[Public-list] Roller furling sails

[John Birch]

I sail Lake Ontario and do non stops from Hamilton to 1000 Islands - 160nm
ish. I had a 162 % Genoa made for roller furling on my Schaefer Furler. It
is a tri radial Dacron. I had the sail optimized to perform as a #1, that
means no foam luffs or any of that stuff, I have UV Dacron protection rather
than Sunbrella - Dacron actually contributes to the strength of the leach
and is less heavy than Sunbrella.

We sail in light air as well as the heavier stuff if we can - hence a 162 %

It works great, we win or do well in races with the sail when we race
occasionally and cruise it extensively. The sail was made at Triton Sails in
Mississauga Ont.

My experience anyway.

Hope this is a help.

Cheers,

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 5:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Roller furling sails


> I'll let someone who sails the Great Lakes answer, then.  On the
> Chesapeake Bay, I'm often glad to have a big genny.
>
>   - George
>
> Chris Lawrence wrote:
> > Great lakes and sailing mostly, thanks
> >
> > Chris Lawrence
> > 24 Scarborough Road
> > Toronto, Canada M4E 3M5
> > T: 416-698-5136 F: 416-698-8953 E: chris.lawrence at sympatico.ca
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
> > [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of George Dinwiddie
> > Sent: 30 September 2004 09:33
> > To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> > Subject: Re: [Public-list] Roller furling sails
> >
> >
> > Where are your cruising grounds?  The prevailing winds make a big
difference
> > in sail choice.  Also, what are your preferences on sailing vs.
motoring?
> >
> >  - George
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 29, 2004 at 08:37:12PM -0400, Chris Lawrence wrote:
> >
> >>Has anyone recently put on roller furling and had a sail made for one?
> >>Any advice or comments re make of furling and size of sail would be
> >>appreciated - my thoughts are a mid-sized headsail is probably best if
> >>one is strictly cruising.
> >>
> >>Chris Lawrence
> >>Cirrus #500
> >
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