MEB Sail Design

MEB Sail Design MEB Sail Design specialises in sailmaking & design, repairs & alterations. Custom boom covers & tents, running rigging & ropes sales.

MEB Marine, established in 2004, is a small business based in Lake Macquarie (1.5 hrs north of Sydney) owned & run by Michael Babbage. Michael has been a sailboat racer for some 32 years. He has raced on a variety of dinghies, boards & keel boats but has predominately raced in the 505 class achieving many successes on a state & national level. Michael continues to race & train regularly on boards,

keel boats, skiffs & the 505 class. Michael has been a sailmaker since the age of 15 working on a large variety of sails from Sabots to maxi multi-hulls. Michael was a sailmaker with the winning team of Americas Cup 33 BMW Oracle Racing.

Received a pretty cool message over the weekend from a very happy Cal 14 trailer sailer owner Barry Evans :"Thanks Micha...
08/06/2026

Received a pretty cool message over the weekend from a very happy Cal 14 trailer sailer owner Barry Evans :

"Thanks Michael. We set the sails up today. To say I am impressed with your work would be an understatement. Considering that the boat crew is nearly eighty you have made it so that we will not worry in a stiff breeze. Thanks once again for your service and the excellent finished product.
Barry Evans
Mick Nealon."

Northshore 38 boom furling mainsail flying in about 8kn of breeze last weekend. 😎👍⛵️Sailing - Lake Macquarie Yacht ClubS...
03/06/2026

Northshore 38 boom furling mainsail flying in about 8kn of breeze last weekend. 😎👍⛵️

Sailing - Lake Macquarie Yacht Club
Sailing Section - Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto
Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club
RMYC Toronto Cruising Section
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Sailing in Port Stephens

Sydney 36 A3 design images, looking forward to seeing this one flying soon!This design evolved from a J99 A3 I worked on...
28/05/2026

Sydney 36 A3 design images, looking forward to seeing this one flying soon!

This design evolved from a J99 A3 I worked on a couple of years ago and has proven really successful.

Northshore 38 boom furling mainsail. Radial cut dacron, a fantastic balance of performance and durability!Below is a bit...
28/05/2026

Northshore 38 boom furling mainsail.
Radial cut dacron, a fantastic balance of performance and durability!

Below is a bit of an explanation on radial cut vs crosscut sails.

Crosscut and radial cut dacron will have a similar life span.

Where the radial sail outperforms the cross cut is under load. The radial panels more accurately orientate the fibres in the direction of the load paths. This means a more stable sail shape under load (nicer to use, the boat will handle batter) and a sail that will hold it’s shape much better over the years. As all sails age you will see the shape move backwards towards the trailing edge of the sail. This decreases efficiency of the sail particularly when sailing close angles to the wind. Over time the shape will move aft in the radial sail but at a much slower rate than the cross cut sail.

Sailing - Lake Macquarie Yacht Club
Sailing Section - Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto
Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club
RMYC Toronto Cruising Section
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Sailing in Port Stephens

Nice shot here again from the St. Francis Yacht Club Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta 2026. Nic and Eric heading back up wind...
19/05/2026

Nice shot here again from the St. Francis Yacht Club Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta 2026. Nic and Eric heading back up wind with Mike and Adam coming into the bottom mark with the SB15 spinnaker flying. Thanks to C Ray (crayivp) for the nice shot!

Lake Macquarie 505 Sailing
St. Francis Yacht Club
Australian 505 Sailing Association
505 Sailing Canada
International 505 Class
International 505 Class - American Section
St. Francis Yacht Club - Racing
505 Sailing WA

MEB goes 1 & 2 at the St. Francis Yacht Club Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta 2026.Racing was tricky, super tight with Nic Ba...
19/05/2026

MEB goes 1 & 2 at the St. Francis Yacht Club Elvstrom Zellerbach Regatta 2026.
Racing was tricky, super tight with Nic Baird & Eric Anderson taking 1st overall with Mike Martin and Adam Lowry taking 2nd just 1 point behind Nic & Eric!
This follows last weekends success in Santa Cruz with Mike and Adam taking out that regatta.
Mike and Adam used the new SB15 spinnaker, in both regattas, which is showing excellent versatility across the wind range. I'll try and get some pics of the SB15 uploaded soon!

505 Sailing WA
Australian 505 Sailing Association
505 Sailing Canada
Lake Macquarie 505 Sailing
St. Francis Yacht Club
St. Francis Yacht Club - Racing
International 505 Class - American Section
International 505 Class

Fantastic shot here of Rachael Wallbank's Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 350 'Argos' at Sail Port Stephens last week.MEB Sail Desi...
20/04/2026

Fantastic shot here of Rachael Wallbank's Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 350 'Argos' at Sail Port Stephens last week.
MEB Sail Design A2 flying with the MEB Sail Design J0 & J1 both furled furled.

Performance Boating Sales
Jeanneau Australia

G'day all!Have a used assy for sale if anyone is interested.Asymmetric spinnaker- used sail U-023$1290.00, replacement v...
13/02/2026

G'day all!
Have a used assy for sale if anyone is interested.
Asymmetric spinnaker- used sail U-023
$1290.00, replacement value over $2600.00!!!
Luff- 9.68m, Leech- 8.33m, Foot- 4.5m
A3 reaching sail, would suit small keel boat, sports boat or small catamaran.
1oz Polyester material in excellent condition (like new!), used only a handful of times- still very "crispy".
Sail bag included.

MEB Sail Design A1.5 on Beneteau First 27 'Blizzard'. Look out for this one in the upcoming Beneteau Cup this Friday the...
23/11/2025

MEB Sail Design A1.5 on Beneteau First 27 'Blizzard'. Look out for this one in the upcoming Beneteau Cup this Friday the 28th of November at the Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia
Flagstaff Marine Australia
BENETEAU

How good is this! It's what it's all about! Great video from the lads on the REO 7.7 'One eyed bandit' in last weeks Sai...
22/11/2025

How good is this! It's what it's all about! Great video from the lads on the REO 7.7 'One eyed bandit' in last weeks Sailing - Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Pullbah Island race!
MEB sail design mainsail, J3 & A3 pictured.
Pics courtesy of Sailing - Lake Macquarie Yacht Club.
REO Sportsboats
TedTec

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