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JC: Do you have any problems with the sun with the black sails?
AC: That is the main question everybody is asking because people are worried the sails will melt in the sun. It was actually another reason we decided to go black. It is not heat that ruins material or creates problems. Monofilm suffers from UV rays from the sun and the black actually has a glue in the monofilm that actually blocks the UV rays. So our black sails last longer than a transparent monofilm. Clear monofilm gets hard over time and just cracks. The black actually helps and lasts much longer. So black’s a good thing, exactly the opposite of what people think.