I'm interested in this discussion and other's thoughts and experiences also. We currently have a laminate 140% for our boat that we've used for years but we often sailed/cruised with our old racing crewmates so dragging that across the decks was not a big deal. Now that my wife and I cruise by ourselves we're considering a 98% to 110% at most. Our rational is similar, no longer in race mode, cruising in light is fine by us as we relax and don't worry about how much speed is lost. Which isn't the same as not trying to get the max out of the sail, right?
Dave 1982 C&C 37 "Ronin" On Feb 24, 2013, at 11:27 AM, Andrew Burton wrote: > Just curious why you'd want such a huge sail, Edd. Your boat is so > easily-driven, I would have thought you could easily make do with a > 135...even in the vacuum called Long Island Sound. I'm thinking/hoping that I > may be able to make do with a 110 here in Newport. We are just talking about > cruising, after all. The journey is the destination. > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Joel Aronson <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got a rolly 135. So far can't beat it! > > Joel Aronson > > > On Feb 24, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Edd Schillay <[email protected]> wrote: > > > All, > > > > I'm in the market for a new cruising 150-155% genoa for my C&C 37+. I've > > received some quotes from North and Quantum, but wanted to know if anyone > > on the list has had any experience, good or bad, with one of the "discount" > > sailmakers out there like FX, National, Far East, etc. > > > > I don't do much racing aside from the Wednesday night beer cans in my area, > > and even that is winding down due to difficulty with crew scheduling. So > > I'm thinking more of an all-purpose Dacron. > > > > So far, Quantum beats North by a lot. But I can probably save even another > > $1,000 going with one of those discount guys. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > All the best, > > > > Edd > > > > ------------------------------- > > Edd M. Schillay > > Starship Enterprise > > NCC-1701-B > > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > > ------------------------------- > > 914.332.4400 | Office > > 914.332.1671 | Fax > > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > > ------------------------------- > > Sent via iPhone 5 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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] > > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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