During the survey of our Maxi 84, the PBO Project Boat Maximus, we were warned by a marine surveyor that there was only so much he could tell us about the sails.
“To see how good a sail is, you really need to take the boat sailing,” said Ben Sutcliffe-Davies.
Maximus had been laid up in a boatyard for two years, and when Ben pulled out the genoa from a locker full of leaves and rainwater, he gave it a good scratch.
“It’s got that nice little noise to it when you scrape it with your nails,” he said. “However, the UV strip
