[Public-List] Public-List Digest, Vol 3647, Issue 2

[Mike Meinhold]

A reminder that headsails are measured by the ratio of luff perpendicular
to J , not foot to J.  Luff perpendicular is the distance from the clew to
the luff on line perpendicular to the luff.  J is the horizontal distance
from head stay to mast .

Mike
Rinn Duin #272

On Mon, May 28, 2018 at 11:28 AM Daniel Swords via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> My input on Genoa reefing:
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> The foot of my roller furling Genoa is 15 ft 6 in long, I think that makes
> it about a 130 or a 135?  I find that when the wind gets up to about 18 -
> 20 mph (Force 5) I can furle up a maximum of 18” so that the foot is now 14
> ft long (approximately a 120 Genoa). At that amount of reefing to me the
> sail still looks good and flat and the boat still points well (especially
> since the leach can now be trimmed inside the spreaders). If I furle any
> more than that the sail starts to immediately lose its shape and I am
> embarrassed to be seen sailing with it. Going from a 135 Genoa to a 120
> Genoa doesn’t make a lot of difference but it is a convenient first reef,
> makes single handed taking slightly easier, and does relieve a little
> strain on the rig. My next reef if the wind continues to increase is one
> reef in the main. My boat is very well balanced with this reefing. My third
> reef is more drastic, I find that if I furle the Genoa until only 7 ft of
> the foot is exposed it again becomes flat and trims well. This is slightly
> smaller then a storm jib. You may think “What is the point?”  But I find
> that even this very small bit of jib improves my boats sailing with either
> a single or double reefed main. Since I don’t race and I sail a lot in
> heavy winds and always single-handed I think my next Genoa will be a 120
> which I suspect I would be able to furle about 10% (to about the size of a
> 100 Jib) and still have it set nicely. Daniel SwordsSolitude hull #525
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