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Article: Adjusting to Mylar. (contrasting Mylar and Dacron sails)
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- Yachting
- Article date:
- March 1, 1984
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Today, just a few years after Mylar was introduced, Mylar sails are becoming more and more common at all levels of racing--from maxi yachts to PHRF racer/cruisers. But with this fundamental change in they we sail comes a fundamental change in trimming methods. The procedure for trimming a Mylar genoa differs substantially from the trimming technique normally used for its Dacron counterpart. Since most boats carry a mixed sail inventory, it's important to recognize these differences in sail control.
To understand how to trim a Mylar genoa, you first have to understand some of its performance characteristics. Mylar sails have three basic advantages over sails ...
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