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.
Lug Sail
“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.
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.
Resources for setting up, tuning and handling balance and other lug sails
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.
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 Sails for the Goat Island Skiff
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 …