Considering a new Headsail...

[photodog]

Anyone purchased one of the Jeckels stock ECO range of headsails?

Comments?

General replacement headsail comments appreciated...

We are a tpical 9.5 meter sloop... roller reefed... fractional rig... 110%....

Our existing sail is the original 1999 from Elvstrom... and is now I think a bit baggy...

We arent too serious... just coastal cruising!

 

[DanTribe]

I've not had recent experience of Jeckells sails, but they've been at it long enough so should be able to turn out a decent rag. They seem to have a good reputation for long lived sails.
Whatever you go for, I recommend you pay the bit extra for a foam luff, makes so much difference to the set when reefed.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Had a very nice x-cut genny from them for Indigo. In Marblehead cloth. Held it's shape well for the 7 years that I owned it. Know nothing of their pret-a-porter range though.

 

[dunedin]

Whatever you go for, I recommend you pay the bit extra for a foam luff, makes so much difference to the set when reefed.

+1 Absolutely transformational the difference in performance part reefed

 

[Jacana]

I've had one of their Marblehead 140% genoa's for about 10 years and I am just considering replacement as it's lost pointing ability in anything stronger than a light breeze. I spoke to them at Soton and they seemed to think that was par for the course if not too old. It has worn well and I will probably go back to them for a 130% replacement (with foam luff)

 

[webcraft]

Had a very nice x-cut genny from them for Indigo. In Marblehead cloth. Held it's shape well for the 7 years that I owned it. Know nothing of their pret-a-porter range though.

Ditto. Got a triple-stitched ocean spec genny in marblehead with a foam luff from them in 2006 and apart from where it rubs on the pulpit it's still perfect after over 10,000 miles.

Marblehead is great stuff.

- W

 

[catalac08]

Bought a working jib from them-said was made for a customer wrong size but suspect it may have been a stock sail. Regardless they were very good to deal with, offered sensible advice and the price was about £200-£500 less than competitors and better than stock sails from Seateach.