What are the main dimensions of your sails?
I have a C&C 27 MK III (1978) which I realize is a different boat, but I
don't know if your sails would be much different or not. I don't know much
about the later model 27s. I do know that new high-tech sails are more than
I want to spend just now.

Steve Thomas..


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On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 11:21:16 -0800, "Guillermo"
wrote:

Hello,

I'm about to buy a brand new main sail for my C&C 27. I'm debating
between
full batten or not (Dacron). I use the boat primarily for cruising. Are
full batten sails easy to reef? Would a full batten sail give me extra
speed? I don't race this boat but I race others, so I like to have my
sails
tune-up for maximum speed always.

I'm looking at UK sails since that is what I have in the boat and it
worked
very well for many years, but I'm open to other suggestions as well.

Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Guillermo


What version of the C&C 27? Where are you located near?

I have a lightly used set of laminated sails about 3 years old for my C&C
27-5
that I'm not planning to use. I had recently thought about selling them.
They are a great set, made by Elliot Paterson. The Main has almost no use
on it
at all, and the jib was used for one season of Wednesday night races..
They are Kevlar w/mylar film and they were made w/Bainbridge sail cloth
(some
of the best on the market even now). The full batten Main is a little
bigger
than my cruising Dacron and the Jib is right around a 155% (about as big
as you
can go in PHRF racing without taking a hit on your rating).

BB