Firefly (27 Mk III) did much better this year going to a new North 145%. Better
point, better boat speed than with the older #1.
From: "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.h...@impgroup.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 8:44:08 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Old Sails Suck
Dwight
We won our class in Chester this year. We also sailed a lot faster with the
new #1 than the old one. In past years if we had breeze and could justify the
#3 we did that at earliest possible minute and did much better in winds 15+
than in lighter wind. The old #1 we hated - we could never get it right
because the draft was molded too far aft. We had to always run the jib halyard
extremely tight just to get teh draft anywhere near where we wanted - also had
to have forestay tension much higher than otherwise would be the case for same
reason. The new #1 is just really really nice and a pleasure to trim. I have
not heard Andrew swear at it once this year compared to the usual "I hate this
sail" at least once during a race with the old one. Mind you the old one was
likely a bit blown out.
The main just looks pretty. It is very nice not to have to spend 40 minutes
taping holes prior to a regatta or a major race, Despite that the old main
still worked reasonably well but was still not as nice as the new one - because
again it had lost some of its shape.
Koob is in fact a pretty fast hull. Fun boat
Mike
crew Koobalibra C&C115 59115
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of dwight
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:35 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Old Sails Suck
So did Koobalibra place better and win more often with the new inventory?
From:CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike
Sent: December 3, 2013 9:29 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List Old Sails Suck
Meant to put this as an aside on Sam's thread. New main and #1 on Koobalibra
C&C115 this past summer. The difference between these and the 6 year old sails
is like high tech winter tires to bald tires in a snow storm ....
From:CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of
sam.c.sal...@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:58 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List Halyard Tension
Reading the tread about halyards, and an earlier post about furlers reminded me
to ask a question of you racers out there: -
I don’t race - only because there’s no-one racing on our lake. Although I have
done a couple of Swiftsures.
But I like passing boats and hate it when boats pass me!
My boat has been pretty well upgraded with all rope halyards; new adjustable
genoa cars; self tailers; new traveller; barbour haulers; and new Dacron sails
5 seasons ago.
I sail with a 135% genoa on a furler. While sailing I adjust the genoa halyard
regularly to move draft in the sail as the wind changes. (I do the same with
the main too!)
Now the question:
Late this season I bought a new high tech, Kevlar, carbon, kryptonite, 135%
genoa.
I’m assuming I don’t adjust halyard tension with this new sail as I don’t think
the sail will distort like a Dacron sail.
Similarly, when I buy a matching main, main halyard and Cunningham adjustment
will become redundant. Am I correct with this assumption?
If this is correct, are there any trimming adjustments with these new high tech
sails that I should become familiar with? Do you trim these newer sails any
different than the old Dacron sails?
What new techniques do I need to absorb?
Thanks,
sam :-)
C&C 26 Liquorice
Ghost Lake Alberta .
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