Posted by David Bamford on August 12, 2005 at 00:03:28 from 220.253.55.58 user David.
In Reply to: Re: Sails for the Mary Anne and Swallow posted by John Nichols on August 11, 2005 at 21:51:35:
Blow the sixty degrees, John; anywhere south of 38 degress [Melbourne] and you really need good canvas. I wouldn't want to be anywhere in Bass Strait with stitching that I couldn't rely on. South of sixty degrees you need a mast that you can rely on!
David.