The Sail

step 1: Putting the plan and the moulds together

step 2: Cutting the sail, Mylar, Dacron and the fortification for the nose

step 3: Putting together and glueing the sail parts

step 4: Sewing the two halves of the sail

step 5: Glueing the two halves (at the spine)

step 6: Glueing the fortification for the stand-offs

step 7: Glueing Mylar or Ripstop as fortification

step 8: Sewing the fortification for the spine and stand-offs

step 9: Glueing and sewing of the fortification for the upper spreader

step 10: Glueing and sewing the Ripstop for the “trailing edges”

step 11: Glueing of the nose bag

step 12: Sewing of the spine tunnel

step 13: Glueing and sewing of the fortification for the central-T

step 14: Glueing of the leading edges

step 15: Marking the leading edges and the nosebag

step 16: Sewing of the leading edges and the nosebag

step 17: Inserting the leechline

step 18: Glueing and sewing of the fortification of the nose

step 19: Cutting out the space for the yoyo stoppers

step 20: The holes for tensioning the leading edges and placing the stand-offs

Step 13: Glueing and sewing of the fortification for the central-T

1. Put the sail down with the front side up, fix the top part with paper tape.

2. Mark the point of the fortification for the Central-T.

3. Glue the fortification on the front side. Align the top of the Dacron with the marked point.

4. Turn the sail and check if the Dacron is glued in the centre. If it is needed, the Dacron can be moved for some time before it hardens.

5. Cut a piece of Velcro from the soft side (the part of hard Velcro that serves as a the spine tunnel is already there) with a length of 120mm and 25mm wide.

6. Glue the piece of Velcro between the Dacron and the sail. It is positioned against the bottom of the spine tunnel.

7. Mark the sewing line on the fortification.

Watch Out: On the bottom mark the sewing line at 5 mm from the bottom of the trailing edge by which the leech line can pass freely (red lines). The rest of the sewing line is drawn at 1 to 1,5 mm from the border of the fortification (yellow lines).

8. Mark the bottom of the fortification at 1 to 1,5 mm from the bottom of the trailing edge and from the border of the fortification.

Watch Out: Make sure you don't put marks on the trailing edge.

9. Sew the fortification and the Velcro with a straight seam. Start at the bottom point (between the red lines). The bottom part is sewn in a triangular shape, double.

10. Sew the bottom part.

11. Take the mould for the fortification for the Central-T and tape this to the Dacron.

12. Cut the hole for the Central-T with a fine cutter.