Monday, 27 May 2019

New Sails Part 1: removing the old mainsail.

Charles from Doyle Sails made it look easy to remove the old mainsail.  After untying and removing the battens, then our dodgy lashing that was holding the whole thing together, the sail just needed a bit of persuading to come off the mast.
Luckily, Brian of Cockatoo came along to help with the flaking and rolling.



Loaded into the dinghy using the halyard, it was surprisingly heavy.
Not sure we would have managed all that without some colourful words!

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