Steve, My 26 is more tender than your 34 - It's real windy (technical term) on Ghost Lake. When I renewed my sails about 4 seasons ago I moved from a 155 to a 135. I've never regretted it! I hardly ever need to furl it down and regularly exceed theoretical hull speed. Sure on the few occasions that winds are light it would be nice to have a 155, but I think I'd get an asymmetric before I'd invest in a bigger genoa.
sam :-) CnC 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta On 2012-10-19, at 9:36 AM, OldSteveH <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi James, I too am on the hunt for some new sails and cannot advise but can > only tell you the tack I am taking: > > Where I sail on the great lakes (Georgian Bay) we generally have good > prevailing winds, occasionally turning up into unpleasant and even difficult > due to short wave periods on the GL. > > I would like the biggest furling headsail that's reasonable and covers > typical conditions, but to be honest I don't want to have to furl it any > more than necessary. I have never seen a large genoa that still retained its > shape ie pointability, etc. when partly furled. I don't even like furling my > #3 (which is in very good condition) for same reasons even though it forms a > much smaller roll on the forestay than the larger sails. I think it too > loses shape when partly furled, exactly at the time (strong wind and big > waves) when I need drive out of the sail. That's why my future main will > have 2 reefs, not the 1 reef I currently have. > > My new genoa selection will be 130 to 135%, not 150, haven't decided yet on > final number. I have two 150% non-furling #1s for the light air and a little > bit of racing. > > I don't think a furling 150 or 155 will carry good shape when partly furled > but would be happy to be wrong about this. I would also be concerned that > flying that big sail in strong winds would be difficult to manage even if > you have two tucks in your main. > > But then again my 34 is on the tender side. A stiffer boat might carry the > #1 and 2 tucks better? > > Just my 2c. > > > Steve Hood > S/V Diamond Girl > C&C 34 > Lions Head ON > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:44:54 -0500 > From: "James Reinardy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List New sail purchase > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Bob, > > It's a fair question, I will have to look at the Lake Michigan PHRF cutoffs, > thanks. In a general sense, we are wondering what fits the 30-2, and would > love to find any other owners who race. The previous owner of our boat > never flew anything bigger than a 135 because thought that the boat did not > handle well with anything bigger. Then again with a roller furling, it > seems like bigger is better, at least to 155%, you can always reef. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob > Moriarty > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List New sail purchase > > If you're racing, why not go 155 (or 145)? The PHRF cutoffs (at least where > I am in FL) are at those values. > Bob M > Ox 33-1 > Jax, FL > > On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Jim and Micki Reinardy > <[email protected]> wrote: > ... so my temptation is to go 150. > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
