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So, is the summer sail project still alive?
Very much so.
The SpeedFreak was ahead of this, but now that is well underway and there is time to make the 3 sizes I have discussed here already. Look for this to be done before Thanksgiving.
FYI, Scout is a school sail, not a light wind sail.
Very much so.
The SpeedFreak was ahead of this, but now that is well underway and there is time to make the 3 sizes I have discussed here already. Look for this to be done before Thanksgiving.
Will that be the SummerFreak then 
Last edited by Surfingsen (2011-10-10 20:40:33)
SummerFreak sounds nice , and Jeff, all those nice old sails (at least Mistral) had those nice ribbons steraming on top of the mast, or how do you call it (penant?), a long small peace of very light (UL?) sailcloth...;
Bu the way these would also suit very nice the Superfreaks. I really miss those old days when you saw all those ribbons on top of the masts... Something that should be very easy to manufacture I suppose?
I often tie a streamer onto the top of my Freak... there's that little loop of line at the top with a plastic sleeve on it... just clip/tie a tail right on :-)
Can't wait to see these summer sails. Pics ASAP please!
Drew
Streamers! Wow, had not thought about those in forever!
Yes, we could make.
well than you can put a couple of them aside for me 
looking forward to see and try the summersail
I have kept my streamers from the Cort Larned clinics I was in long ago. I attach them now and then, and they're good for color / identification when you're out on the water. (Unless, of course, you're sailing a Freak in which case color / identification are NOT your problem)!
I tend to install a grommet somewhere on the leech (cheap grommet kits available in hardware stores), and attach the streamer to the grommet.
Other good uses for the top extension loop are as a tie-down when your sail is on the beach. I use a tent stake to "tack down" the peak to the ground and reduce any tendency to fly away.
Mast-tip attachments and the mention of Cort reminds me of July 4th weekend 1987. I was sailing at Swell City (Gorge) with Richard Whyte. He duct-taped some smoke bombs to the top of his mast and I lit them for him as he waited in waterstart position. Then he went sailing across towards Oregon...
Unfortunately, the strong wind swept the smoke away quickly and you could barely see it 
Drew
PS - he signed my 3.2 
Any info on the batten layout?
And of course pics are always cool
Drew
It will be based on NYocean's sail, less the maple leaf.
What masts will the summer sail rig on, assuming 5.5, 6.5, 7.5 sizes?
My 7.0 regular superfreak arrives tomorrow, just in time because I punched a big hole in my HSM 6.2 (not a bomber, acquired this sail before I knew better). However, I just discovered this awesome thread and look forward to these summerfreaks, because so far, all I sail are longboards/SUPs. Thanks for a very informative and entertaining forum....
by the way, I just got hands on a Pat Love 59er NOS, never used! Really a rarity
don't know... it's one of those sails here on the market in Europe in the late seventies ... always thought they were Hawaian (not Italian). I jost bought it on Ebay and waiting for delivery.
What about the summer sail Jeffrey? Can I order one?
What size?
Yes, and start figuring your colors! Big horizontal stripes!
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