman <jdd91656@...> wrote:


Hi Laurens,
  Could you please provide more info on where these sails came from?  Are they dynema cloth from hydranet or some other cloth?  I like the cut from the images.

Best,
    david on Galini
     A54-100

On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 6:05 AM Laurens Vos <laurensrineke@...> wrote:

Attached some pictures from our new Elvstrom sails on our A54 Fun@Sea

 

We’re happy with them and they do what was promised.

Pointing appr. 5 degree higher, less heeling when sailing to windward and a bit faster to windward  specially when very light wind. 

 

As you can see on one of the pictures the main and mizzen are having much more sail area in the top what probably create the above. 

 

Rolling in and out the mast goes very smoothly as the battens are round sticks with a carbon top part. 

 

How they will last in the long term time will to tell. 


Laurens Vos
A54 Fun@Sea 
La Rochelle 


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Laurens Vos
 
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Hi David, 

These sails made by Elvstrom Denmark. I ordered them via Elvstrom La Rochelle after a recommendation from a French A54 owner who already have for a few years and is very happy with them. 

Sail type EMS Max EPEX
Double Taffeta with Carbon / Technora fibers in between.
Check out their website for further explanation about EPEX 

The sails are made from old PET bottles so very eco friendly.
They have a superb cut the only thing I found sorry is that they are not real white. 

Laurens 


 
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