[Public-List] Sails -- What do you carry?

Marcelo D. Gentinetta vanguard64 at cox.net
Fri Jan 11 16:22:58 PST 2019


I have a 150% on a roller furler but will be ordering a 135% at the end of this year. My first and second reef lines on the main are always on and ready to go no matter what the weather. I think a 135% is an all around good headsail for most weather conditions in a cruising scenario. 
Marcelo

> On Jan 11, 2019, at 3:20 PM, Mike Lehman via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Gilleleje carries a 135 roller furling headsail.
> 
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 4:16 PM Jonathan Bresler via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org wrote:
> 
>> Been wondering about sails lately.   I've found that the sail inventory on
>> Constance is a bit thin.  An old main, a much newer main, an old 165LP
>> headsail, a much newer 170LP headsail, an 80LP working jib, and two
>> spinnakers.  But when the wind pipes up, the sails inventory doesnt quite
>> match.
>> 
>> Around 12knots or so true, I've been taking a reef in the main.  Around
>> 18knots, four turns on the roller furler (sacrilege!) returns the boat to
>> about 15d of heel.  22+ and its second reef time.  All from memory.
>> 
>> Thinking that an additional headsail, something between 165LP and 80LP,
>> might be good. Perhaps 135LP.
>> 
>> So, what do you all carry?
>> 
>> Jonathan
>> 
>> --
>> Jonathan M Bresler
>> S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
>> Annapolis/Eastport MD
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