Easyreef with maxi roach sail

[Mikedefieslife]

There are some older thread where people talk about an easyreef behind the mast furling system with a Maxiroach sail.

I have an easyreef system on my boat (definitely not a great system), and am looking at a replacement sail. Can anyone show me a picture of their Maxiroach sail?

I've no idea who Maxiroach are but they don't seem to exist anymore, and I'm having Jeckells make up my sail, and would like a bit of positive roach using small vertical battens. I only lose 1.4m2 by having the furling sail, adding a roach would help claw some of that back where it's most useful.

 

[Tranona]

Easyreef and Maxiroach were the same person. When sales of the reefing system fell off a cliff he sold battened mainsails for a few years before other sailmakers developed their own systems of battens. Nothing particularly special about the sails - they were fully battened and as name implies had roach.

Many different ideas on how best to cut furling mainsails, some contradictory so think it is a case of talking to those who offer such things and make up your own mind.

 

[Mikedefieslife]

Thanks. The battens must have been super thin There's not masses of space inside the easyreef cavity. Did he have a different spec reefing system for battened sails or did he just sell a basic one size fits all?

 

[Tranona]

Not sure. Must be 10 years or more since I saw one and he was selling to a general market rather than just Easyreef but don't recall if there was a choice of battens.

 

[Pagetslady]

Are you sure Maxireef have gone, they were in Bransgore near Christchurch I bought some baten material from him .