Ambitieux - set of Studding sails

Product detailed description

Material: 100% cotton, weight– 125 gms. The cloth was pre-washed.
Description of sails: Set of studding sails. Sails are sewn on CNC sewing machine and hand cut.
Set contains 4 studding sails.

The cut and reinforcement of the sails corresponds to the historical fact and regulations in the French Navy, which differed from the English ones mainly because all the reinforcement of the sails was on the back side of the sail. The cut of these sails is based on the historical plans of the ship.
- The bend of the sails is wider at the top than at the sides and bottom.
- Topsails - topsails have a lining at the masthead (top) to protect the sail against abrasion at these points.
- The sails have additional reinforcement at the corners and at the rope pockets.
- Of course there is a lining in the places of the reef bands.