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 6: Glueing the fortification for the stand-offs

Most of the time we use Mylar. You can also replace the Mylar by glueing two pieces of Icarex/Chikara on top of each other. Or you could use Dacron.

1. Because the sail is still front side up, we'll start with the fortification of the right halve of the kite. Glue the fortification for the standoffs and slide it under the sail to get in line with the marks on the plan.

2. Turn the sail with the back side of the left halve pointing up, put it down in line with the outside of the plan and fix it with paper tape.

3. Glue the fortification for the standoffs to the left side of the kite.

4. Release the sail from the plan.