Recent Sailing News:

Long Beach to Cabo Race 2010 This November
Wed, 25th Aug 2010

The fall race to Cabo is coming fast.  Long Beach Yacht Clubs Bi-Annual race from Long Beach California to Cabo San Lucas Baja Mexico is scheduled for November 5th-111th 2010.  This is hi More..

International Sailing Anarchy Festival 2010
Mon, 23rd Aug 2010

If you are a sport boat registered for the ISAF 2010 and want to win, order now from Ullman Sails and get 15% and your sail delivered before the regatta.  Contact us at More..

Ullman Sails and Beneteau 36.7
Fri, 20th Aug 2010

Over the course of two weekends, Ullman Sails customers tapped into a winning streak in the Beneteau classes racing on the Great Lakes. At the Youngstown Levels Regatta in New York, Bob Hesse won t More..

Ullman Sails Wins 2010 6 Meter North Americans
Wed, 18th Aug 2010

The 2010 North Americans took place over the weekend of August 14 -15 in Port Townsend, WA. To say the conditions were excellent would be an understatement, with consistent 8 - 10 knots for the 7 r More..

News Archive

Custom Axis Laminate (CAL) the Future in Cruising


High performance at Dacron prices
Tue, 25th Aug 2009
By Chuck Skewes


Custom Axis Laminate (CAL)  the Future in Cruising:

Custom Axis Laminate Sails are exceeding all expectations.  The CAL Sails use Vectran Primary and Secondary load bearing threads, and Polyester fill threads, laminated between two durable light weight woven Dacron covers.  This gives the Vectran 100% U.V. protection and makes a very strong low stretch sail that gives any boat extra performance.

The Process uses a 7 layer lamination and an asymmetric thread layout.  The back of the sail has a different thread count than the front making the sail very low stretch and giving you the best performance.  These sails have the similar performance as our racing designs but are much more durable. The CAL Sails shape last about 40% longer than a Dacron sail as well.

Performance may not seam like an issue with cruising sails but performance is efficiency.  This means less healing, less weather helm, a wider wind range with the same sails, and easier to handle boat.  This not only makes your cruising more enjoyable but makes it much safer by not having to leave the cockpit as much for reefing and having more control of the boat in higher winds.

The value in these sails is extremely high.  Vectran Cruising Laminate sails are generally 30%-60% more than Dacron Sails.  The CAL Sails are very close to the same price.  Once customers try these sails they can not understand why everyone does not have them.

This story was posted on Tue, 25th Aug 2009