How Sails are Made - A visit to the Elvstrom Sails Loft
Our brand new EPEX laminated sails by Elvstrøm Sails were shipped from the sails loft in Denmark this week and will soon adorn our new Southerly 480 sailboat! Tour the sail loft and see how laminated sails are made. We decided to go with these laminated sails after trying them out on the Bluewater 50 catamaran that we sailed transatlantic last December plus they were recommended for best performance with our new Seldén mast with in-mast furling. Laminated sails hold their shape well.
We’ll get to try them out when we fly to the UK to move aboard our new sailboat in a week’s time…
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Principal photography by Paul Shard. Additional photography courtesy of Elvstrøm Sails
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Paul and Sheryl Shard are award-winning travel documentary filmmakers and videographers and have been cruising internationally since 1989 documenting their global adventures for television, in books and sailing publications. They are the producers and presenters of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series which is broadcast to 42 million households in 24 languages around the world. Through their TV programs, YouTube videos, articles/blogs and popular cruising seminars the Shards help anyone dreaming of setting sail to get out on the water and experience their own adventure safely and comfortably.
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Featured in this video:
Elvstrøm Sails: http://www.elvstromsails.com/
Seldén Mast: http://www.seldenmast.com/
Spencer Rigging: http://www.spencerrigging.co.uk/
Discovery Yachts Group / Southerly Yachts: https://discoveryyachtsgroup.com/
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Get an introduction to the cruising life and join us on a leg of our upcoming Around the World voyage. Learn more about our Sail Away Weeks here:
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