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    by Peter Nielsen Jun 20, 2017 2 minutes
    Source: 1. It all starts here: spools of carbon, aramid and Dyneema fibers, each thinner than a human hair, feed a machine called the “pregger,” short for pre-impregnator. The fibers are grouped according to the kind of sail being built; raceboats will be mostly carbon, cruisers a mix of aramid and Dyneema.

    Some years ago I visited the Bavaria factory and was amused at the thought of a powerhouse boatbuilder turning out its products smack bang in the middle of rural Germany, surrounded by fields of cows and crops. This past spring I visited two factory buildings in deepest Nevada that house the most sophisticated sailmaking operation I’ve ever seen.

    Followers of high-level racing have no doubt noticed the increasing

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