Hi guys and girls, I need to replace a couple of my older wave sails, 1 Pryde NR 5.8 and 1 Pryde Search 5.0 any suggestions for sails that will be compatible with the Pryde 430 SD mast??

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Smithy said...

Hi guys and girls, I need to replace a couple of my older wave sails, 1 Pryde NR 5.8 and 1 Pryde Search 5.0 any suggestions for sails that will be compatible with the Pryde 430 SD mast??

Obviously newer Pryde sails, though Tushingham sails would likely be compatible as well as most KA sails (in smaller sizes under 6.0).

Also depends on the age of your 430 mast as I think that the bend curves may have changed a bit in the past 10 years (assuming mast is roughly the same year as your NR 5.8 which was circa 2000). Suspect that newer NP masts are more flex-top than older ones.

Differences in NP masts are highlighted here:
www.peterman.dk/masts-all-imcs01.htm