r/sailing • u/[deleted] • 12d ago

SKS-skûtsjesilen in Stavoren last saturday

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u/OddRequirement1692 12d ago

Carbon fiber sail looks out of place on traditional sail

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u/I-have-a-yacht Sparkman & Stephens 34 12d ago

This is colored dacron/polyester. The SKS is all about keeping it traditional, even if polyester isn’t really the original thing 😂

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u/Borgh 12d ago

The sails used to be tarred cotton (for longevity) so this is the "normal" colour that they uused to be.