The sails are holding up fine. They are well-made and a real value for the money.
The corners are sewn, not glued. Triple stitched along the seams. The jib is a bit
small. I wish now that I would have had it made a bit larger. Much of the time I
use a 120 genoa instead. But when the wind pipes up from 20 to 30 knots that
little Hong Kong jib pulls like a Clydesdale. The reef points on the mainsail
worked out great. On my old North Main the reef points were three feet apart
I had them made four feet apart on this new one and it gives me more time
on the first reef before I have to tie in the second. The second reef is almost as
good as having a storm trysail.

I get a kick out of people who say I have a short, stubby mast. It tells me
"Here is a racer with a tall, spindly, failure prone stick who has never done
any tradewind sailing in his life and who thinks a zephyr on a flat bay is
a gale."

Good to see you still alive and kicking, Thom.

CN

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Hey Crapton,

How went the Hong Kong Sails? Are you happy with the shelve? Did the
glued on corners hold up?

Ole Thom