[Public-list] headsail size

[Dave Terrell]

I received the same advice from Quantum. They said that their experience
was that for a person who cruises  and especially if singlehanding. a
130 or so was the best choice. If one races, they will recommend a
bigger genoa partly because you want all the power you can legtimately
get and partly because in racing  you will probably have crew on board
to make handling the boat more easily when it is overpowered  - folks
serving as moveable ballast a.k.a. rail meat, etc. .

>>> timmins at optonline.net 02/18/06 10:26 AM >>>
If your winds are consistantly strong, I would suggest a 135%, that can
be 
rolled to 110 reasonably, but will be just enough in lighter winds.
Regards,
Brian  ex#497
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] headsail size


> Matthew, you can find the sail dimensions in the handbook under the 
> bylaws.
> It sounds like you are describing a #1
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> Mike Lehman
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> From: "Matthew Hay" <haymatthew_ at hotmail.com>
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> Subject: [Public-list] headsail size
> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:03:20 -0500
>
> Thank you Peter and Mike for the reply to my question about changing
sails
> over to the 1100 series furller.  I think that I would like to
purchase a
> used sail that is furler ready rather then spending money on my old
sails
> that are not in great shape.  The cheapest new headsail that I could
find
> was $1200.00, which is over budget for me.  My next question is on
the 
> size
> of the sail.  I do a lot of single handling and coastal cruising in
New
> England with the occasional offshore overnight.  When I talk to the
people
> at these used sail places--such as Bacon Sails--I do not know what
the
> proper size of the sail should be for my application.  What I would
like 
> is
> one big sail that I could leave on all season even if I sacrifice a
little
> performance in heaver winds.  So what size headsail would you
recommend? 
> Or
> what is the luff leech ect. dimensions that you are happy with?  I
think
> that the largest sail possible would be nice for light wind that I
then
> could furl if needed.
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Matt Hay #314 "Renard"
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