Thank you for the info Rick. I will email you privately if I have any specific questions. With the 110, I need to use the toerail in order give the upper part the proper twist. Even close hauled, at times the inside track is just too short. If I was serious about it I could probably rig a barber haul, but the sail is small enough that just unhooking it from the car and hooking it to the toareail woks.
I noticed that I can sheet my 110 between the outer and inner shroud. It will only work in close haul because my track stops 3 feet behind the chainplate and the sheet would rub on the shrouds. They were obviously designed for larger gennys. I may try to find for some lightly used 150 headsails. Thank You Ahmet On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Rick Taillieu via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Ahmet, > > > > When these boats were designed in the early ‘70s a #1 genoa was a 170 > (actually around a 163% overlap), a #2 was a low hoist 150 and the working > jib was a high clew 110. > > Now PHRF regions have a 153/155 as a #1 genoa and anything over that > carries a rating penalty. If you race in an area with consistently light > air the penalty might be worth it. > > My #1 is a UK Tape Drive 153 that I fly up to ~15kts apparent wind. After > that I switch to a very old Dacron Fogh #2 that is a full hoist ~140 (I > never actually measured it but it’s smaller than a 150). > > I can carry this sail into the mid 20s if I tuck in a reef. Despite being > old this sail has won me a lot of races. I also use this sail for > daysailing as it’s easy to handle if I sheet it outside the lifelines. > > Above 25 apparent it’s the working jib and I also have an Etchells jib to > use if it’s really blowing. > > As was said before, the boat will heel to 20-25 deg then get really stiff. > > > > If you have any specific questions on setting up your boat or would like > some tricks that I’ve learnt over the years email me direct and I’ll answer > them. (depending on your mail program, if you hit *reply all* instead of > *reply*, my email address should be listed too) > > > > Rick Taillieu > > Nemesis > > '75 C&C 25 #371 > > Shearwater Yacht Club > > Halifax, NS. > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ahmet > via CnC-List > *Sent:* November-09-15 13:52 > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Ahmet > *Subject:* Stus-List C&C 25 headsail size > > > > Next year I will race Tabasco a bit. I have 2 headsails, one seems to be a > 105, the other a 130. > > I like the 105, because it is easy to tack, and strong enough to have an > enjoyable sail if I am lazy and it is blowing over 10. > > The sail in Sailboatdata looks like a pretty big sail, like a 150. > > > > What is the largest reasonable headsail you guys on the 25 use, without > having to deal with excessive tenderness ? > > Thank You > > Ahmet > > S/V Tabasco > > 1973 C&C 25Boston, MA > > > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.6173 / Virus Database: 4457/10971 - Release Date: 11/09/15 > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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