I recently bought new sails for my LF 38 for on the Chesapeake and in the Bahamas and I went with a 135 and plan on furling it on the roller furler at times when I want to reduce sail area. I do not race my boat.
Bob Sent from my iPhone, Bob Boyer > On Jan 25, 2016, at 3:19 PM, dwight veinot via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Well Mike Hoyt, I sail in Nova Scotia too, St. Margaret's Bay mostly good > winds, 15-25 apparent from SW most days and I have a RF Doyle 135% crosscut, > 8 oz with tuff luff, high cut and if or when I ever buy another new head sail > for Allianna, my old 35 MKII, I will definitely be going for less than 135%; > in fact a good 110 is what I think would suit me just fine...there are a lot > of advantages to a smaller headsail, and IMHO very few for a larger LP > headsail if one is just out for a fun sail in such conditions as we mostly > have around here in summer/fall, cruising for fun in retirement I mean but > for racing I would be lost without a 150 when the apparent drops below about > 15 kts, I know that, but who cares, it's sort of nice some days to roll a > similarly rated boated to weather while sailing single handed when that other > boat is overpowered and wondering why Alianna is so fast...on a 33 II, a very > stiff boat, maybe a 135 would be a good all purpose sail but the crew, > husband and wife for example will have to work harder and I bet one of them > would likely wish for a smaller headsail most of the time > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > d.ve...@bellaliant.net > > >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 9:42 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> Doug >> >> >> >> Most new sails will be priced in US dollars. That will make a RF 125 cost >> approximately $1,000,000 CAD. >> >> >> >> Persistence is a Frers 33 which is very similar to the CC33-2. For RF we >> have a 100% pentex with taffeta both sides and an older square weave dacron >> 155 which seems a bit blown out. When not doing much with the boat we leave >> the 100 on the furler. It is underpowered for most conditions. When racing >> we take the sails off the furler and use our Kevlar 155, 140 and the RF 100 >> (no on furler). >> >> >> >> If I were to have one goto furling sail it would be a 135. >> >> >> >> We sail in Nova Scotia. Winds sound similar >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Doug >> Welch via CnC-List >> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:16 PM >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Cc: doug.we...@rogers.com >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Looking for recommendation on 33 mkii Genoa size >> >> >> >> Thanks all for your input. To answer some of your questions. The boat does >> have a furler. Most of the time it will be my wife and I, we both crew on >> friends boats for racing. I have several Susan Hoods and LO300s under my >> belt including the big wind year. Generally on Lake on Ontario we get 15-25 >> Kn in the spring and late fall, 10-15 in June and July and 5-10 in August >> and Sept. The boat came with a 120 and 135 in decent shape, so i will >> probably mess about with those next season before pulling the trigger on a >> new sail. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Doug >> >> >> >> On Sunday, January 24, 2016 12:54 PM, Bradley Lumgair via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> We're on Lake Huron with our 33 Mk II. We have a 155, a 130, and a 95. The >> 155 is great for those quiet summer days, the 130 in spring and fall and >> only used the 95 once late last fall for the single handed challenge. I'd >> suggest a 130 for cruising, if you're only going to have one. You didn't >> mention whether or not you had a furler. I've seen many partially furl their >> large Genoa in heavier winds. >> >> Brad >> >> "Pulse" 1985 C&C 33 Mk II >> >> >> I'd rather be sailing >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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