Dart Hawk Mainsail - Kangaroo Sails

For the Dart Hawk, a Formula 18 catamaran, Kangaroo Sails makes a mainsail in three cuts. The Hightech cut with more panels is intended for racing sailors, the Beach cut for leisure sailing, and a Decksweeper cut is also available. The sail can be supplied measured on request.

Sail cuts

• Beach – for leisure sailors: radial cut from the head and clew with 4 panels from the head, 10 panels from the clew and 1 panel along the luff. Flat, horizontal reinforcements; batten pockets in white Dacron.
• Hightech – for racing sailors: radial cut with 6 panels from the head, 11 panels from the clew and 1 panel along the luff. The extra panels align the cloth more closely with the loads in the sail and give a better profile. Reinforcements are cut flat and fully bonded; batten pockets are made from the same cloth as the sail.
• Decksweeper – available as a further cut option. On a Decksweeper the foot reaches down to just above the trampoline (usually with a curved boom): sail and trampoline act like an end plate, reducing the tip vortices along the foot for better pointing and speed upwind. Widely used in racing since the 2017 F18 Worlds.

Options to choose

• Window-film lower panels (for Beach and Hightech)
• Multi-colour panels possible
• Batten options: no battens, standard battens or battens for DS (Decksweeper)
• With or without Qbond
• Measurement optional

Sailcloth

• Dacron (white): woven polyester sailcloth that is easy to handle and long-lasting.
• Pentex (black, smoke, white, silver): a laminate for racing and cruising made of three layers bonded under pressure. The Pentex fibre core gives high strength and shape stability at low weight; both outer layers are Mylar film.
• Mylar (smoke, white, blue, green, red): same construction as Pentex, but using polyester fibres.

Compatible with

• Dart Hawk