Randy While most areas do not give a credit for an undersized foot on your mainsail ALL AREAS will penalize you if the foot exceeds the E measurement.
Regards Mike Persistence Racing this evening in Halifax, NS From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Randy Stafford via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 1:50 AM To: cnc-list Cc: randy.staff...@comcast.net Subject: Re: Stus-List 30-1 Mainsail Foot Length So it turns out on this particular question everybody was partially right. :) Like Rick Bushie's Anchovy (30-1 hull #1), my Grenadine (30-1 hull #7) has a 13' boom with boom-end sheeting to a traveler at the aft end of the cockpit, and tiller steering. The boom ends a few inches forward of the backstay, and its length is probably driven by that sheeting arrangement. Perhaps later in the production run C&C moved the traveler forward on the 30-1 (e.g. for wheel steering) and shortened the boom accordingly. Having sailed several tiller-steered boats up to and including a J/30, I personally like the cockpit layout of my boat - lots of room. But unfortunately my current mainsail's foot is only 10'6" - a full 12" shorter than the 30-1's designed E dimension. I have no idea whether that was intentional by a previous owner, or perhaps a screw-up by the obscure maker of my mainsail (whose sail bag is stamped with the year I graduated high school :) Also my boom is raised exactly 12" from its as-built height, as C&C later did from the factory on the 30-1. So I'm giving up mainsail area in both the E and P dimensions compared to the early 30-1's design. When I buy a new mainsail I'll make sure its foot is 11'6" per the 30-1 design, or perhaps even longer (since I've got enough boom for that). But I can see the advantages of leaving the boom a foot higher than its original location. It makes moving around in the cockpit easier and safer. It's probably not worth the extra ~12 square feet of mainsail area to lower it back. Cheers, Randy ________________________________ From: "Randy Stafford via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> To: "cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Cc: "randy stafford" <randy.staff...@comcast.net<mailto:randy.staff...@comcast.net>> Sent: Sunday, May 1, 2016 4:01:06 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List 30-1 Mainsail Foot Length Thanks John, Dennis, Michael, and Gary. As soon as the #@()*%^ snow stops falling around here and I can uncover and raise the sail again, I'll take actual measurements and compare to the specified E dimension and report back. My boat does have tiller steering, and boom-end sheeting to a traveler at the aft end of the cockpit. I like the room that arrangement provides in the cockpit, but I'm still getting used to switching hands between tiller and traveler during tacks, compared to driving boats with the traveler farther forward in the cockpit. Cheers, Randy ________________________________ From: "Gary Nylander via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> To: "cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Cc: "Gary Nylander" <gnylan...@atlanticbb.net<mailto:gnylan...@atlanticbb.net>> Sent: Sunday, May 1, 2016 3:30:30 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List 30-1 Mainsail Foot Length Take a look at the C&C Brochures on the web site. You will see two versions of the early 30’s, one with end boom sheeting and the last one (d) with sheeting forward of the wheel. Maybe the difference is whether you had a tiller or wheel. Gary From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Randy Stafford via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, May 1, 2016 11:46 AM To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Cc: randy.staff...@comcast.net<mailto:randy.staff...@comcast.net> Subject: Stus-List 30-1 Mainsail Foot Length 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! _______________________________________________ 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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