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agrelon · 21st November 2009, 03:35 PM

I was wondering how having more or less battens in a sail affects the way it sails.

I've noticed that wave sails tend to have 1 or 2 less battens than freeride/flatwater sails.

What are the advantages/disadvantages of having more or less battens?

21st November 2009, 03:35 PM	#1
agrelon Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 421	Number of Battens in a Sail I was wondering how having more or less battens in a sail affects the way it sails. I've noticed that wave sails tend to have 1 or 2 less battens than freeride/flatwater sails. What are the advantages/disadvantages of having more or less battens? __________________ JP Super-X 106l, North F8 Ram: 5.8m, 175cm, 54kg