LUFF TAPE IS TENSIONED

Luff Cap Applied

Our Design Program calculates the size, the weight of the luff tape, and how much tension is required when the tape is assembled to the sail. With the luff area of the sail pinned down flat on the floor, a block and tackle connected to a tension gauge stretches the luff tape to the required tension as specified on the “cut sheet”. Each sail has this cutsheet in a clear film folder attached to the sail as it progresses through the construction process. All details of the construction, and the individual order information, such as numbers, draft stripes, color, etc. are with the sail at all times.