Dart 15 Jib - Kangaroo Sails

The Dart 15 jib from Kangaroo Sails is available in three cuts. The Easy cut in white Dacron is robust and economical to build, the Beach cut suits leisure and club racing sailors, and the Hightech cut gives racers a more finely shaped profile. You specify cloth, window, battens and Qbond yourself.

Sail cuts

• Easy – for leisure sailors, in durable white Dacron: panels at right angles to the leech, few seams that can fail. Flat, horizontal reinforcements.
• Beach – for leisure and club racing sailors: radial cut with 2 panels from the head and 6 from the tack and clew. The cloth is aligned with the loads in the sail and there are only a few seams. Radial reinforcements.
• Hightech – for racing sailors: radial cut with 3 panels from the head, 6 from the clew and 1 from the tack. The extra panels follow the loads even more closely; reinforcements cut radially and fully bonded.

Specifications

• Jib sail area: 2.10 m² (class figure from the UK Dart 15 Association)

Options

• Window or window-film panels possible with all cuts
• Battens: full-length, for a furling system, or straight battens
• Qbond option (yes or no): the panels are joined with the patented Q-Bond process, bonded under high pressure instead of stitched – no needle holes, so the sail is lighter, holds its shape better and lasts longer.

Sailcloth

• Dacron (white): woven polyester sailcloth, easy to handle and long-lasting.
• Pentex (black, smoke, white, silver): three-layer laminate with a Pentex fibre core and Mylar film outer layers, bonded under pressure – high strength and shape stability at low weight.
• Mylar (smoke, blue, white, green, red): laminate like Pentex, but with polyester fibres.

Compatible with

• Dart 15