Since the flasher, like all headsails, gets caught in the wind cover of the mainsail on courses 'flat before the sheet', a boomed-out flasher allows for a larger projected area and thus more propulsion. The head-radial flasher is the most economical way to sail flasher. It is particularly suitable for light to medium winds.
TRI-RADIAL-FLASHER
The Tri-Radial Flasher is the ideal all-round flasher. The cloth runs radially from all three corners to the horizontal center seam. This cut variant thus represents a good compromise between dimensional stability and production effort. Due to the radial web arrangement from the head and from the clews, the occurring forces are absorbed exactly in the direction of the stronger warp threads.
This load-oriented sail design thus allows the Flasher to sail higher on the wind and over a wider range of wind speeds. The only weak point of this design is the slight deformation of the slightly less loaded transverse sheets due to diagonal stretching. The Tri-Radial Flasher is designed for courses of approx. 70 - 150 degrees wind angle. For courses between approx. 150 - 180 degrees of wind incidence, a spinnaker pole is not absolutely necessary, but it is recommended. Since the flasher, like all headsails, gets caught in the wind cover of the mainsail on courses 'flat before the sheet', a boomed out flasher allows a larger projected area and thus more propulsion. Due to its wide range of use, the Tri-Radial Flasher is the ideal all-round flasher on board.
