News from the Texas 200 mile event – mast broken, fixed, boat continues
We made a Expedition sail for Chuck Pierce. Chuck is a Texas 200 mile event veteran – sailed 5 days in enormous isolation. We made a tough balance lugsail for him.
balance lug
Sailmaking for some cool Boats April 2018 – lugs, mizzens, cutters
Custom sails and sailmaking from Really Simple Sails Sailmakers. This months sails are beautiful and a wide range of Lug, Gaff, Cutter, Yawl and other traditional sails. Even some modern full batten laminate sails.
Sailmaking for some very cool boats this month March 2018
Some of the interesting boats and sails in our ordering and production line March 2018. Some real beauties. We are currently making Lugsails of all types, spritsails, mizzens and bermudan mains and jibs for some truly classic boats
Miscellaneous sails made by Really Simple Sails Sailmaker
Some of the sails we have made for other boats Alden, Somes Sound, CLC, Artemis Canoe, David Payne, Drascombe. Please contact us for pricing or a stock sail.
Three sets of Really Simple Sails at Lauwersmeer RAID, Netherlands.
Joost and Koos used three of our sails in the Lauwersmeer RAID event in the Netherlands. The 50 square foot mylar sleeve luff canoe sail on the Viola and Artemis canoes and the 105 sq ft balance lug on Joost and Viola’s Goat Island Skiff “GISwerk”.
Balance lug for Iain Oughtred plan Elfyn.
I guess the consumer electronics guys would call this an “unboxing”. Boat is an Iain Oughtred Elfyn double ender. Sanders, the builder is happy with his sail – you can read his comments.
Information – Tanbark sails and other colours from dinghy to small yacht size
Tanbark sails and other fabrics available by direct order. Please be aware that as of late 2018 the prices of Tanbark fabrics have blown out substantially trebling in price. Where requested for tanbark we will also provide a price for white as a comparison. Cream sailcloth is becoming difficult to obtain in Dinghy weights
Main and Mizzen Sails for Jim Michalak’s Haps Cut ketch
Photos and short review of Mainsail and Mizzen for perhaps the most famous of Jim Michalak’s Hapscut cruising scows. Tested in an extremely blowy Texas 200 event.
Echo Bay Dory Skiff – Lug and Sprit Sails for Clint Chase Boat Plans
Sails for Clint Chase’s Echo Bay Dory Skiff and his other plans and kits from really simple sails.
Up to date rigging guide for lug rig sails on opengoose.com
A great article from the Open Goose website on setting up lug rigs of all types.
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.