How to Tell When Your Dinghy Sail Has Had It
We get the same conversation on the shop floor every autumn. Someone brings a sail in for a repair quote, we unroll it on the counter, and within about ten seconds it’s obvious the repair isn’t really the question. The sail may simply have reached the point where replacement makes more sense. It’s just that nobody told them. Sails don’t fail like a snapped shackle or a torn rope. They fade out of usefulness gradually, over a season or three, which is exactly why so many sailors keep racing on... Read More