I am thinking about buying a sail from interstate. Looks pretty decent, but am concerned about it getting creased and messed up on the way over? Any ideas anyone????? Safe ways? No ways? High ways?
If it's clearly marked "TOP LOAD ONLY" and the freight people can read, then courier freight is ok. If they can't read or ignore the instructions then they can get crushed. 
Our modern education system has done wonders for Australian literacy so these days most people can read. 
Aussie post is def out then? hmm.... anyone ordered from interstate and no issues?
Need to rest my mind on this one 
Aus post won't take anything longer than 1200mm as it is all crated now.
Sails come in a box anyway, get the shop to leave it in a box or else get private seller to score a box from the shop/s
And as previously noted mark "top load only" and "do not crush" and you'll be right
I put 4 sails in a sail bag and put soem weight on top with no probs , you actually need to really stand on it to squish it flat to crease it.
Agree with Flipper apparently greyhound are a lot cheaper than Courier Aust / Toll / TNT
One of our locals ordered some Point 7's from overseas. Mine arrived with an ugly crease at top (not where you expect to see a transit crease though)
We used to transport yacht sails rolled around a cardboard or PVC roll to prevent them from squashing. Might add a couple of kgs to the weight but its cheap insurance.
I ship sails all over the country and never have a problem.
Ship it in a box like it comes from the factory. if the guy you are buying it off is near a store, he can probably get a sail box from the shops recycling. Most windsurfing shops throw away rainforest's full of cardboard each year.
Try www.e-go.com.au for freight.
