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

[Phil H]

What are the dimensions of a 100% genny so that I can calculate what the
percentage is of my foresail?

Thanks,

Phil Hopewell #517 “Ginger”, LaHave, NS

On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 6:14 PM George Dinwiddie via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Jonathan,
>
> We've got
>   - a "new" main, over 20 old that we got a deal on because it was
> accidentally made about 6" short on the foot and the sailmaker had to
> make another one. An Alberg 30 main doesn't come close to fitting other
> boats.
>   - a "new" #1 genoa (165% or 170%) that I got second-hand from Harry
> Gamber and used to beat him once.
>   - a ~135% jib with a high-cut foot. I *love* this sail when there is
> reasonable wind. It's easy to tack when I'm single-handed and lets me
> see forward under it. Billy Johnson sold it to me, hardly used, when he
> decided he'd rather race his boat than cruise it.
>   - a working jib that came new with the boat. We've only used it a
> couple times, but it was wonderful running downwind in 40+ knots.
>   - a symmetrical spinnaker that came new with the boat that still works
> well, even occasionally as a cruising sail
>   - a riding sail that I sometimes put up the backstay to inhibit the
> boat tacking back and forth on the bow when at anchor.
>
>    George
>
> On 1/11/19 4:06 PM, Jonathan Bresler via Public-List 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
> >
>
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