Over the years I've had limited experience with exotic sails. I've
spoken to my friends at two lofts and gotten a couple of stories...so
let's see what other Beneteau owners have to say.

I currently have a Kevlar AKS Smoke mainsail and Pentax mylar 125%
genoa. I LOVE these sails and plan to order a 140 or 150% next. I can
go with the same material, but was wondering if the Kevlar will handle
roller furling. I know this was recently brought up, but the smoke AKS
is tough stuff and perhaps more modern than the sails discussed
earlier. Of course I can go with the pentex again.
Thoughts on this???

These are the current sails in action...pardon the built in plug for my
friend's loft.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=S8CqSXMnFaA

The leech is a bit heavy but otherwise this genoa works well. I guess
I'd like the kevlar version to match the main, but many folks say NO!
mostly due to moisture issues. Then again someone else says the AKS
Smoke from Contender would probably be fine.

Comments?


Robert & Suzanne
35s5
NY