Pete,
What I called the destroyed #3 was a jib-top (high cut clew, about 120%,
on the boat we called it "#3 reacher") It had limited use off the wind
and we only used in on very long reaches, which only occur in off-shore
racing. Also had a tall boy that came with the boat (1980), used it for
a few seasons, but like the jib-top was only suitable for long spinnaker
runs because of the hassle of setting the sail as a inner staysail and
running more sheets/blocks. However, with the short boom which makes my
sail plan more like a cutter I am reconsidering - need to consider PHRF
rules/ penalties and speak to sailmakers (plenty of those on
Narragansett Bay).
Don Kern
/Fireball /C&C 35 Mk2
Bristol RI
On 6/20/2019 9:47 PM, Pete Shelquist wrote:
I’m curious how many have and use a Jib-Top? Worth it?
*From:*CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> *On Behalf Of *Don
Kern via CnC-List
*Sent:* Thursday, June 20, 2019 8:17 PM
*To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com
*Cc:* Don Kern <don-k...@cox.net>
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List Heavy weather sail trim
Ron
Fireball carries four head sails when racing each has a cut and weight
appropriate to the apparent wind: light #1 150% (3-12 kts), #2 135%
(12-20 kts), #3 120%(18-28 kts) and #4 85% (survival). The main has
only two reefs, the lower reef points are placed between where a 1st
and 2nd reef would normally be and a the upper a little above the
position of a normal second reef. The boat was optimized for SORC
racing in the mid 70s by C&C and has a boom 2 ft shorter than normal
(11.5 ft vs normal 13.5ft), thus I do not put a reef in until 15+ kts
with a #2 flying. We throw in (literally) the second reef with a #3
when the boat is laying over too far. I find the boat feathers up
nicely in heavy air and try to keep the toerail out of the water by
easing the main down on the main track in gust. Always trying adjust
the sails to point and keep the boat on its feet (rail out of the water).
Cruising, we use a 138% roller furl and a main with three sets of reef
points.
Seems like a lot of sails, but I've had the boat from 1980, so you do
get a collection. However, had to get a new #3 and #4 this year
since I destroyed the 20+ yrs old #4 and had the old #3 de-laminate.
Don Kern
/Fireball /C&C 35 Mk2
Bristol RI
On 6/20/2019 4:37 PM, Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List wrote:
That sure seems to be true and I wonder why??? Are we just being
too cautious when we start with a no.2 or when we drop to the
no.3? Or is there really no need ever for a no. 2?
Although cloth density might make a difference if our no. 1 is
really for light air.
Ron
Wild Cheri
C&C 30-1
STL
On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 03:29:55 PM CDT, Dennis C. via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
For those of us race and change sails, one of my racer buddies
told me you never change down from a #1 to a #2. You always drop
to your #3. In my years racing since he told me that, I’ve come to
agree with him.
You might start with a #2 but you rarely change down to one.
Dennis C.
Touché 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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