The first time we raced the Gulfport Pensacola race in 2000, we had the 170 and 6 second penalty. We carried the 170 for the first 5-6 miles, changed down to a 155 for about 10 miles more out to the Gulfport sea buoy. Once we rounded the sea buoy, we set the chute and carried the chute AND the 6 second penalty for the next 85 miles.
The next week I pulled the 170 off the boat and re-filed for a max 155% genoa certificate. Never looked back. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 12:06 PM, Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > When I raced mine more regularly, I took the penalty for my 160%. Maybe > if I had a new 155% it would be OK, but in the light air, I found I needed > all the SA I could get. > From my times to Chatfield, it seemed like you had more light air, much > like the midwest. > Ron > Wild Cheri > C&C 30-1 > STL > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* RANDY via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To:* cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* RANDY <randy.staff...@comcast.net>; cnc-list <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 3, 2017 10:52 AM > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Sail advice - 1, 2 , 3 go > > This has been a good thread. Grenadine came with six headsails not > counting staysails: > > #1 genoa, 163%, medium-light > #2 genoa, 148%, medium-heavy > drifter, 148%, light > #3 genoa, 128%, heavy > working jib, ~100%, medium-heavy > storm jib, heavy > > Last year I raced mostly with the #2 genoa, occasionally the #3. I never > raced with the #1 because it would cost me a -3 PHRF adjustment and it > probably can't point worth crap. I'll never need the storm jib where I > sail (if I get caught out I'm at most 1.5 miles from the marina). But > based on the comments in this thread, maybe I'll try racing with the > working jib if it's ever really blowing on a race night, and find a way to > sheet it inboard. > > Last week, first race of the year, I flew the drifter with lightweight > sheets in <10 kts and the boat was fast, probably due also to her new > folding prop. A Catalina 25 gapped the fleet with a good start, but I > passed and held off the rest of the fleet, then finally overtook her just > after the last mark rounding. Then my sheet broke - my crew didn't have a > fair lead to the winch, and the sheet was rubbing on the edge of the genoa > car - and things went to hell. ISAF case 82 and a bunch of other rules came > into play. > > Hoping for a better performance tonight. Looks like the same wind > conditions; I'll probably fly the drifter again. And I'll be measuring and > setting sheeting angles a la http://www.sailmagazine. > com/racing/regattas/headsail-sheeting/ once I get the time. > > Cheers, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To: *"CnClist" <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > *Cc: *"Dennis" <capt...@gmail.com> > *Sent: *Wednesday, May 3, 2017 7:20:25 AM > *Subject: *Stus-List Sail advice - 1, 2 , 3 go > > Reading the thread on sail advice, there were a couple of not so obvious > nuggets I'd like to amplify. > > A racer buddy of mine told me, you never change down from a #1 to a #2, > you always go to the #3 or blade. Good advice. > > Couple of posts on the sail thread said something similar. > > Wind force increases with the square of speed. That's an important > concept. Having what I'll call a linear suit of sails may not be best. > That is, 155%, 125%, 100%. It may be better, as a couple posters hinted, > to go 155%, 140-145% (heavy), 100%. > > Touche's "official" inventory is 155% (light), 125%, 95%. I rarely use > the 125. Boat always seems underpowered. Instead, I put up an old Pentex > 155 that has had the leach cut down a bit. It may be around 150% now. My > feeling is a 140% would be about right for my #2. > > Touche' does have an inboard track for the 95%. However, for 20+ knots, > we usually sheet to the toe rail. > > When I bought the boat, it had a 170%. That incurred a penalty so I sold > it. > > Dennis C. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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