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9. SAILS:
A. Sail measurements listed herein shall, as specifically noted, be made from the outside edges of cloth or boltrope, as the case may be. All measurements shall be taken with the sail laid flat on the floor, with tension adequate to remove all wrinkles in the line of measurement. One-half ounce tolerance is allowed on 4.5 and 5 ounce Dacron. One-quarter ounce tolerance is allowed on 1.2-ounce nylon. These weights are for 36" by 28.5" cloth.
B. On jibs and genoas where the luff and leech intersect, head measurements shall be made from the point of intersection. On jibs and genoas where the luff and leech do not intersect, head measurements shall be made by extending the luff and leech lines to a projected point of intersection and measuring from that point, disregarding any part of the sail extending beyond this apex. This same technique applies to locating the tack and clew point measurements of jibs, genoas, mainsails, and spinnakers.
C. Except as otherwise specifically permitted or required no battens or other means of artificially stiffening the sails shall be used. Windows are permitted in mainsails and all headsails.
D. Loose luff designs (as defined without snaphooks attached and fastened to the forestay) are prohibited on all jibs. A sail with the cloth bound to the luff wire at the head and tack only shall not be considered a loose luff sail. Taped and glued seams in conjunction with stitching are permissible providing the construction does not violate the above.
E. EMBLEM, NUMERALS AND SAIL PATCH:
1. The Emblem shall be positioned on the mainsail between the first and second battens, toward the top of that area, and square with the mast. The starboard Emblem shall be the higher. On each side, the Emblem shall be centered between luff and leech. The Emblem shall be the size designated in the specification issued December 1963. Diameter of the overall emblem is 25". (See Sail Emblem Diagram)
2. All past and present Commodores of the Ensign Class Association may replace the top blue star of the Emblem with a gold star.
3. Numerals shall be 15" high, shall be the same shade of blue as the stars, shall be positioned in the upper part of the area between the third and fourth battens, and shall be square with the leech. The starboard numerals shall be higher.
4. Numerals of contrasting color on spinnakers are required and shall be 15" high located in the approximate center of the sail. The bottom of the numerals on one side of the sail shall be approximately 6" above the top of the numerals on the other side of the sail.
5. Numerals on jibs are permitted.
6. The Emblem and numerals may be glued on sails, rather than sewn. This permission does not eliminate the prohibition of a circular-backing disc as specified in the official Emblem diagram.
7. All Ensign sails manufactured after June 30, 1992 are required to have an official "Ensign Sail Patch" attached to them. The sail patch will be produced and distributed by the Ensign Class Association directly to the sailmakers.
F. HONOR AWARD CHEVRONS:
1. Honor awards may be displayed on the mainsail and shall be of the color and numbers as indicated below:
a. National Championship: Gold Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Skippers are entitled to display 3, 2, and 1 gold chevrons respectively.
b. Regional Championship: Red Awards, wherein at least three fleets are represented. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place skippers are entitled to display 3, 2, and 1 red chevrons respectively.
c. Fleet Championship: Black Awards. The Winner of Fleet Championship is entitled to display 1 black chevron.
2. Awards rank in the following order: Gold, Red and Black. Thus, one Gold outranks three Red, etc. Only the highest award ever won shall be displayed. Awards are made to the skipper and not to the boat. The skipper retains them, if the boat is sold, for use on any other Ensign owned.
3. The apex of the top chevron on the port side shall be 3" directly under the lowest star of the Ensign emblem on the port side and centered below the emblem. Second and third chevrons, where applicable, will be 1-3/4" directly below the top chevron. Starboard side chevrons shall be placed back-to-back to the port side chevrons.
G. MAINSAIL:
1. Each mainsail shall be equipped with a headboard, 4" wide, measured at right angles to the luff. The peak of the mainsail, when measured at right angles to the luff must not exceed 5-1/2" from a line extending from the forward side of the boltrope, or extension thereof, to the leech.
2. Each mainsail shall have four battens. The top and bottom battens shall be 25" long and the two middle battens 27" long. Batten pockets shall not be over 2" longer than their respective battens. Batten pockets to be approximately evenly spaced.
3. All mainsails shall, when in use, be attached to the spars for the full length of the luff and foot, by having the boltrope or slides run in slots in the spars. No loose footed or miter cut sails shall be used. The mainsail shall have a functional tack.
4. Normal gear for head, tack and clew with outhaul are permitted. Jiffy reefing is permitted. Rows of reefing grommets (or tie lines) may be placed anywhere on the sail beyond a vertical distance of 12" from the boom. These shall be used exclusively for reefing purposes and never for tensioning purposes. Moreover, a partial reef is not allowed; if a reef is taken, it must be taken all the way to a row of grommets. A jackline is permitted on the mainsail in conjunction with crank roller reefing, provided it does not apply a vertical tension on the luff of the sail. Under no conditions will a jackline be used to modify the draft.
5. A Cunningham Hole may be used for tensioning purposes. Its grommet must be placed on the luff within 2" of the luff rope, and no more than 9" (center to center) from the tack grommet.
6. No other devices are permitted for adjusting the draught or set of the sail.
7. Mainsails shall be made of Dacron cloth, 5 ounces per running yard, 28-1/2" wide. (Width for weight specification only)
8. A band 1" wide of contrasting color shall be painted around the mast, with its top 25' 5" down from the bottom of the main halyard sheave. When a mainsail is set, the top of the footrope shall not be brought below the top of the band.
9. A band 1" wide of contrasting color shall be painted around the outboard end of the boom. The inner edge of the black band shall be 11' 1-1/2" from the aft side of the mast. The clew of the mainsail shall not be pulled out beyond the inner edge of the band.
