High Performance/Low Cost Sails for
Small Sailboats
NON-BINDING
LUFF TIE SYSTEM
Here’s a nifty
method of making certain that your sail can be easily hoisted and doused. I
first came across this system in Dynamite Payson’s Build the New Instant Boats. However, I found the text and diagrams
a little confusing to follow easily, so I redrew the diagram and modified the
system slightly to use zip ties in place of the knotting approach Payson
explains. I’ve tried the system before, and I agree
with Payson when he says, “Phil Bolger’s luff tie system beats them [sail
tracks and mast hoop systems] hollow for easy installation. It works perfectly
for hoisting and dropping the sail, and it costs no more than the price of a
few yards of line.”
