I remember sailing a 35-2 in heavy air with jib and main and had to have more
than 6deg of rudder angle to keep it going. Seemed like we needed to take a
tuck in the main and use a larger jib for better balance.The old rule was "keep
the power up front."RonWild CheriC&C 30-1STL
From: "Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List" <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Della Barba, Joe" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Sail advice for 35
The MK I C&C 35 at least is going no place with a working jib in light air -
the boat is very headsail dependent. So much so we never used the first reef in
the main offshore - if you need to reef at all, you need the 2nd or 3rd ;)
I wish the jib was enough, I could just use that and save some cash. So given
that, I can't see going as small as 100, no matter how easy it is to handle. So
far I am thinking maybe 125? I used to have a 145 mylar laminate furling jib
with a foam luff. When it was good, it was very good. When the sail started to
delaminate and get mold in the middle of it......not so much.
Joe
Coquina
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