The Staysail Manual Book

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James Lowell Grant, 62 pp, detailed illus., softcover

A manual for those who want to know how to build sails. The "staysails" of concern here are the special purpose sails used on modern sloops to increase performance in light and medium air while reaching or running. They are set flying on the foredeck between the main and a headsail (a jib or spinnaker). Examples of such sails include genoa staysails, 150% staysails, tallboys, spinnaker staysails and cheaters. But there are many more names in use. This book is all about designing just the sail you need for that one point of sail where your boat is most sluggish.

Contents Include:
INTRODUCTION
SECTION I: SAIL DESIGN
  • Part 1: Selection of Head Sails

    150% Staysail

    Tallboys

    Spinnaker Staysails

    Cheater Staysails

    Mizzen Staysails
  • Part 2: Choosing Materials and Using Them
  • Part 3: Sewing Tips
  • Part 4: Draft Placement


  • SECTION II: SAIL CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES
  • Step I: Producing the Full-Sized Outline
  • Step II: Laying Down Cloth Panels
  • Step III: Gluing Panels Together
  • Step IV: Sewing Panels Together
  • Step V: Fashioning Foot Portion of Sail
  • Step VI: Trimming Excess Cloth from Sail
  • Step VII. Cutting and Sewing Patches
  • Step VIII: Installing Leech Line
  • Step IX: Attaching Luff Reinforcement
  • Step X: Finishing the Sail


  • SECTION III: USING THE SAIL / FAULT DETECTION AND CORRECTION
    GLOSSARY
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