Radial cut furling genoa

- The furling headsail is very practical to use.

However, it is less efficient than using carabiners (or a hollow forestay). The furler itself adds weight at the top, the drum's altitude reduces the surface area, and the clew needs to be higher to facilitate furling. The UV band also adds weight to the sail's leech.

However, it allows you to sail safely and reduce the sail area at any time.

- The tri-radial cut ensures optimum distribution of loads and volumes, minimizing deformation and stress points. This prolongs the life of your sails and improves their performance.

It is suitable for a wide range of materials (laminated and woven), and it is the choice of material that will determine the final durability/performance ratio.

- Woven materials are for the most part the choice of durability. They will perform less well than laminates, with inferior volume retention, even if performance can be improved with the choice of tri-radial cutting.

- SAILONET's woven materials for tri-radial cutting

We currently offer only Pro Radial fabric from DIMENSION POLYANT.

It offers an excellent quality/price/performance/durability ratio.

We can also offer customized quotations with Hydranet or Pro Hybride, which are high-performance fabrics that are especially durable, with spectra fibers that increase the sail's strength. Unfortunately, these fabrics increase the price significantly.

- Laminated materials are often the choice for performance, and therefore mostly associated with tri-radial cutting. With different layers of fiber and film used, with mylar finishes protected or not by taffeta, they remain less durable than woven materials, with risks of delamination in the long term (not recommended for very humid or very hot areas, which accelerate demining).

- SAILONET's laminate materials for tri-radial cutting

PALMA TEC ULTRA BLACK FIBER / DCX white / DCX 2400

These are the three equivalents offered for Palma Tec by CHALLENGE and for the other two by DIMENSION POLYANT.

Since CHALLENGE is not the industry leader, it offers this polyester laminate in double taffeta finishes at a lower price than its competitor, playing on color design with good finish and performance.

DIMENTION POLYANT's DCX is another polyester laminate with a double taffeta finish that has been well known and recognized for many years.

DCX is available in a dark taffeta (black-brown) called DCX 2400.To calculate de transportation fees, just create an account, register your address and you will see the proposed carriers and fees.
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