We are Snipe sailors ourselves and would be happy to discuss any aspect of Snipe sailing with you. All our sails come complete with our comprehensive Snipe Racing Guide which includes straightforward and simple information on how to set up your Snipe for great performance. The heavier cloth makes the sail last longer and helps it hold it's shape and flattens nicely when the breeze builds. This is our all purpose main and is great for most conditions we in the US normally sail in. The upper leech is now more open which makes the sail more forgiving to trim and more easily depowered in a blow.
Less weight means less pitching and more speed.
Lower stretch means a flatter, more easily controlled sail in a blow. The top and the bottom of this sail are now made out of Pentex that is a lower stretch cloth that holds more load without distorsion. This sail is great for sailing in a breeze and with big waves and chop. Because the sail is fuller you can tighten the rig to depower the sailplan with out over flattening the main. Also the sail is a little fuller in the head which allows you to ease the main in puffs to keep the boat flat and not completely lose the top of the main.