About Sails
All you want to know about your sails and how to get the most out of them: Ideas and discussions on sail-plan and practical sail handling, about trimming you sails in different conditions and how to extend their life by proper maintenance. This section will grow over time, our aim is to create a reference section of general sail knowledge. So, do keep coming back for more! We also welcome your input – if you have any specific questions, please contact us and maybe we can answer them here. Happy Sailing!
MULTIHULL NETS
These nets were originally seen on large, ocean-going and record-breaking racing multis. For these they are made extremely light and open which gives extra security for ocean racing but which is not comfortable to lounge on. For the increasing multihull fleet of cruisers and charter boats, strong mesh webbing [...]
HALYARDS – LED BACK TO COCKPIT OR AT THE MAST?
Which is the better solution – have your halyards (and reefing lines) at the mast, or led back into the cockpit? This seems to be an ongoing discussion and the cruising community seems to be split fairly evenly in half on this. So, for anyone undecided, this is a [...]
CONTENDER FIBERCON HYBRID – THE ULTIMATE TOP-END SAILCLOTH FOR BLUEWATER CRUISING
Our global HQ in Phuket, Thailand, is often visited by voyaging yachtspeople who pass through this global cruising hub with their yachts. And we have seen an increasing demand by these ocean cruisers for the very best in sails that money can buy. At Rolly Tasker Sails, we are [...]
CRUISING WITH THE CODE C
The Code C sail was developed by Rolly Tasker Sails specifically for cruising sailors, hence the “C” – which means maximum ease of handling and drive without any consideration for rating rules. This sail could possibly be described as a cross between a very light (reaching) Genoa and an [...]
NEW SAIL SET-UP FOR A CRUISING BOAT
Is this the perfect sail configuration for short-handed cruising as a couple or even for the single-handed sailor? If I had to choose only three sails, I can get by with these on my 37-foot, masthead cruising sloop: Mainsail, Jib and Code Zero. And maybe add a storm jib, [...]
SPECIFYING A NEW MAINSAIL
What we need to look at when specifying a new mainsail: Despite many options, this is simpler than it may seem at first glance. To make it easier, we will concentrate on the Bermudian rig in this article, as the vast majority of modern yachts are rigged in this [...]