PHRF is a funny thing. At some point the max genoa without penalty went from 150% to 155%. And of course your sail maker is going to tell you bigger is better. The c&c 34/36 track seems to have been designed for the small sail, so the sail maker had to cut the clew super low so I could get the proper sheeting angle without running out of track.
on my #3 which is about 100% it sheets inside the shrouds. track runs all the way from the shrouds back. On other boats I have seen "split" cars either on the same or split tracks that are adjustable with the same controls. On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com> wrote: > ** > yeah - what he said! > > makes a lot more sense than my attempt > > ------------------------------ > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Gary > Nylander > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 09, 2013 11:17 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List - genoa sizing > > In a number of boats I've been on, the number 3 tracks allow a 'blade' > type of jib to be led inside the shrouds, and the other long tracks are for > the number 1 and 2 and the sails are led around the shrouds. As was said, > the 1's are 150 or 155 or larger (depends on the boat but most PHRF groups > limit these to 155% (don't ask why). On certain boats (J-30's come to > mind), the number 1 for one design racing is a 160 or 163 or so. On the > Pearson Triton it is 170+. They get a different rating than the PHRF boats > with smaller genoas. The J-80 I race on has both tracks and the one design > rating (blade only) is different than the PHRF (with a genoa). > > I think some of the C&C 35's have this arrangement - a smaller track up > forward, on or near the cabin top, which is for the smallest jib. > > The 30-1's were delivered with no tracks, one sheeted the genoa to the toe > rail with a snatch block. That made for a rather wide sheeting angle and > less pointing. Most owners have mounted tracks aft of the shrouds and in > line with them to get better pointing performance. However, these are > pretty far inboard for reaching when you would like to have the slot more > open, so some folks have a device to lead the sheet back to the rail area. > I sometimes use a snatch block on the rail and sometimes (light air) use > the spinnaker sheet twing blocks. The boat reaches better when not choked > in. > > There is no specific percentage for a number 2, it is just smaller than > the 1, larger than the 3. Mine is about 140% - I bought it used from > Bacon's and only use it for cruising and once in a while for breezier days. > > Gary > 30-1 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
