Pat.. BRAND new sails are not always faster.. they need to be broken in a bit

I'll take those cap sails off your hands.. not sure what i'll do with them but for free what the hell
This is much less the case with mains and jibs... they take one race where you max out the Cunningham then there good. Spinnakers on the other hand, just get better over the first two regattas as they stretch in. In fact, if we have a new spinnaker at the start of a major regatta we'll get it full wet and then do a practice down wind just to stretch it in a little quicker.