Before I switched to a furling 135% genoa, which I use for racing and cruising, I raced with a 105% genoa. My tracks are right up against the cabin, and run from just aft of the shrouds to just forward of the companionway. With the 105, I got a PHRF rating of nine seconds more than with a 155, and I pointed five degrees higher than everyone else in the fleet. The slight decrease in speed was more than made up with the better pointing angle and better handicap. The smaller genoa allowed me to sheet in a lot closer, as it doesn't get blocked by the shrouds.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 7:17 PM Bob Mann via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My '71 C&C 35 mk I does not have any deck tracks. In my area we used to > race with 167% genoa, which I used snatch blocks on the toe rail for. When > I went down to a 155%, I still used the toe rail. However, the clew comes > down just aft of a stantion and gets caught on the lifeline; I already > severely bent the port lifeline last year. > > Our OD fleet in Detroit is going to 155% max genoa size in '21 so I'll be > using that sail more often. All-around, time to add tracks to the deck. > I've been given these locations for adding track: > *Inline tracks* > Front 20.0 aft of tack > Back 26.6 aft of tack > Front off center line 3.5 > Back off center line 4.1 > > *Transverse tracks - run from rail to cabin house* > *130 % Transverse* > 19.5 Aft of jib tack > > *155% Transverse* > 23.1 aft of tack > > I've been successful in Wednesday night races running the 167% to the toe > rail and can continue to do so. However, for OD races on Saturday it will > be 155% and 130% (which I don't yet own). > > What do you think of the track locations? Should the track be straight, > if possible? What size track, 1.25 T-track? I'll be going with Garhauer > adjustable sheet leads. Other thoughts or suggestions? I have two months > to plan and install as I won't launch until late April. > > Bob Mann > Mystic > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!7VWs6pv4pLsaUf7XvzeRZsiP_GyT5e6B1GBkxi-cn5kuufSf5Ua5mW1MVZIUigjBPpo$ > Thanks - Stu
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