At Dolphin our philosophy is to apply the same attention to detail no matter how large or small the boat, whether racing or cruising.
Where possible we will measure the boat’s rig, set-up characteristics, and discuss with you any personal preferences. Our experience with building racing sails enables us to bring a wide based knowledge to the design and construction of your cruising sails. This experience is invaluable for the production of sails with excellent shape holding, that help you to get to your destination as quickly as possible.
Of equal importance of course is the ease of handling and use of a sail. Dolphin take care to ensure both the sail handling and sail handling systems make your cruising as pleasurable an experience as possible.
A wide range of fabrics are available from the highly durable Dacron, through single sided laminates to sandwich laminates.
Dacron fabrics are generally used in a cross-cut construction giving good shape holding and great longevity.
Sail Design & Build
A wide range of fabrics are available from the highly durable woven polyester (dacron), through to single and double
taffeta laminates.
Dacron fabrics are generally used in a cross-cut construction giving good shape holding and great
longevity.
For enhanced shape holding, weight saving and speed, a tri-radial construction utilising the warp orientated
laminated fabrics is employed.
Greater performance will be achieved with a Pentex laminate whilst Vectran/Dyneema
will produce the best shape holding capability in panelled sails.
Membrane sails produce the ultimate in performance and shape holding capability. Each Membrane is designed
bespoke to the yacht and customer needs.
There are various yarn options that we use to create the sails using Kevlar/carbon/dyneema or Vectran to get the best longevity and durability.
