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Full Length Top Batten
We have been testing our Snipe mainsail with the full length top batten along with longer #2 and #3 battens. I sailed a 30 boat regatta in San Diego with a mast-head camera to capture the flying shapes of the mainsail with the new batten arrangement. The goal for the new batten arrangement, and heavier sail cloth is to provide…