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Lonton and Gray partner with White Marine Services |
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Thursday, 22 January 2009 18:03 |
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 For the 2010 season Lonton and Gray have teamed up with Peter and David White and all of our Squib sails will be sold now through White Marine Services.
Peter and David have been included in all of the close-season discussions with Dick and Ian regarding the sail designs for the coming season. Peter's extensive sailmaking knowledge allied to a close association with the Squib over many years has been invaluable in evaluating the current designs.
There will be no changes to the mainsail and spinnnaker designs for the forseeable future. However there are slight changes to the jib for 2010. The new jib will have a finer entry off the luff above the lower hank i.e. the top 2/3rds of the luff length. This change will make the entry consistent from top to bottom and will make it much easier to point high in moderate and light conditions and the boat much easier easier to control in strong winds. There will also be slight increases in the draft at the foot and this will improve the power generated low down. We believe these jib changes will tailor in neatly with the existing M3 mainsail design and expect the pre-season testing to reinforce that view. No new sails will be delivered until pre-season testing has reached the desired conclusion.
For information on barber haul settings, halyard and cunningham tension, jib sheet tensions and other tuning advice to make best use of these fast sails, please contact David or Peter at White Marine Services. If you have any questions or are interested in Squib sails please contact the sail loft or White Marine services, contact details are on our partners page. |