I assume you have a furler and intend to use it? There are a lot of personal preferences and situational choices. I had similar questions for my sail maker when I had the headsail made. I didn't mind the 145 I had but wanted to know if something bigger would eek out a little more performance. He said that a 155 might get me an extra 0.5kts on a light wind day and a 135 might cost me 0.5kts on that same day. But what is the max wind that I wanted to use the sail in? And what is my "normal" wind? 20kts? Not normal. 5 to 10 with peaks of 15. Yep pretty normal. Everybody wants to avoid buying more than one sail buy building one that can do everything. The problem is that it does everything poorly. The better choice is to build the sail for you purpose. It might not get the most out of the boat all the time but it will work well 75% of the time.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Dec 2, 2016 6:21 AM, "bushmark4--- via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi all, I have a question about short handed sailing for short distances, > like when you only have an hour or two and want to go out. On such > occasions, I am typically by myself; I know many of us do that. So, when > such an opportunity arises what sail combination would you typically use? > We're in a generally light wind area, the Ohio River; and we seem to have > weather patterns somewhat similar to the Chesapeake weather. I frequently > use headsail only, my boat having a 140%. This is more than adequate for > most weather and too much if the wind pipes up; however, the boat (1985 37 > CB) tracks very well and I can sail reasonably close to the wind ( not > racing, unless, of course, there's another boat in sight...). The 140 can > be a real bear in anything above 15.... > > I am looking at replacing the headsail and the collective wisdom seems to > be to reduce the size of the headsail to 125% or even down to 100%, for the > purpose of easier handling and tacking. My question is; does reducing the > headsail size affect the ability to sail with the headsail only on these > short sails? Or will I need to begin using the main all the time? Will I > suffer performance in those summer months, like July and August, when we > are happy to get 5-10 mph winds? > > Many thanks > > > Richard > S/V Bushmark4; 1985 C&C 37 CB, Ohio River, mile 596 > > Richard N. Bush > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 <(502)%20584-7255> > > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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