Nacra 450 Jib - Kangaroo Sails

Does your Nacra 450 need a new jib? Kangaroo Sails, the sail brand of Sven Lindstädt Segeltechnik, offers it in three cuts and lets you choose the cloth, colour, battens and window. The result is a headsail that suits your Nacra 450 and the way you sail.

The cuts

• Easy – the entry point for leisure sailors, in durable white Dacron. Panels run at right angles to the leech; fewer panels mean fewer seams that can fail and an economical build. 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 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. More panels, a better match to the loads, a finer profile. Reinforcements radial and fully bonded.

Options

• Window: possible with every cut
• Battens: full-length, for a furling system, or straight
• 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 cloth, easy to handle and long-lasting.
• Pentex, black, smoke, white or silver: laminate for racing and cruising made of three layers bonded under pressure. The Pentex fibre core provides high strength and shape stability at low weight; the outer layers are Mylar film.
• Mylar, smoke, blue, white, green or red: laminate like Pentex, but with polyester fibres.

Compatible with

• Nacra 450