Sail setting info for the Saturday Night Special – Boat design by John Welsford
A sail for the Saturday Night Special designed by John Welsford. And some setup tips from John Goodman.
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First photo 50sq ft laminate sail for canoe
First photos of our square top sail suitable for sailing canoes
We are now making custom sails and standard sails in custom materials
RSS is now getting sails laser cut by a third party to our designs. We can now make affordable custom sails and have access to a much larger selection of materials and fabrics.
“That Crease” on a balance lug sail
A crease in the sail is a common problem that is easily remedied. Here we go through a quick diagnosis and correct setup.
Big Sail price reduction of $100 for GIS and OZ.
Price drop of $100 on our larger sails – Oz and Goat Island Skiff. Also announcing that we can make sails for many more types of boats as we are getting the sails laser cut to our designs.
Some changes to the GIS sail – and using Leach ribbons for sail trim.
Some changes to the Goat Island Skiff sail and how to use leach ribbons or tufts for more accurate sail trimming and steering to reach greater sailing efficiency
Price Rise for RSS sails 15 December ’14
There will be a price rise in the next couple of weeks. It will mostly affect the GIS (105 sq ft) and Oz (89 sq ft) lug but have a small effect on the Canoe sail. Read the article for more information
All RSS canoe, Oz, Goat sails are back in stock
Duckworks USA now has all sails back in stock 23 October 2014. Order sails by RSS from Duckworks. Countries not serviced easily by Duckworks can email us. Sail prices are the same and freight costs may be higher from the Philippines. The new 36sq ft Canoe sail will be added to the ordering page tomorrow. …
Canoe Sail 36 square feet with reef
Introducing a small 36 sq ft (3.36sq m) sail for sailing canoes and dinghies. Same RSS quality and a very nice price.
A bigger, inexpensive sail for John Lizardi’s CLC NorthEaster Dory
John was looking for more oomph for his NorthEaster Dory by CLC. He decided to try the RSS 89 square foot lug sail. He found himself sailing happily alongside Lasers for an extended period, causing puzzled looks from the young Laser sailors. Boat handles much better too.
First live firing of Really Simple Sails for GIS
Finally! On the water photos for Really Simple Sails. We’ve been happy with the teams workmanship for several months. The photos show the designer’s (me) work is up to scratch too.
Balance Lugsail for Michael Storer’s Oz Goose design
The Goose is a blown up version of the OzRacer boats developed by Michael Storer. Being a bigger boat there is a chance of it carrying more people and carrying more load that the smaller version. The stock sail is a 89 square foot balance lug from 4oz Challenge dacron. It can also be set …
Balance Lug Sail for Perttu Korhonen’s Ocean Explorer
The Ocean Explorer is perhaps the smallest cabin boat that is practical. It has one single large sail of 89 square feet (lug rig) and because of its square shape has a lot of stability. The sail has a number of reef points to allow the sail to be reduced in size as the wind …