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.
A guide to assessing suitability of the RSS sails for other designs. Discussion, guide, explanation of terms and factors and full dimensions and centres.
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.
Order a sail from Really Simple Sails Sailmakers. We can do a wide range of small boat sails from traditional lug and gaffs to techy fully battened laminate sails. Sails for a wide range of boat designers. Oughtred, David Payne, Michael Storer, Jim Michalak, Dave Gentry. Or anything you want to suggest
You have a new Lug sail from us or someone else, or have just gotten your first lug sailed boat. This page has the resources to make it simple, trouble free and efficient.
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 …
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 …
The two versions of the OzRacer use the same sails. The more racing oriented OzRacer Mk2 and the more family oriented OzRacer RV. The sail is 89 square feet made of 4 oz dacron. It is also suitable for many OzGoose and PDGoose designs as well as many of the original PDRacers. The OzRacer is …
The Goat Island Skiff is now up to $400 cheaper to get on the water because of reduced sail cost. Agents for Stock Sails Americas – Duckworks USAEurope – Arwen Marine France Or order direct from us – Really Simple Sails Stock sails are usually available “off the shelf” Custom direct sails – 4 weeks …