10. The size of each mainsail shall be governed by the following:
Luff............................................................................ band on mast
Foot ...........................................................................band on boom
Leech...................................................................................... 27'-4"
Mid-girth....................................................................…..... 6' 6-1/2"
11. A minus tolerance of 3" is allowed on the leech and mid-girth measurements.
NOTES:
a. The length of the leech shall be measured from the aft edge of the top of the headboard to the clew.
b. The mid-girth shall be measured across the sail from the mid-point of the leech to the mid-point of the luff. The width of the luff rope or tape shall be included in the mid-girth measurement.
c. The mid-point of the leech shall be determined by folding the sail back on itself, bringing the head to the clew and putting a spike or pencil through the eye of the headboard and the clew thimble, and drawing the middle of the leech taut with the same tension on each half. The mid-point of the luff shall be determined the same way except with the spike or pencil through the eye in the headboard and tack.
H. WORKING JIB:
1. All working jibs shall be fitted with snaphooks, all of which, when the sail is set, must be attached to the jib stay.
2. The use of one or two battens, of maximum 16" in length each, in the leech of the sail is optional.
3. Working jibs shall be made of Dacron, 5 ounces per running yard, 28-1/2" wide. (Width for weight specification only)
4. The size of each working jib shall be governed by the following:
Luff ...................................….................................................... 20' 3"
Leech .................................................................…................... 17' 3"
Mid-girth half luff, half leech ..............................…….............. 3' 9"
5. A minus tolerance of 3" on all measurements is allowed.
I. LARGE GENOA (No. 1):
1. All No. 1 Genoas shall be fitted with snaphooks, all of which, when the sail is set, must be attached to the jib stay.
2. All No. 1 Genoas shall be made of Dacron, 4 and 1/2 ounces per running yard, 28-1/2" wide. (Width for weight specification only)
3. The size of each No. 1 Genoa shall be governed by the following:
Luff ........................................................................................ 23' 9"
Foot ....................................................................................... 13' 6"
Leech ..................................................................................... 23' 0"
Head to Mid-Foot ..........................................….................... 22' 8"
4. A minus tolerance of 3" is allowed on all measurements except the head to mid-foot which will have no minimum.
5. A sail made prior to January 1, 1979 shall be considered legal if it measures in under the above measurements or the old measurements. (The old procedure provided a 3" foot round measurement and a head-to-mid-foot dimension of 22' 1".)
J. SMALL GENOA (No. 2):
1. All No. 2 genoas shall be fitted with snaphooks, all of which, when the sail is set, must be attached to the jibstay.
2. No. 2 genoas shall be made of Dacron, 5 ounces per running yard, 28-1/2" wide. (Width for weight specification only)
3. The size of each No. 2 Genoa shall be governed by the following:
Luff ........................................................................................ 20' 3"
Foot ...........................................................…......................... 12' 0"
Leech ..............................................................….................... 19' 2"
Foot Round .................................................………..................... 3"
4. A minus tolerance of 3" on all measurements is allowed.
K. BLADE JIB:
1. All blade jibs shall be fitted with snaphooks, all of which, when the sail is set, must be attached to the jibstay.
2. Blade jibs shall be made of Dacron, a minimum of 5 ounces per running yard, 28-1/2" wide. (Width for weight specification only)
3. The use of up to four battens, equally spaced, and of a maximum 12" in length, each in the leech of the sail is optional.
4. The leech and foot of the sail shall be straight or a fair curve. Clew and/or headboards are prohibited.
5. The size of each blade jib shall be governed by the following:
Luff ........................................................................................ 24' 5"
Leech .............................................................................. 22' 8-1/2"
Mid-girth half luff, half leech ............................................... 3' 11"
Foot round maximum ................................................................. 9"
6. A minus tolerance of 3" on all measurements is allowed. There is no minimum measurement for mid-girth half luff, half leech.
L. SPINNAKER:
1. Spinnakers shall be of the parachute type, with equal luffs. Taped and glued seams without stitching are permissible. Venturi types shall not be used.
2. Spinnakers shall be made of woven material. The cloth, uncoated, shall weigh no less than 3/4 ounces per running yard, 28-1/2" wide. (Width for weight specification only) The intent of this rule is to permit nominal 3/4-ounce fabric to be used.
3. The size of each spinnaker shall be governed by the following:
Luff and leech, measured to the uppermost point of the head .......…..… 25' 0"
Foot, from clew to clew ............................……..................….................. 15' 0"
Maximum girth at any point ..……........................................…............... 15' 0"
4. A minus tolerance of 12" on all spinnaker measurements is allowed.
M. NUMBER OF SAILS PERMITTED:
1. Only one suit of sails, including a spinnaker, whether new or used, shall be added to any boat's equipment in any one season.
2. In case of accident, the Governing Committee may waive this rule, and there shall be the following exception: Any new boat may add one extra suit of sails at any time during the first two years afloat, i.e., at the end of the first two years any boat may have three complete suits of sails, including the suit that came with the boat.
3. Two complete suits of sails may be carried and used when racing.
4. Each fleet shall have the choice of which standard Ensign headsails shall be used in inter-fleet competition. The host fleet shall designate the headsails to be used for intra-fleet events. The announcement of which sails are to be used in any such competition shall be made no later than the time of the official announcement, the NOR, of the event. In the absence of any specific announcement, it shall be presumed that participants may make their own choice among the standard Ensign headsails without restrictions. For National and Regional Championship Regattas, the provisions of Part III and Part IV respectively shall apply.
N. MEASUREMENT:
All sails proposed to be used in the National Championships shall be measured not more than one week before the first race of the series, and only such sails as meet all of the requirements of Part II of the rules shall be used. Each sail shall be stamped to indicate the fulfillment of these requirements and the date of measurement. Measurement of sails used in inter-fleet races or intra-fleet races other than the National Championship shall be determined by the fleets involved.
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