What is its name??

[gopher]

Hi everyone!
I'm new and need some help.
Many of you racers out there use them! I'm wanting to know the name of those small triangle of sail cloth that owners put on their genoa luff foils to stop them chaffing and making a noise, after they have been sailing.
They are attached at the head, fed though the foil groove, hoisted with the genoa halyard, with another line tied to the tack, down to the fore deck and the clew tied to the mast somewhere. Some names have come to light, a flopper stopper, force10 sail, flappy thingy!
There has to be a proper name for them.
Gopher

 

[rudolph_hart]

Hi everyone!
I'm new and need some help.
Many of you racers out there use them! I'm wanting to know the name of those small triangle of sail cloth that owners put on their genoa luff foils to stop them chaffing and making a noise, after they have been sailing.
They are attached at the head, fed though the foil groove, hoisted with the genoa halyard, with another line tied to the tack, down to the fore deck and the clew tied to the mast somewhere. Some names have come to light, a flopper stopper, force10 sail, flappy thingy!
There has to be a proper name for them.
Gopher

We used to call ours 'The No. 27 (genoa)', but I've heard it called (head)foil preventer or (head)foil restraint.

 

[sarabande]

Sounds as if you need some "luff groove tape" from any sailmaker, with a grommet at top and bottom.


I can't see any reason to make a small sail though; windage ???

 

[gopher]

What is its name

Thanks I think Im gona call it a Luff Foil Protector!
Gopher

 

[Quandary]

Sounds as if you need some "luff groove tape" from any sailmaker, with a grommet at top and bottom.


I can't see any reason to make a small sail though; windage ???

I do not have the technical name either, but the idea of using the small triangle of cloth attached to about a metre of luff tape is to avoid the restraining cord applying a point load (or two point loads) to the foil. These things are very small, much less than 1sq.m. so the advantage in preventing the foil rattling about on the forestay wire outweighs the windage. Most sailmakers provide one when making the first suit for a racing boat that is going to be taking its headsails off.

 

[gopher]

Whats its name

It is about 30cm triangle, its used for preventing the foil rattling and making any wear on the inside of the foil. I have made many of them for customers but do not know what the known name is.

 

[onesea]

http://www.leisureshopdirect.com/caravan/outdoor/product_35026/Awning_Skirt_Grey_30inch.aspx?aff=122

http://www.towsure.com/product/Awning_Draft_Skirt_Grey_per_metre

Why not buy some awning skirt?

Not certain if it will fit but its cheap give me a week and I will let you know

 

[GrahamD]

On our boat it's called the foil-saver.

Whether this is the correct term I've no idea. We all know what it means

 

[xyachtdave]

North Sails refer to if as a 'flopper stopper', free with one of their headsails...probably!