Well if it comes to racing then I can see needing a 150 but if that is the case then you are not really planing on a cruising sail after all. A sail change is much easier with a full crew. I assumed that if you were looking for a furling sail that it was for cruising.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk -- Want to email me privately? Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Privacy_Guard Then get my public key at: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yU0R5RHBOS2h3MFk/edit On Feb 24, 2013 6:07 PM, "Edd Schillay" <e...@schillay.com> wrote: All, It's true. The 135 I have is very sufficient. And anything bigger in over 10 would have us overpowered. But the problem is the non-spinnaker racing. Wing on wing downwind in a dying LI Sound breeze can be painful with a 135. I didn't contact UK because they are usually higher priced. But I'll give them a shot. Still, the more and more I think about it, I may be better off overall with my existing 135 -- including the 6-point PHRF credit. All the best, Edd ------------------------------- Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise NCC-1701-B C&C 37+ | City Island, NY ------------------------------- 914.332.4400 | Office 914.332.1671 | Fax 914.774.9767 | Mobile ------------------------------- Sent via iPhone 5 On Feb 24, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: I agree about the Genoa size. I would think that a 135 would be plenty big. I can only sail my full 155 during light wind (10kts max) On very rare occasions have I ever had a need to furl my 155 to less than 100. When I do, it is only to help pull the nose around during a tack. The sail is completely ineffective at actually propelling the boat because of the bulk on the luff. You will get a better, more effective, shape from a 135 when furled in to 100 and might even be able to sail at as low as 75. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk -- Want to email me privately? Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Privacy_Guard Then get my public key at: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yU0R5RHBOS2h3MFk/edit On Feb 24, 2013 11:28 AM, "Andrew Burton" <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just curious why you'd want such a huge sail, Edd. Your boat is so > easily-driven, I would have thought you could easily make do with a > 135...even in the vacuum called Long Island Sound. I'm thinking/hoping that > I may be able to make do with a 110 here in Newport. We are just talking > about cruising, after all. The journey is the destination. > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I've got a rolly 135. So far can't beat it! >> >> Joel Aronson >> >> >> On Feb 24, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: >> >> > All, >> > >> > I'm in the market for a new cruising 150-155% genoa for my C&C 37+. >> I've received some quotes from North and Quantum, but wanted to know if >> anyone on the list has had any experience, good or bad, with one of the >> "discount" sailmakers out there like FX, National, Far East, etc. >> > >> > I don't do much racing aside from the Wednesday night beer cans in my >> area, and even that is winding down due to difficulty with crew scheduling. >> So I'm thinking more of an all-purpose Dacron. >> > >> > So far, Quantum beats North by a lot. But I can probably save even >> another $1,000 going with one of those discount guys. >> > >> > Any thoughts? >> > >> > >> > All the best, >> > >> > Edd >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > Edd M. Schillay >> > Starship Enterprise >> > NCC-1701-B >> > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY >> > ------------------------------- >> > 914.332.4400 | Office >> > 914.332.1671 | Fax >> > 914.774.9767 | Mobile >> > ------------------------------- >> > Sent via iPhone 5 >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > _______________________________________________ > 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
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