Pye_End
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What are the pros and cons?
Start you off -
Pro - much more visible
Start you off -
Pro - much more visible
Tan coloured sails
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sailorman
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not many AWBs have em, not on the "Options List " /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
jonathankent
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Con - a bit outdated now I think
2Tizwoz
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?
jonathankent
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LeonF
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To hell with being outdated.. be yourself and go for tan if you wish Pye End. Mine are cream and were worth the extra cost when buying new....everyone admires them.
FullCircle
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Pro - spot your boat in a crowd. Have people point at you on your jeanneau as you thrust gracefully down the river with tan sails.
Avocet
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No drawbacks whatsoever (IMHO)!
Seriously, these sails are 30 years old. I've been told that the tan ones resist UV degradation better than white ones. Don't know if it's true, but we love 'em!
Seriously, these sails are 30 years old. I've been told that the tan ones resist UV degradation better than white ones. Don't know if it's true, but we love 'em!
Pye_End
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Was thinking along the lines of durability, handling, uv effects, cost etc.
Thanks for the cosmetic comments! Not a Ben/Jen etc.! Traditional looking enought to get away with it I think.
Thanks for the cosmetic comments! Not a Ben/Jen etc.! Traditional looking enought to get away with it I think.
Pye_End
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Aha.
sarabande
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PRO - you don't need sunglasses so much
CON - you can't see to adjust the draft to the nearest 0.0x%
CON - you can't see to adjust the draft to the nearest 0.0x%
oldsaltoz
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Our sails are almost chocolate brown, Kevlar and great when trimming in full sun, and we do a lot of that here in Oz.
Also as others have noted, easy to spot in a crowd, good UV resistance, will not show marks as much as white sails do, cooler shade than a white sail, less glare on deck, dries faster than a white sail.
If you think coloured sails are a bit dated have a look at the Sydney to Hobart race start on Boxing day, white sails are well outnumbered.
Yes they do cost a little more but well worth it.
Avagoodweekend......
Also as others have noted, easy to spot in a crowd, good UV resistance, will not show marks as much as white sails do, cooler shade than a white sail, less glare on deck, dries faster than a white sail.
If you think coloured sails are a bit dated have a look at the Sydney to Hobart race start on Boxing day, white sails are well outnumbered.
Yes they do cost a little more but well worth it.
Avagoodweekend......
Blueboatman
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Far less dazzling on a really sunny day.Invisible at night.Ask sailmaker about uv resistant thread.
Actually tan fades if you don't put the sailcover on.
Actually tan fades if you don't put the sailcover on.
Slow_boat
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Easier to spot from the air, or so I'm told.
Lakesailor
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In paints red pigments are the most fade prone, green the least.
(At least that used to be the case, chemist-types may have new information)
(At least that used to be the case, chemist-types may have new information)
oldharry
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Green sails...?!!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Slow_boat
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From what I read, square rigged sailing ships would often have sails of many different colours and patches. they were, of course, working vessles, so would use whatever cloth, in whatever colour, they could get hold of wherever they were.
The amazing technicolour dream ship!
The amazing technicolour dream ship!
Slow_boat
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That's supposed to be a cue for a LakeSailor type photo.
cliffordpope
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They are traditionally associated with working boats, so to me look a bit odd on a modern yacht.
A nice variation is tan for the main and staysail, white for the jib and topsail
A nice variation is tan for the main and staysail, white for the jib and topsail
SimonD
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Before I bought my present white sailed beauty I looked at a Sadler 34 with bright pink sails. I don't know where it finally ended up - has anyone seen it? (must be difficult to miss!).
