Furling Foresail Reefing

[mica]

Has anyone had any experience with the foam attachments (made by Kemp's and possibly other sailmakers) which give a better set to a foresail when reefed, taking out the bag in the sail?

Thanks in advance for any information given.
Regards mica

MICA

 

[andy_wilson]

Yes.

Some use foam strips, some sew in ropes to thicken the furled portion. The alternative is a foil that winds the belly out of the sail before the rest follows.

I've got a Kemps (Wareham) headsail with two foam strips, and it looks about as good as you can get when you take a few turns on the drum.

Now they've figured how to get (some of) the belly out of a furled headsail, what are sail makers doing about luff tension, thats what we need to know!!