I've had enough of this Muslin tulip!

**Churchill** · 9 February 2006, 08:55

Originally posted by DimPrawn

The sails keep splitting.

Time to switch to a modern material.

What's wrong with good old canvas?

**MrsGoof** · 9 February 2006, 10:33

Originally posted by Churchill

What's wrong with good old canvas?

artists come along and colour it in

**threaded** · 9 February 2006, 10:46

I was down by the docks in Roskilde, as is my habit, and I noticed a lady on a large square sail that was laid out on the dockside. So I went to investigate. It appeared she was busily measuring various parameters.

Apparently it was part of a long term research project into shrinkage of sails as used by Vikings.

You'd have thought they'd have done that kind of thing a long long time ago, but apparently not.

**Churchill** · 9 February 2006, 10:50

Originally posted by threaded

I was down by the docks in Roskilde, as is my habit

Did you get many takers?

**DaveB** · 9 February 2006, 11:09

Originally posted by threaded

I was down by the docks in Roskilde, as is my habit.

"I've heard tell my Lord, that there's good money to be made down at the docks, doing favours for sailors."

I've had enough of this Muslin tulip!