Hey Dave, Please don't refrain from sharing your opinion. Your experience is different but valid and it sounds like you ordered the right sail for your situation. It sounds very logical to me. Your comment relates more to Charlie Nelson's quest to decide between a new 155% or a %135.
"solo racing and PHRF" was my response to David Knecht's email and turned to my rant on how different it is between double handed racing and solo racing. If you had a second person aboard the night you changed headsails, you could have had them steer while you focused on the problem. In some races, a solo sailor might miss a mark, a critical turn, a sandbar, or some VHF communication like shortening the course. Sorry, I'm still ranting. It's winter, I just completed shoveling the driveway and walkways and it's too cold to go sailing, so all this email is fun for me. Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R > On 02/11/2021 10:38 AM Syer, Dave <dave.s...@westburne.ca> wrote: > > > Have refrained from comment on this as I don’t race however chucks > original comment spoke of a short-handed cruising future for his next Genoa. > I sail solo a lot and have a 110 and 150. I try to sail the boat to its > potential. As expected, The large sail excels in lighter air (when it’s > great it’s great) and the smaller sail is way handier and more versatile. > During or prior to day-long passages or frisky/squally weather forecasts here > on Lake Ontario I find myself downsizing to the working jib. This is a > pain underway, no fun in the dark, and the bigger problem is folding (you > can’t)and stowing the sail. Doing this alone as on a wet deck as wind and > chop are building is a treat, and is even even more fun in the dark. It > cannot be furled much and still point well, and it does really obscure the > view forward. Anyway, I’ve realized it’s outside the envelope of versatility > here. Generally, I’m happier (and the boat is happier) with the working jib. > > I’ve ordered a radial cut performance/cruising 130 (ish) and expect it > will become the go-to in our variable conditions. > I have an asymmetrical spinnaker which I am using more and more in light > air. > Ymmv. > > Dave 33-2 > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Feb 10, 2021, at 6:21 PM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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