Nacra 5.8 Jib - Kangaroo Sails

The Nacra 5.8 jib from Kangaroo Sails is built to your specification. Three cuts are available – from the simple, economical Easy cut to the Hightech cut for racing. You decide on the cloth, colour, battens and window.

The three cuts

• Easy cut – for leisure sailors, in durable white Dacron. The panels lie at right angles to the leech; fewer panels mean fewer seams that can fail and an economical build. Reinforcements are flat and horizontal, and a window is possible.
• Beach cut – for leisure and club racing sailors. A radial cut with panels from the head, tack and clew: 2 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. Some panels can be made in window film. Radial reinforcements.
• Hightech cut – for racing sailors. More panels radiating from the head, tack and clew: 3 from the head, 6 from the clew, 1 from the tack. The cloth follows the loads better and the profile can be set more precisely. Radially cut, fully bonded reinforcements; window-film panels possible.

Equipment

• Window: yes or no
• 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.

Cloth choice

• White Dacron – woven polyester sailcloth, pleasant to handle and long-lasting.
• Pentex – black, smoke, white or silver. A three-layer laminate for racing and cruising sailors: Pentex fibres in the core provide high strength and shape stability at low weight, while two Mylar films form the outer layers.
• Mylar – smoke, blue, white, green or red. Built like Pentex, with polyester fibres in the core.

Compatible with

• Nacra 5.8