Tiller and Kites has chosen Elliott Pattison Sails from ELLIOTT / PATTISON SAILMAKERS. Their sails represent an outstanding value in today’s market. Elliot/Pattison have been in business since 1971 and during that time have earned a global reputation for quality designed, custom built racing, cruising, and multihull sails. All of their sails are custom designed for your boat and sailing conditions for optimal performance and quality you can trust.

We have recently added brand new EP sails on our C37s as well as several Coronado 15s. The J/24s are also getting the “All Black” EP sails. Multihull sailors know EP sails well – they were the original sails on new NACRA cats. Skip Elliott and Harry Pattison have both been heavily involved the development and promotion of multihulls since the early 1970’s. Without quality sails your boat is merely a hull with fabric that helps it move. Replace the ‘old rags’ with new EP sails, and she comes alive again. One Design or PHRF racing sails, cruising sails as well as spinnakers, from dinghy to big-boat, each sail made for you boat will be cut and made for how you sail and where you sail.

To find out how you can now order new sails for your boat, please contact us using the form below. Tiller and Kites will handle the rest for you.

TIPS ON MEASURINGFOR YOUR NEW SAILS from Elliott Pattison Sails:
MAINSAIL:

1 Mast Rake: Attach a weight to the end of the main halyard and let it hang down just off the deck. Measure the distance it hangs behind the backside of the mast.

2 E Measurement: Measure from the backside of the mast at the gooseneck, along the boom to the location of the clew. If the boat has a black band to mark this location, measure from the backside of the mast to the inside edge of the black band.

3 Mast to Backstay: Measure from the backside of the mast at the gooseneck to the backstay, parallel to the waterline.

4 P Measurement: If you have a sliding gooseneck fix it at the height you want it to be. Attach your tape to the main halyard and hoist it to the location of the head of the sail, if the mast has an upper black band hoist it to the lower edge of the band. Measure to the top of the boom.

5 Max Hoist. With the halyard still attached to the tape, hoist it all the way to the top, as high as it will go. Measure to the top of the boom.

6 Max Leech: Hold you boom so that the back end is at the height you want it to be while sailing. With the tape still pulled all the way to the top of the mast, measure to the clew position at the end of the boom.

7 Tack Pin Aft: Measure from the backside of the mast to the front side of the tack pin.

8 Tack Pin Up: Measure from the top of the boom to the lower side of the tack pin.

9 Clew Type: Does the clew of the main attach to a car at the end of the boom, or does it just have a slide attached to the clew?

10 Clew Pin Up: If the clew attaches to a car, measure from the top of the boom to the lower side of the clew pin.

11 Luff Slide Type: Put a “check mark” in the box that matches the type of slides you have on the luff of your mainsail.

HEADSAIL:

1 Mast Rake: Attach a weight to the end of the main halyard and let it hang down just off the deck. Measure the distance it hangs behind the backside of the mast.

2 Stem to Waterline: Drop you tape measure down from the bow until it just touches the water. Measure from the water up to the stem fitting.

3 Stem to Genoa Tack – If you boat is equipped with roller furling, or the genoa tack is raised up above the stem, measure from the stem up to the bearing point of the tack fitting.

4 Deck to Waterline: At the point abeam of the mast measure, from the waterline up to the intersection of the hull and deck. (to the same place you measure the bottom of the I measurement for #31.)

5 Jib Track to Waterline: Measure the distance from the water up level with the jib track.

6 Genoa Track to Waterline: Measure the distance from the water up level with the genoa track.

7 Bow to Front of Jib Track: Measure from the stem fitting to the front of the Jib Track.

8 Bow to Back of Jib Track: Measure from the stem fitting to the back of the Jib Track:

9 Width of jib track from centerline of boat.

10 Bow to Front of Genoa Track: Measure from the stem fitting to the front of the Genoa Track.

11 Bow to Back of Genoa Track: Measure from the stem fitting to the back of the Genoa Track.

12 Width of Genoa track from centerline of boat.

13 Deck to Clew Height: Measure the height you would like to have the Headsail Clew above the deck.

14 Maximum Luff: Attach your tape measure to the Genoa halyard (or to the shackle of the furling head swivel if you have furling) and pull it all the way to the top. Measure to the bearing point of the tack fitting (or to the shackle on the furling drum if you have furling). Record the maximum length. We will subtract for stretch and adjustment. If you have a particular length you want the luff to be, record that number instead and note that on the worksheet.

15 1st Spreader to Deck: With the tape still attached to the genoa halyard pull it down even with the tip of the first spreader. Measure the distance from the spreader tip down to the deck. (To the same location as the deck in #20, not to the cabin top)

16 2nd Spreader to Deck: With the tape still attached to the genoa halyard pull it down even with the tip of the first spreader. Measure the distance from the spreader tip down to the deck. (To the same location as the deck in #20, not to the cabin top)

17 3rd Spreader to Deck: With the tape still attached to the genoa halyard pull it down even with the tip of the first spreader. Measure the distance from the spreader tip down to the deck. (To the same location as the deck in #20, not to the cabin top.

18 I Measurement: Attach your tape measure to the genoa halyard, not the furling swivel, and pull it all the way to the top. Measure down to the deck-hull intersection abeam of the mast. (To the same location as the deck in #20, not to the cabin top). Add on the length of the halyard shackle and any knot or splice to get an accurate measurement.

19 J Measurement: Measure from the stem fitting to the front side of the mast at deck level.

20 Furling Type: Record the brand and model number of your furling unit.

21 Luff Tape Size: If you have some type of headfoil or furling system record the size of luff tape it requires. If you don’t know then please supply the Make and Model of your system.

22 UV Cover White Dacron: Check this box if you want a white Dacron UV cover. Dacron UV covers are lighter but will not last quite as long as a Sunbrella cover.

23 UV Cover Sunbrella: Check this box if you want a white or colored Sunbrella UV cover and fill in the name of the color.

24 Cover on Side: Check which side of the sail the cover is on, Port or Starboard

25 Foam Luff Pad: Check this box if you want a foam luff pad for Reefing capability.

26 Tack Offset: Measure from center of headstay to bearing point of headsail tack point.

27 Luff Slide Size: Measure the size of your luff slides or bold rope.