[Public-List] New mainsail...

[Michael Devonshire]

Gordon, as a “newbie” here, can you give me a hint about how to tell if/when a mating is bagged?
Thanks 
Mike D 
Pickle 619

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> On Jun 23, 2019, at 11:55 AM, Gordon Laco via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Gang,
> 
> I must be becoming an adult…
> 
> Last year I bit the bullet and bought a new genoa.  A new sail is a wonderful thing, but sadly I didn’t notice much of a change in SURPRISE’s performance.  Silly me, I realized later that our main was long past the blush of youth and it’s the main getting bagged out that leads to heavy helm, and that leads to a slow boat upwind.
> 
> So this spring I ordered a new main.  Now I’ve got a one year old genny and a brand new main.   I’ve finally broken the silly schedule I was on where I always had one old sail and one new one.  We bent the main on last night… can’t wait to take it out for its first sail.
> 
> A new sail is truly a wonderful thing…
> 
> Gordon Laco
> #426 Surprise
> 
> PS - I can’t remember how many times I’ve been told by A30 sailors that our boats have mains that are too big, and that is why their boats are heavy on the helm.  I met one fellow who told me he was using an old Dragon main and he figured THAT, with it’s short foot, was a better sail.   No, no no.   The reason for heavy helm is either simply slack outhauls, incorrect mast rake, or bagged a bagged out mainsail that needs to be replaced.  There’s no reason why an A30 shouldn’t be sweet-sailing with light helm…
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