Richard, If the wind is 5-10 how likely are you to motor now? Anything smaller than a 125 will likely increase your motoring time/decrease your time under sail unless you have a high tolerance for SOG under 2.5 knots. When racing my 35, the difference between the 135 and 155 (main and jib) was about 1/2 a knot in light air. Never tried the 155 by itself.
I now have lazy jacks that clip to the eye straps on the boom. Makes lowering the main much easier, and we unclip them when racing distance. Joel On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:24 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Richard > > > > Another thing you may consider for short handed sailing is some sort of a > Dutchman system. One that quickly comes to mind is Doyle’s Stack Pack > although other sail makers have their own systems. A friend has the Stack > Pack and it makes using the main much less hassle. Once up a main is far > more friendly for single handing than a jib or genoa but many of us go with > just a jib because we find flaking or stowing the main short handed a real > pain. > > > > With the genoa I don’t think you wish to reef by rolling more than a 135 > down to a 100 or similar. North makes a nice roller reefing solution with > vertical foam sections at the luff. This is supposed to allow you to roll > up some of the headsail without losing too much sail shape. Remember that > with rolling a genoa it is not just about the large roll on the forestay > but likely even more about the resulting sail shape of what is left rolled > out. > > > > Mike > > Persistence > > Halifax, NS > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of > *bushmark4--- > via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, December 02, 2016 8:20 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* bushma...@aol.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Short handed sailing; sail selection > > > > 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! > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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