Recent Sailing News:

Gotcha! wins Santa Cruz 27 Nationals
Tue, 11th Jun 2013
The 2013 Santa Cruz 27 National Championship was held in conjunction with the inaugural ‘Made In Santa Cruz Race Week’ – week lon
More..
2013 Ullman Sails Beer Can Sponsorship
Wed, 5th Jun 2013
Ullman Sails San Diego sponsored the second race of the Beer Can Series hosting Ullman Sails T-Shirt Night. With the wind at 10-14 knots, what a Wednesday night!
More..
Genoa Staysail-The Secret Weapon
Mon, 6th May 2013
In the last few years I have learned more then I can remember when it comes to sailboat racing. One thing that keeps coming back is this lesson: Genoa Staysails can add speed to a lot of boats in man
More..
Newport to Ensenada 2013
Mon, 6th May 2013
This year's Newport to Ensenada Race was one of the classics - great breeze all day and night with a full moon and the usual 'challenging' last few miles to the finish in the morning. One of the stan
More..
Yachting Cup in San Diego
Mon, 6th May 2013
At Ullman Sails San Diego, we pride ourselves on our dedication to customer service. Nothing illustrates this better than our work during last weekend's San Diego Yachting Cup. Our staff worked long
More..

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 High performance at Dacron prices

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 article was posted on Tue, 25th Aug 2009