Just bought a new main to year and in the interest of better performance chose a "full phrf" club racing sail. I like it, but if I were to do it again I would have a slightly higher clew and maybe a bit shorter hoist. The clew in particular is noticeable as the boom is now lower and within skull-cracking distance, it was not with the previous main.
Dave Sent from my iPad > On Jun 29, 2017, at 1:09 PM, Gary Smith <gary.smith....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I am in the process of acquiring a new set of sails. > > I've had North & Ullman give me quotes and they are within US$70 of each > other for all three sails - furling headsail, furling staysail and main for > their basic offers. The quoted prices are in the range of $6,600 for all > three sails. > > One of them offered an alternative at $8,200 which had "better" material for > the headsail and staysail options. > > As I am a novice sailor I need some assistance please... > > The original sail area according to Sailboatdata.com > (http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=2144) is as follows: > > Original > Main 318 ft2 / 29.5 m2 > Foresail 391 ft2 / 36.3 m2 > > I don't have details on the size of the original Staysail. > > Here are the sail area values from the 2 vendors. > > Vendor 1 > Main 335 ft2 / 31.2 m2 > Foresail 558 ft2 / 51.8 m2 > > Vendor 2 > Main 335 ft2 / 31.1 m2 > Foresail 466 ft2 / 43.3 m2 > > Although the area of the main from both vendors is similar to the original, > the shape of the main is different to the original (not the current). The > boom is shorter and mast (P) is longer than the original. > > The original design has a VERY short foresail track which is well aft with > the resultant foresail with a high clew as can be seen from the picture at > the link. What worries me is that both vendors are offering a foresail which > is significantly larger than the original. How would this impact on > performance? Will I have the foresail partially furled most of the time? > > The original staysail was a self-tacking, club-footed jib. The proposal from > one vendors calls for a new track to be installed roughly midships and the > other believes that I can sheet from an existing padeye. Both propose > sheeting on the inside of the shrouds. > > Both, in discussion, are advocating the headsail for reaching and the > staysail for beating and heavy weather. > > I should add that I intend cruising although a little performance certainly > wouldn't go amiss :-). > > Are there any Landfall 42 owners who could share the details of their sail > configurations? > > Thanks > Gary
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