These mainsails are the more traditional mainsail cut with short length battens and slab reefing. |
Robbers took off with 100 m of rope and 30 battens used to mark out a bush walk. |
Green hardwood battens were then attached to the ribs, forming fixing points for the narrow steel shingles. |
I did use the kick stand on the Litespeed to lift the trailing edge of the sail up making it easier to put in the battens. |
Her Falcon had no damage either, except all of the battens were flipped over, as the sail all but turned inside out. |
The glider is a Wings Albatross with a sail area of over 200 square feet and no battens. |