Practical Boat Owner

Measuring-up your boat for new sails

Measuring your boat for new sails is a job for the sailmaker, so when our PBO Project Boat Maximus needed new sails (see PBO December 2022) we called in sailmaker Daryl Morgan, technical manager at Bainbridge International.

Daryl arrived at the 28ft Maxi 84 with his measuring tape and talked us through the process.

TIPS FROM THE TRADE

“For anyone measuring their rig, try not to make any

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