started recutting this 6m Ten Cate sail from the mid 80's
it is partially battened with 2 full battens at the top then leech battens further down , The sail would have been one of the early attempts to flatten the sails. this sail is in excellent condition,in about 5oz cloth , has been kept out of the sun and has almost no wear the plan is to recut a sail that has a longest batten less than 1m allowing postage for transport
the luff is already quite flat,which is quite common in these older sails, when compared to my luff template it isnt worth unpicking the pocket
I want to retain the flatter aft half of the sail so i've cut straight up from the foot from 1300mm from the back, then a second cut forward at 400mm from the front. when the sail is layed flat again the straight cut now have a slight bend. the rear panel is recut till it is straight again. the 2 pieces are resewn with a 20mm overlap and 2 rows of 4mm zig-zag stitch.
next the foot is recut assuming the boom will be horizontal to the ground and the mast will have a 7 degree aft rake. the re-enforcing is an offcut from the foot
heres the finished sail. with batten pockets sewn back on. longest batten is 995mm
so its a postable sail
the foot came out at 1700mm which is longer than I would usually have it. the sail come out at 5m so the sail would be best for the larger minisailor using a softer sand , grass,or "offroad" surface. It would also be suitable as a smaller sail for a class5. Of course the sail will be happy on a 4600m mast. we havent put it on a yacht yet for a test
the rear cut was MARKED as a straight line but when it had been cut a curve appeared I then remarked the edge and recut , giving a straight edge.
a similar thing happened on the front panel , but the curve was exactly how I wanted it
