Sailing w jib alone is an old thread I remember well. And I used to be a "both sails" advocate until this year when I converted. Now I am convinced a good boatman can sail any boat w any sail combination . "That's seamanship."
This summer I started trying different single sail combos because my guests were less interested in pulling lines and I wanted them to enjoy the ride and relax. They didn't care if one sail wasn't raised. I had one wonderful 15 to 20 knot day sailing w just the main hitting 7.3 hullspeed in all directions w 4 guests and sailing quite close to the wind, most of the long day. Had several daysails w just my wife or alone w just the genoa, and learned to point w just the single sail. Tacking is quicker w main alone but the "genoa alone setup" tacks successfully, just a little slower. Trickier in lighter winds, especially if the sheets get snagged and stop the turn. The turn must be planned well, so it is smooth and complete. Otherwise the jib backs, the boat stops and returns to the previous tack and one has to try again. Every boat is different, and each owner must learn what his boat likes best. The boat will inform and a good boatman will sense what is needed. Our C&C 34R may have a larger than average sailplan for it's size, and the J and E are almost equal, so the helm remains very balanced w either sail and I hope everyone will experiment w their boat. Enjoy. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "DeYoung, Martin" <mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com>, "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 4:50:29 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List sailing under jib alone I figure that with the 'tree stump' of a mast on the 30-1, I should be OK. I have done it a couple of times when the wind is up (rare, around here) and used the working jib. No problem. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin DeYoung via CnC-List To: Fred Hazzard ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 4:35 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List sailing under jib alone > … applies to fractional rigs without running back stays. It could also apply > to mast head rigs without back stays.< What Fred said matches my understanding of why there may be some concern expressed by some sailors regarding sailing with head sails only. In the very old days the ship’s rudders were so small and weak balancing and steering the vessel by the location and trim of the sails was necessary. Modern designs and construction methods allow us to compensate for an un-balanced rig with mechanical advantage and a strong rudder. During the heyday of IOR designs, including fractional rigs, many designers and owners in search of the smallest advantage would put up a lightly built small section mast. I recall seeing 4 and 5 spreader rigs on 40’ boats with very small section mast extrusions. Many of these rigs appreciated the additional fore and aft stabilization that the mainsail gave to the mast itself. Many of these rigs went over the side owing to operator error. For those of us sailing a well maintained non-custom (thinking Evergreen here) C&C design with the headsail only in most conditions but certainly in light air will not jeopardize the rig’s stability. If you find yourself in heavy air “pounding” conditions it may be well to sight up the mast as the boat makes a hard landing to be sure the mast “pumping” (fore and aft”) is under control. In those extreme conditions some mainsail load may add some dampening to the mast pumping. Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Fred Hazzard via CnC-List Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 12:36 PM To: Joel Aronson; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List sailing under jib alone I imagine that not sailing with jib only applies to fractional rigs without running back stays. It could also apply to mast head rigs with out back stays. Fred Hazzard S/V Fury C&C 44 Porland, Or On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: All, Earlier this week I went out for a lazy sail after work. Unfurled the jib in 10 knots of wind and decided I was too lazy to remove the main cover and hoist the main. I've read that sailing under only jib is bad because it places an uneven load on the rigging. Seems to me that the load is minimal in light air and the total load is a lot less under one sail. Thoughts? 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