If you sail and are going to race on Lake Michigan -- at least down near Chicago, which is where we are -- you have to deal with big winds in the Spring and Fall with the doldrums in between. We now sail a C&C 110, but used to own a C&C 32, on which we carried a furling 150 to span the wind range. The last year I owned the boat I tracked how much sail I had out and discovered that I was sailing with either something like a 100-110% genoa or the full 150%. I spent very little time sailing with anything in between and never went out when I would need a real #3. When it came time to buy sails for the new boat we went with two sizes, a 110 and a 150, and we shift from one to the other as the season changes. We have to switch headsails a bit, especially during the transition periods, but most of the time the sail we have up is the sail we want. I have two friends with 135s and find that they complain a lot more than I do about going sailing with the wrong headsails. LMPHRF will ding you for anything over 150, but I know owners who carry 155s and take the penalty to get the benefit when they're becalmed in mid-summer.
-----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of James Reinardy Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:45 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List New sail purchase 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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
