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The blue furling covers show above are made from a 6oz. woven acrylic called Sunbrella, which is the best material for shielding a sail against the suns destructive UV rays. Sunbrella is the same material used for dodgers and bimini’s so it is easy to match your roller furling cover to your boat’s existing canvas.

As the name implies, dependability is the Passagemaker’s middle name. These genoas are built extra strong to provide all the advantages of a full-luff genoa with the convenience of being able to easily reef to a smaller genoa.

Major Features of the Passagemakers:
Foam Luff: The crescent shaped foam luff is designed to help the Passagemaker retain a smooth aerodynamic shape when reefed. By gradually adding bulk to the luff area of the sail, it compensates for the more rapid increase in diameter at the leech and foot as the sail furls. So when your Passagemaker is reefed to the reef reinforcements, it still has the proper shape.

Reef Points: We provide a set of patches so that when the Passagemaker is reefed, the corner loads at the new head and tack are more evenly distributed. They help eliminate distortion and wear that can occur after repeated reefing. When the Passagemaker is furled to these patches, the area remaining is approximately that of the next smaller jib for your boat.

Roller Furling Covers: The most visible feature of a Passagemaker are the strips of material on the leech and foot to protect the sail when it is rolled up. The covers protect the sail when you leave the boat on the mooring or on the dock all week long. UK-Halsey Sailmakers offers two choices to accomplish this. Sunbrella®, a woven acrylic, is the sun protection champion. It comes in a wide variety of colors making it easy for the roller cover to match your mainsail cover and dodger or the general color scheme of your boat. The alternative is UV coated Dacron this is specially formulated for being a sun cover. These covers are much lighter than Sunbrella and much smoother. The lighter cover helps the sail take shape in light breezes, but will need replacing slightly sooner than Sunbrella, which start to loose their effectiveness after 6-8 years.

General Specifications: PASSAGEMAKERs are made with first quality cloth and laminates. They have leech and foot cords, rugged stainless rings in the clew while webbed loops are used at the head and tack to assure trouble free furling. The size of your PASSAGEMAKER is tailored to your specific needs. We take into consideration the type and size of boat you own, the prevailing conditions where you do most of your sailing and most importantly, what you want the sail to accomplish for you. We’ve made them as small as 100% and as large as 160%.

UK-Halsey builds PASSAGEMAKERs using three different constructions methods to meet your sailing and budget needs.

Dacron Passagemaker I

Tape-Drive Passagemaker II

Tri-Radial Passagemaker III

For those who want lighter-weight sails that hold their shape better than genoas made with Dacron, our PASSAGEMAKER II and III genoas meld high tech materials for better performance. Lighter weight reduces heeling and pitching and they are easier to furl and to carry. Sails that hold their designed shape reduce heeling in heavy air because they don’t “belly out” and get too full.

The Tape-Drive PASSAGEMAKER II is ideal for the owner who wants the very best in performance in addition to dependability and durability. Tape-Drive® creates a unique “Rip Stop” layout that prevents accidental tears from becoming catastrophic failures. Damage to the skin fabric migrates only to the nearest tape or seam so tears stay small. As a result, temporary repairs can be made right on the boat with sticky back Dacron or duct tape.

Many cruisers who like to race use the PASSAGEMAKER II so that they don’t have to go through the hassle of changing from cruising sails to racing sails. They like the convenience of having one set of sails to handle all their sailing needs.

The PASSAGEMAKER III’s fully articulated panel layout lets UK-Halsey build strength in a sail where it's needed — in the corners and up the leech. Radial sails are constructed from many narrow panels, in which the threadline of the cloth is parallel to the longest edge of the panel. Laminates with more structural threads are used in the highly loaded sections of the sail like the leech; to keep the sail as light as possible, laminates with few structural threads are used in the lower load areas like the luff and foot.The tri-radial construction of the PASSAGEMAKER III can be the right choice when boats are set up with a permanent staysail stay.

For help in determining which sail is the best for your boat, call or e-mail you nearest UK-Halsey loft, or click here to request more information.