I think full battens are great. Easy to reef, less flogging, etc. I have has
them on a Freedom 28 and a Saga 35. I also have dutchman system on the main
which is really nice, and strongly recommend it.

My boat is 35 feet, so the Dutchman may be overkill for a 27.


"Guillermo" wrote in message
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Hello,

I'm about to buy a brand new main sail for my C&C 27. I'm debating between
full batten or not (Dacron). I use the boat primarily for cruising. Are
full batten sails easy to reef? Would a full batten sail give me extra
speed? I don't race this boat but I race others, so I like to have my
sails
tune-up for maximum speed always.

I'm looking at UK sails since that is what I have in the boat and it
worked
very well for many years, but I'm open to other suggestions as well.

Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Guillermo