I have full battens, and the sail drops effortlessly. I have the low
friction nylon track with the low-friction batten cars. Really works!

I am a strong advocate of full battens - I think they are great.


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Rick Krementz
Saga 35 - Nastianna
Jersey City NJ
email address available at
www.krementz.com
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"Steve Thomas" wrote in message
. ..
I agree that full battens are the best choice, but there is one drawback
which though implied, hasn't been mentioned explicitly. With full battens
and conventional slides, it is nearly impossible to get the sail down
unless
heading directly upwind. This is not a serious drawback for most people,
but
you should be aware of it.

Steve
C&C 27

"Wim" wrote in message
...
It is the way to go, Guillermo! They(full batten) are faster, they are
better/easier to trim and they last longer!
With the right setup they will also reef quicker and won't balloon away
from
you, because they are stiffer.
All plus points. And.....when you sail you might as well sail
fast.......or
faster than your buddies ;-)
Even when cruising to cut 3/4 - 1hour of a 5-6 hour journey is
considerable
and not difficult to take. Especially when there are children o/b or bad
weather.
Happy sailing, you will not regret it.
--
c ya Wim
www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html


"Guillermo" wrote in message
...
:
: sailmakers comments around. Have you tried discussing with the
sailmaker
: on
: what he would
: recommend and WHY.
:
: Yes I did, however full batten sails are more expensive and therefore
: sailmakers will be more incline to sale those. They think full batten
is
: the way to go, but I wanted to know what other users have experienced.
:
: I have also posted my question into a C&C 27 forum and it turns out
that
: everybody likes full batten sails.
:
: It looks like full batten is the way to go these days.
:
: Thank you all for you input in this matter.
: Guillermo
:
: