My #1 is a 155 made of Pentax and Kevlar, and I fly it up to about 15 or 17 apparent. My next step down is a 110 Lapper with a short hoist and about a 2’ pendant at the head of the sail. I bought a 65% storm jib when I first bought the boat, thinking I would need it. I guess I’ve flown it about twice in the past 21 years. I also have a dacron 150 that came with the boat, which I use for recreational sailing and cruises to save wear and tear on the Kevlar headsail.
The boat is pretty stiff, and performs best at about 20 degrees of heel. If you get it so far over that the rail is threatening to go in the water, that’s slow. The boats of that era came with a 160 or 170 as the #1, and are designed to be driven by the headsail. Reef or luff the mainsail before doing a headsail change in order to keep her from heeling too much. I added a Garhauer line adjustable genoa track years ago, and find it to be invaluable. I also upgraded from the original winches (Barient 18s IIRC) to a pair of Barient 22 2speeds. The bigger winches make handling the larger headsail much easier. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ahmet via CnC-List Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 12:52 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Ahmet <[email protected]> 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
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