https://www.doylesailshalifax.com/sailmakers-secrets daily 0.75 2026-08-30 https://www.doylesailshalifax.com/sailmakers-secrets/all-about-cradle-covers monthly 0.5 2026-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e6dfeab988f264a2c710da/0d7d3cf2-0c69-4d11-835f-8e41aad0a7c9/Cradle+Cover+Diagram.jpg Sailmakers Secret - All about cradle covers A cradle cover is the latest version of the venerable stack pack. It is a cover that literally cradles the sail when the sail is lowered. A cradle cover consists of five parts: the cover itself, the nose piece, the battens, the lazy jacks and the spreader blocks. 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