Ahhh, he we go....




How's that for a "finishing manouvre!!"

Do some sails handle gusty wind better than others? Must do...

I'm sailing with Combats and one Ezzy wave. The combats seem to handle the gusts more gently, though high up in the leech there are holes where the little panes have rattled out in my smaller sails.

The Ezzy 3.7m is more robust but seems intent on having me slammed in the squalls. I hauled it just about flat the other day (in stages of experiment) but I just couldn't get the power out of it. Well so it seemed - I kept leaning more to windward than natural which was alright on the backfoot but when I came forward there were mighty catapults.

I think with the Combat I can stand up straighter through the gusts than with the Ezzy wave. But it doesn't seem right that I should have damaged leech from the process.


Any recommendations for my next sail purchase?