Easysnuffer Pro

Launch your sail in style

The EasySnuffer Pro is included as standard with every Parasailor, but is also suitable for other headsails too. It's designed and built with the same quality and attention to detail as our sails, to make launching and dowsing simple, safe and speedy.

A whole new way to snuff

Much like the Parasailor, the EasySnuffer Pro addresses many of the problems associated with traditional snuffers.

Small changes that add up to a big difference.

Fabric

Like the Parasailor itself, the snuffer is made from high quality fabric that is not only strong and lightweight, but breathable too. This allows the sail to dry out from inside the bag, should it get wet when in use.

Ths snuffer is also double reinforced along the seams for added durability, and colour-coding (port and starboard) to identify the correct side to deploy your sail.

Furthermore the bag offers additional protection from UV damage, further extending the life of your sail.

Mouth

The mouth of the EasySnuffer is the result of more than a decade of development. This Mk. 3 snuffer mouth has been developed to make launching and dousing the Parasailor as quick and convenient as possible.

It has a uniquely wide and eliptical shape, which is able to launch and gather not only the sail, but also the aerofoil wing of the Parasailor with a minimum of fuss.

Although originally made from carbon fibre, the current mouth is made from a lightweight composite, which is extremely strong and also very smooth, reducing friction to aid launching and dowsing.

This material is also highly durable, so it will not damage itself or your deck should it be dropped from a height.

Clews

The mouth of the EasySnuffer contains two small pockets which contain snaphooks. These are designed to attach the clews of your sail when not in use.

As a result, you can attach your sheets and guys the clews before you release your sail from the snuffer, eliminating the chance of the sail getting away from you when launching in windy conditions.

Raising the sock

The EasySnuffer is raised and lowered using a continuous line, which is built into the sock.

To help make this as simple as possible it utilises a block and pulley system to give a 2:1 purchase, making launching and dowsing twice as fast and twice as easy.

The continuous line itself is made from high quality rope, including Dyneema™.

Raising and lowering the EasySnuffer can further be enhanced through the use of a snatch block.

Inspection

At the top of the EasySnuffer, the Parasailor is attached by a stainless steel ring and swivel hook.

In order to make sure that this attachment has not become damaged over time, or from an incident at sea it is advisable to check the head from time to time.

To facilitate this, the EasySnuffer contains an inspection opening at its head, to allow quick and easy access to the head of the sail and its attachment point.

This is much more convenient than the alternative of removing the entire sail from the snuffer, resulting in hundreds of meters of sail lying on your foredeck.

Especially when out at sea.