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Design: Bridgeworks UK
Printed in USA
Photography:
Vlado Sklenar
Bruce Peterson
• Shake the sand off before rolling up your
sail at the beach, as this will help keep the
monofilm clear. Most scratches are caused
by sand and grit abrading the sail while it’s
rolled up.
• Prevent creases in the monofilm by rolling
your sail tightly and using the bungee Snap
Tie to keep it rolled tightly and store the
sail where it won’t get flattened.
• Rinse with fresh water occasionally,
including inside the mast sleeve, to avoid
salt and sand buildup.
• Avoid rigging on hard or abrasive surfaces.
• If left rigged for extended periods, release
the outhaul and downhaul.
• Store your rigged sail out of direct sunlight.
Prolonged exposure to the sun’s rays will
degrade the sailcloth.
• Repair tears promptly through a qualified
sail repairperson. Make temporary repairs
to the monofilm or X-ply with Mylar
packing tape or a sticker on both sides.
• Do not use solvents for cleaning near
seams, as this will dissolve the seam tape
adhesives. Use water and mild soap. To
remove tar spots or sticker adhesive
residue use a citrus based cleaner.
• When leaving your sail unattended on the
beach, secure it from blowing away.
• Avoid getting sand or dirt inside the mast
sleeve and batten pockets. This reduces
sail performance by increasing friction and
wear on the mast and battens.
• Loosen the batten tension if you are not
going to use the sail for an extended
period.
• Check the non-skid texture on your board.
Very coarse or excessively distributed non-
skid on the rails around the mast step and
at the nose can badly damage the sail.
Lightly sand the texture down with some
fine sandpaper so that it is less abrasive
to the sail.
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BATTEN END
ANTI-CHAFE
COVERS
SCREW BATTEN
TENSIONERS ON
ALL BATTENS
ANTI-FLUTTER
LEECH BATTENS
STEPPED X-PLY
CONSTRUCTION USING
100 MICRON BI-AXIAL &
150 MICRON TRI-AXIAL
LAMINATES
2-POSITION
STAINLESS STEEL
CLEW GROMMETS
INSET CLEW DESIGN
SHORTENS BOOM LENGTH
AND REDUCES SWING
WEIGHT (SIZES 6.0 - 11.0)
POLYURETHANE ANTI-CHAFE STRIP
POLYURETHANE
REINFORCED FOOT EDGE
RIGGING HANDLE WITH
HEX KEY RETAINER
MAST BASE PAD
BALLISTIC NYLON
CHAFE PANEL
5-LAYER TAPED SEAM
CONSTRUCTION
DURABLE SCRIM
X-PLY LAMINATE
WIDE BOOM
OPENING CUT-OUT
WITH REINFORCED
STITCHING
DOUBLE FOLDED
TRIPLE STITCHED
MAST SLEEVE
FOUR TUBE BATTENS
WITH REINFORCED
FERRULE COUPLINGS
KEVLAR BATTEN STOP
CONSTRUCTION
LOW TAPER MAST SLEEVE
FOR EASY MAST INSERTION
MAST TOP PATCH FROM
“BALLISTIC” NYLON
ADJUSTABLE HEAD CAP SYSTEM
WITH USER REPLACEABLE
WEBBING STRAP
TRUNCATED HEAD
DOWNHAUL
TUNING MARK
WELDED
TRIPLE PULLEY
SNAP TIE
BUNGEE
STORAGE CORD
RUBBER LABEL KEEPS
MAST SLEEVE OPEN
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