Winter sail storage...where's best?

[Greenheart]

Just making certain, really. I'm sure there are plenty of partially-covered dinghies at my club where the sails are exposed to whatever harsh weather comes along.

I'm hoping I've done the right thing by bringing them home, rolling them with some care like Persian rugs, then stacking the rolls behind the sofa. I've made sure the sofa can't roll back too far.

But I'm wondering if the rolled sail at the bottom (probably the best of them) will suffer from the significant weight of the rest on top.

I guess far worse things happen to sails at sea & in lockers. How vulnerable is dacron, to months of gentle pressure? They're not being creased as such, just squashed a bit.

 

[prv]

Sounds fine to me.

Ours are rolled up in the roof of my dad's garage.

Pete

 

[lw395]

My best ones are rolled in their sailbags and hung along the ceiling of the garage.

 

[skip50]

Just make sure mice cannot get at them-don't ask how I know. Actually that was a spinnaker, but I am sure Dacron would make nearly as nice nests.

 

[mrming]

Mine will be living in the cabin like they always do. The inside of the boat is probably as dry as a garage, particularly as it's in a barn this winter. I have literally no idea where I would put full length racing sail bags in my small flat!

 

[Lucky Duck]

I now know my how my kitchen size relates to 'J' & 'E'