sailcloth

I don't have the budget for any modern materials or laminates for new sails. Most likely I'll have some sails made from Dacron. In reading about sails and sailmaking in books, this seems like a fine choice. My question is about computer aided design of sails. I had a very large mitrecut...

Blew out the main on my inaugural sail :mad: (sail was a 10+ year old North laminate, well past it's prime) Other than what my loft tells me, which I do believe, I would like a second opinion. What would be a better choice for a cruiser (part time racer) on Lake Michigan? HTP plus or...