Have a 130 on my 37 and this sail also drives the boat so nicely losing maybe a knot of boat speed in up to 18 knots under only this sail. With main and over 18 she gets furled a bit. This years lots od days over 20 and would have loved a 110 its so hard choice.
John Conklin S/V Halcyon Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Debbie Jeffcoatt via CnC-List<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 10:48 AM To: Stus-List<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Debbie Jeffcoatt<mailto:djeffco...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: New sails, new wind We race a 80's C&C 37 on Lake Ontario, club races with crew plus a double handed seriers and switched to a #2 (135%) several years ago, that was built to roll down to # 3 if needed. Our PHRF was adjusted for the smaller head sail. We still have the large # 1, but haven't used it since. Tacking time is a lot quicker and much easier when double handed. Glayva won Boat of the Year in 2019 with our great crew and this sail. Our motivation to purchase the # 2, came from a C&C 35 racer in Kingston area. Debbie Glayva II C&C 37 On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 5:49 AM Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Or keep your old patched 155 and use the 140 for the slightly breezier days and forego the reef From: Rod Stright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Sent: February 9, 2021 5:30:15 AM To: 'Stus-List' Cc: Rod Stright Subject: Stus-List Re: New sails, new wind Would you get a PHRF adjustment credit by moving to a 135% Roller Furling headsail? Rod Stright Halifax From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Sent: February-09-21 12:23 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: cenel...@aol.com<mailto:cenel...@aol.com> Subject: Stus-List New sails, new wind Hello all listers. I have a hypothetical for the racers among you. I need to replace my 3DL headsail--its mostly patches after ~ 5 years of club racing locally. This is about my 3rd laminate style headsail---and my last! I am probably going with the North 3D Nordac which has replaced the former 3DL technology with what they call a composite sail--not laminated but still built over a 3D mold of the sail shape desired--if I understand this correctly. I do not need the super light and costly Raw or Endurance. Anyhow, I plan to move to a new sailing area off Southport, NC near Bald Head Island at the mouth of the Cape Fear River--basically on the NC coast. All my club racing to date has been in the Pamlico and Neuse Rivers, occasionally racing to Ocracoke across the Pamlico Sound. For these areas, a 155% headsail is the largest you can race with locally without penalty and so that is what I have always used. The North sail maker suggested because of the higher coastal winds that I may not need a 155% since the wind strength is higher at the coast. OTOH, a racer there uses a 155% headsail and says he does well with it. I checked the historical average wind speed for Southport and New Bern and the coastal winds are from 20-25% higher than at New Bern. For instance, the avg. wind speed varies from 5.5-8.1 knots in New Bern vs. about 7-10 knots in Southport, or about 25% higher on average. Further, I know from experience that my masthead rig becomes seriously overpowered once the wind gets greater than about 12 knots true, when its time to reef the main(I only have 1 reef point) and if it goes above ~ 15 knots, I need to roll the headsail a few turns (or change down to a 135% or 90% headsail). I am not inclined to go less than the 155% allowed locally (PHRF) but maybe I should--the local North guy suggested ~ 140%. This might better match the local wind and is less expensive since less material is used. OTOH, I don't want to be under canvassed on the light air days. Further, there is the question of sail material weight to consider. I plan for this to be my last headsail purchase and may use it some for local cruising in addition to club racing. BTW, it will be used on a furler either way. So what would the listers do!! Charlie Nelson 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb Water Phantom Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=04%7C01%7C%7C173dec3db22f4a0565af08d8cd122539%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637484825149358784%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Q3fK0EfK9c0oP6lAbUL%2FpcGkzlJtdsjynCqbG3uCKB8%3D&reserved=0> Thanks - Stu -- Debbie Jeffcoatt cell 416-251-2650
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
