Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 8:14am
I am wondering how many Dolphins have full batten mainsails.

Would love to have some opinions from the Dolphin owners: pros vs cons.

Warmly, J & #175


Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 10:59am
Hi J
Marionette, #12, has a high roach main with longer than normal, but not full, battens. The sail has had a lot of use, is 15 yrs old, and still looks good. And performs well in racing although I must admit crew asks questions like - how old did you say that main was???

There are a lot of pros and cons re fully battened sails - When I made my decision the Cons were too con and I went for an 'in-between" sail, and I am not sorry I did.

Check out the forums on the web. Here's a few links

http://www.cruisingworld.com/how-to/systems/a-mainsail-for-all-seasons

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f116/mainsail-full-battens-vs-open-leach-12647.html

http://www.hshyachts.com/html/a_case_against_fully-battened_.html

Good Luck, and let us know what you decide
Ron


Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 8:28pm
Ron:

Thanks for the list of links. I am making my way through them. The last link, though, does not seem to want to end up anywhere in particular. I went through the Kemp website and could not find the article you might be suggesting.

I would also like to hear from anyone who has had a full batten main on their Dolphin.

Most Warmly, J & #175


Posted: 28 Sep 2011 at 4:43pm
J
I couldn't find that article either, so I deleted the reference
Ron