Funny. Usually people ask about the condition of the sail, which to be quite honest, I am always perplexed how to answer this. No tears, no stains, material seems moderately crisp. But shape under load is impossible for me to judge with it laying on the ground. Which is why I included the pictures of it hoisted and sailing on the
boat. The boatpix helicopter shots were just myself out there, so not exactly trimmed for speed, but the shape looks ok anyway.
One thing I didn't like about the dacron
sails is that the roach blows off when the
wind really pipes up. I know that might be a good thing, but years of
racing light weight trimarans and flat square-top synthetic
sails, it really took some good
wind to do that to a sail. So I ordered new sails for this
Seawind, synthetic material, and they blow off at the top as well, but not as much. Of course, you would not expect as much, since they material is less stretch (vs Dacron) and new.
Ok, back to selling this sail. When I purchased the new
mainsail, the batten supplier shipped in a 16 ft long tube, and it was much cheaper than I had expected. His explanation was that he had a
commercial account, and did lots of
shipping, so got volume discount. If someone wants this to go by truck, I am not real far from the
Houston Intercontinental
Airport (IAH) where the
commercial shippers have docks, and could drop it off there. Guess I could drape the batten bundle across the top of the Avalanche. I'll
work with you. I'd like to see this sail go to a sailor, and not to a resale shop.
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