The Durability of a Woven
The Look of Traditional Sails
Based on woven Vectran core fabrics, Blue Water Weave sailcloth benefits include high-strength, low-stretch, and lightweight characteristics. Our system uses a variety of core densities combined with bias cover fabrics to provide off-axis stiffness and abrasion resistance. Blue Water yachtsmen get the highest performance combined with the traditional look of white Dacron.
Design Approach – An Engineered Partnership
Warwick's engineers work closely with sail designers to optimize the range of load transition, off-axis stiffness, stability, areas of excess wear, and critical load zones. Only Blue Water Weave lets you achieve the lightest, highest performance sails with superior durability and a traditional look.
The Blue Water Weave sailcloth system is based on a woven Vectran substrate in a variety of core densities. This core fabric is bonded with a bias cover fabric for off-axis stiffness and abrasion resistance. Unlike typical glue-bonded laminate sails that are vulnerable to film failure, wovens offer inherent mechanical strength.
Blue Water Weave sailcloth blends the performance ideals of laminates with the durability of traditional wovens. Blue Water Weave’s unique Vectran properties limit stretch and allow sails to maintain their shape for maximum performance and durability.