[Public-List] New cruising jib

[Laughing Gull]

I have a 130 that I consider my working jib on the Chesapeake. For the  
high winds you refer to, the 130 with a reefed main will work into  
that range. However if you are going to be slogging up wind in that  
kind of weather, a working jib is handy. The boat is just so much  
easier to handle and more comfortable for the crew.


For cruising I also have a 170, which is handy in the summer doldrums.

Jonathan Adams
Mobile: 443-538-7443
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On Sep 23, 2009, at 6:34 AM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:

> Hi Jonathan.
>
> We find our 140 good in a wide variety of wind conditions.  For  
> racing I wish I had ordered a 150; but we still had a very  
> successful racing season this year.
>
> Gord
> #426 Surprise
>
>
> On 22-Sep-09, at 9:14 PM, jon wrote:
>
>> Dear Listers,
>>                 Well, it's time for a new self-furling jib.We have  
>> been using a racing jib since acquiring the boat about ten years  
>> ago but the quantity of sailtape required to keep it going is  
>> costing more than a new jib! I jest. Looking for advice,  
>> information etc. on what we might be looking for. We plan to cruise  
>> every summer in the NorthWest BC Desolation Sound and North  
>> thereof. We do not intend to race. What size? ( We sail in the  
>> lightest airs for as long as possible and don't mind hunkering down  
>> in a 25 to 30 knot breeze!!) Regards Jonathan Whittingham EMMY#25.
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