Please advise!

Somebody please advise. I'm a mere novice, happy with my second-hand battered Sunfish to skirt the shores of the Long Island Sound. My old sail tore so I bought a replacement from Sunfishdirect. It cost $239. To my surprise what I received has a weird crinkly, plastic feel (Dacron, I think). Very different from the smooth, cloth-like texture of the original. It sails ok but feels cheap and is noisy. Is this a modern "improvement "? Is this company even connected to the boat company of...

Please advise!