I have never used them, but Eric and Susan Hiscock wrote about them on their first
round the world trip. Their next trip around, they used Teryline(dacron) and didnt seem to think that they were that much better. Of course Eric was VERY CONSERVATIVE and wasnt into change. The old J boats used cotton and went to
weather like a freight train, so cotton can do the job, but why have something that will
rot out in a few days if it gets wet in
storage? I like old
school, but not that old. _____Grant.