[Alberg30] Storm Sails

[Alfredo]

Thanks George, that makes sense! 
So, accordind to Coles our boats would use a 73 square feet trysail and a 64 square feet storm jib.
Thanks everyone!
Alfredo
 George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org> wrote:I think you want to square first, and then take 5%. 36 squared is 1296 
square feet. 5% of that is 64.8 square feet.

My old copy of Heavy Weather Sailing (third revised edition) doesn't 
seem to have that recommendation, so I can't verify it.

- George

Alfredo wrote:
> ok, so 5% would be about 1.8' Squared would give us an area of 3.24
> sq feet. is this right? A storm jib of 3.24 sq feet? 

Christos Katehis wrote:
> The forestay length is
> the "I" measurement of the sail plan which is 36'.

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