It looks as though the sail may have been purchased used from another boat. It is a bit short on the hoist and quite short on the foot.
In our area we do not give any credits for an undersized main. One option is to buy a new properly sized main if you plan to do much racing. However before you do any of this measure the length of the foot of the sail and then measure the length of the boom. On a C&C 30-1 the E measurement is 11.5 feet. The length of the sail foot should be very close to that and the length of the boom should only be 3-4 inches longer than that. From the pictures it almost looks more like the boom was replaced with a longer boom than that the sail foot is too short Mike From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 1:25 PM To: CnClist Cc: Dennis C. Subject: Re: Stus-List 30-1 Mainsail Foot Length Randy, A PO raised Touche's boom about 6-8 inches. I've never considered that enough to file for a change to my PHRF rating since my main sail extends fully to the design E dimension. However, your main sounds considerably smaller than design. Is that reflected in your handicap rating? If not, you might explore appealing for a credit. Not sure how your local rating organization handles changes but you could see if you can get a credit if you leave it like it is. I would appeal my rating for a 3-6 second credit if the boat was in my rating area. Some advantages to this. You can keep your existing main while you learn the boat. If you buy a new main, it will cost less. Your crew will appreciate the headroom. Remember, your boat is primarily driven by the head sail. The main sail creates the slot and influences the flow through the slot to provide drive. If you decide to return to design dimensions, just don't exceed your design P and E dimensions and you should be OK. http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/technical/measurements.htm Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 10:45 AM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Listers- I posted a few pictures from my first race in my new-to-me 30-1 (hull #7) last Wednesday night at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-NqAxQ6JxFTeUlmcm1IX1c5ZHc You can see the foot of my mainsail is considerably shorter than my boom. I'm wondering if that's "normal" for 30-1s (or other C&Cs for that matter). It doesn't really look normal judging by brochure photos and drawings. A previous owner had also raised the boom at least a foot from its original height, as the C&C itself did on later C&C 30s. When I get a new mainsail I'd like to increase its area by both returning the boom to its original height, and increasing the length of mainsail's foot. I'm thinking more area equals more power equals more speed. And I can live with a lower boom. Any words of wisdom to share? Thanks, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30-1 #7 Ken Caryl, CO _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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