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equally over the years which equals to 120 yachts per year and the sail cloth requirement to 7 square<br />

metre per yacht.<br />

The market for sail cloth is not expected to reach a critical size in the next five years even considering<br />

the favourable trends mentioned above.<br />

Market size<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> sail boats 110 nos.<br />

Synthetic sail cloth required<br />

including replacement demand<br />

Quantity Less than 1 MT<br />

Value Less than Rs 1 lakh<br />

Source: <strong>Industry</strong> survey, IMaCS Analysis<br />

The imports and exports <strong>of</strong> sail boats / fabric are negligible.<br />

Raw materials<br />

The performance <strong>of</strong> a sail depends on two crucial aspects: Sail Design and Sail cloth. The sail cloths<br />

are tightly woven fabrics and mostly made <strong>of</strong> Polyester and polyamides like Nylon. These fabrics<br />

have a GSM <strong>of</strong> 200-600. Some <strong>of</strong> the high value sail cloths are laminated using sheets <strong>of</strong> PET.<br />

An ideal sail cloth should have the following properties:<br />

• Tear resistance<br />

• Modulus <strong>of</strong> elasticity: stretch resistance per weight<br />

• High Tensile strength or tenacity<br />

• High breaking strength per unit weight<br />

• Good Creep properties (the long term stretch <strong>of</strong> a fibre or fabric)<br />

• UV Resistance<br />

Quality Control and standards in India<br />

There are relevant Indian standards for sail cloth.

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