Prindle 16 Jib - Kangaroo Sails

This Prindle 16 jib is made by Kangaroo Sails, the sail brand of Sven Lindstädt Segeltechnik. Three cuts cover everything from leisure sailing to racing. You then choose cloth and colour, batten type, window and Qbond.

Cut options

• Easy – the sail for leisure sailors, in durable white Dacron. The panels are at right angles to the leech. With only a few panels, there are few seams that can fail and the sail is economical to make. Flat, horizontal reinforcements.
• Beach – for leisure and club racing sailors. The panels radiate from the head, tack and clew: 2 from the head, 6 from the tack and clew. The benefit: 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. More panels mean a better match to the loads and a more finely adjustable profile. Reinforcements cut radially and fully bonded.

Options

• Window possible with every cut (window-film panels)
• 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.

Materials

• Dacron, white: woven polyester sailcloth – easy to handle and long-lasting.
• Pentex, in black, smoke, white or silver: a three-layer composite for racing and cruising sailors. The Pentex fibre core gives the cloth high strength and shape stability at low weight; the outer layers are Mylar film.
• Mylar, in smoke, blue, white, green or red: built like Pentex, but with polyester fibres.

Compatible with

• Prindle 16