The present invention relates to a fabric for lightweight sailing sails for sailing ships and other
watercraft, such as spinnakers, asymmetric spinnakers, and gennakers, in which the fabric is formed from continuous
polyester warp and weft threads, and one or both of the two surfaces of the fabric are coated with a crosslinked
polymer, the
polyester being poly(
ethylene terephthalate) (PET) having a tenacity of 6 cN / dtex or more, the fabric has a density of 20 to 50 threads / cm for the warp and weft threads, the
polymer being a crosslinked
polyurethane (PU) based on polyether,
polyester, or
polycarbonate, and the PU being: (1) a crosslinked
polyurethane (PU) based on polyether, polyester, or
polycarbonate, in accordance with standard DIN 101444; The present invention relates to a fabric for light sailing sails, characterized in that the fabric is derived from (2) crosslinking of a
single component polyurethane elastomer used in a
solvent phase implementation, the
single component polyurethane elastomer having a modulus at 100% elongation of 1-15 MPa, more preferably 2-15 MPa, specifically 6-15 MPa, according to US Pat. No. 53504, with a crosslinking agent based on a ratio of dry crosslinking agent to dry
elastomer of 20% to 75% by weight, specifically approximately 30% to approximately 75% by weight. The bias direction elongation of the covered fabric under 20 Lbs is 10-30 percent of an inch.