[Alberg30] Jib Question for Ches. Bay Area

[R.C. Alley]

Be not concerned. One of the joys of roller furling is that you can have, at some cost in efficiency, any size jib/Genoa you want, at any time.  There will be times (and they will be exceptionally rare) when you need less sail than you have out, or can easily get in.  But, most of the time, you will find the profurl system a delight.  Some of the time, you will pray for a 600% Jenny...........

Remember that the average daysailer in which you have experience weighs not much.  The Alberg has a full keel with several tons of ballast in it, and it is generally a stiff (sits up on its keel to say 15-20% angle of heel) and dry (you really have to work hard, in lots of wind, to put the windows in the water) boat.

I trust that the preparations for the Fall R. are going well; thanks a lot for your help! I expect to see you there.

R.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mary & Bill Mahony 
  To: public-list at alberg30.org 
  Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 7:36 PM
  Subject: [Alberg30] Jib Question for Ches. Bay Area


  Well, we're getting closer to actually launching our new baby!  Thanks to a lot of your suggestions and opinions, we're coming to the end of some extensive yard work on our boat, and hopefully will be getting her into the water down at Solomons in mid-Sep.

  As I've mentioned to some of you, Mary Ann and I are daysailors entering a new world here with the Alberg 30, and as such I have a question concerning foresails.  

  Our boat came to us with a 150% Genoa on a Profurl roller furler.  We're inclined to keep the roller furling, but I'm concerned about the size of the Genoa for a couple people inexperienced with bigger boats...

  For the Chesapeake, do you think we'd be better off with a smaller foresail?  Would it be more practical for us to learn with a 100% or 135%?  Should I even be concerned? ;-)

  Appreciate any thoughts or opinions!  Thanks, Bill & Mary Ann
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