Brian, a belated welcome to the "list"; as others have said much of the 
headsail selection depends upon your intended use and the prevailing winds in 
your local area;  one other note is that our boats were designed in an era 
where the boat relies heavily on the headsail for power-unlike many of the 
newer  designs which use big mains and tiny jibs; (personally I believe this 
has more to do with marketing than any improvement in design, but that's a 
whole other topic);  I recently switched from a 150 down to a 135 cruising 
headsail and I find that I have plenty of power, without being overpowered, 
(except in extreme gusts, etc);  it is easy to handle and does the job...the 
suggestions for a 125 are correct, but if you are in a light air area, like I 
am, you might add just a bit more sail area and look at the 135.

 Best regards...

Richard
 s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, MIle 596; iced in...

Richard N. Bush 
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine 
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 
502-584-7255 
 
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From: Brian Chambers via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Brian Chambers <bcchamber...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Fri, Feb 1, 2019 10:04 am
Subject: Re: Stus-List 100 to 110 headsail

I am fairly new to sailing as this will be my fifth year. I primarily cruise. I 
am over 60 years old and, although I enjoy the work of sailing, I dont want to 
make it too much work. My current headsail is a 155 and it is a lot of sail. 
The way I sail doesn't require that much. After posting this i would be wiser 
to have a 125 or so. I have a furler so I have no intent on changing sails. 

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