The Anchor Riding Sail Kit reduces swinging at anchor. You'll appreciate an Anchor Riding Sail Kit which keeps your boat pointed in one direction instead of swinging from side to side.
Making an anchor riding sail is an easy way to try your hand at sailmaking. It can be constructed on any home sewing machine and no special tools are required. Hank it onto the backstay with the two Ronstan snaps and sheet it to any handy point forward.
This Anchor Riding sail kit makes a 12.5 sq. ft. sail and uses #2 Ronstan Snaps (suitable for wire to 5/16" diam.) for attachment to the backstay. Effective on boats to roughly 35 feet.
Made from durable White Top Gun fabric which holds up well in the sun and is very resistant to chafe.
This Kit Includes:
White Top Gun Fabric
Luff = 4'10" Foot = 6' Leech = 6'3"
Piston snaps (2)
Thread
Seamstick
Twine
Webbing
Hand needles
Duffle bag for storage
Instructions
Watch this video to see how easy it is to put a kit together. If you would rather have one finished ready to hoist just check out our finished Anchor Riding Sails.
Anchor Riding Sail Kit (12.5 Sq Feet) is a railroaded pattern
Reduce Seaming with Railroaded Fabric
Most upholstery fabric is 54 inches wide and, if it features a pattern, the pattern is run down the length of the bolt. When upholstering, it generally looks best to run a patterned fabric from the top to the bottom of the piece and from the back to the front. This requires seams every 54 inches on larger pieces like sofas and long boat cushions. Alternatively, a Railroaded fabric pattern can be used to eliminated unwanted seams. The patterns in Railroaded Sunbrellas run across their widths. This makes Railroaded Sunbrella perfect for these longer projects.
In this illustration, the fabric rolls out to cover the cushions without need for a seam.
This is a photo example of the railroaded fabric coming off the roll.
This is a photo example of fabric that is not railroaded coming off the roll.
In this illustration the fabric rolls out vertically, and for this type of single cushion, would require several seams to cover the couch.
