Hi James, I too am on the hunt for some new sails and cannot advise but can only tell you the tack I am taking:
Where I sail on the great lakes (Georgian Bay) we generally have good prevailing winds, occasionally turning up into unpleasant and even difficult due to short wave periods on the GL. I would like the biggest furling headsail that's reasonable and covers typical conditions, but to be honest I don't want to have to furl it any more than necessary. I have never seen a large genoa that still retained its shape ie pointability, etc. when partly furled. I don't even like furling my #3 (which is in very good condition) for same reasons even though it forms a much smaller roll on the forestay than the larger sails. I think it too loses shape when partly furled, exactly at the time (strong wind and big waves) when I need drive out of the sail. That's why my future main will have 2 reefs, not the 1 reef I currently have. My new genoa selection will be 130 to 135%, not 150, haven't decided yet on final number. I have two 150% non-furling #1s for the light air and a little bit of racing. I don't think a furling 150 or 155 will carry good shape when partly furled but would be happy to be wrong about this. I would also be concerned that flying that big sail in strong winds would be difficult to manage even if you have two tucks in your main. But then again my 34 is on the tender side. A stiffer boat might carry the #1 and 2 tucks better? Just my 2c. Steve Hood S/V Diamond Girl C&C 34 Lions Head ON ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:44:54 -0500 From: "James Reinardy" <firewa...@wi.rr.com> To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List New sail purchase Message-ID: <00d501cdad9b$565c0620$03141260$@wi.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bob, It's a fair question, I will have to look at the Lake Michigan PHRF cutoffs, thanks. In a general sense, we are wondering what fits the 30-2, and would love to find any other owners who race. The previous owner of our boat never flew anything bigger than a 135 because thought that the boat did not handle well with anything bigger. Then again with a roller furling, it seems like bigger is better, at least to 155%, you can always reef. Jim -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bob Moriarty Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:34 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List New sail purchase If you're racing, why not go 155 (or 145)? The PHRF cutoffs (at least where I am in FL) are at those values. Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Jim and Micki Reinardy <firewa...@wi.rr.com> wrote: ... so my temptation is to go 150. _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
