Whats the best way anyone found to pack a sail for a plane. Just taking 1 sail on a flight with connections. any advice appreciated,

peguin said..
Whats the best way anyone found to pack a sail for a plane. Just taking 1 sail on a flight with connections. any advice appreciated,

You will need the following items:
1 metre sheet corrugated cardboard
A few metres of clear polythene builders plastic
1 roll of Norton Duct tape

Roll the sail up tight as you can and tightly wrap round two layers of card and secure with a bit of tape. It doesn't matter if the ends of the sail stick out of the card. Place the sail in the bag and wrap the whole lot with 2-3 builder's plastic and tape up all the seams with the duct tape. Allow excess plastic at each end so you can bunch it up as a cushion. You have to use good quality tape. It will allow you to reseal if need be and wont come off in transit. Stay away from the Chinese stuff. Insert a printed luggage label under the plastic while you are at it. If you open the package carefully when at your destination you can reuse your packaging for the flight home.

just check it in like you would a suitcase.

If you're concerned about damage you can always put it in a length of plastic plumbers pipe (heavy) or cardboard tube..

sails are fairly robust rolled, worst case is a bit of crinkle

you must be pretty wind confident in your sailing destination with 1 sail.