I don't think you'll be better off with the 135 off the wind in light air.the light air 150 used properly will be worth the handicap penalty and more.will you have to do a sail change or can you normally use a light 150 for the whole race.sail changes can cost a lot of time..,
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd Schillay Sent: February 24, 2013 7:07 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Considering a New Genoa All, It's true. The 135 I have is very sufficient. And anything bigger in over 10 would have us overpowered. But the problem is the non-spinnaker racing. Wing on wing downwind in a dying LI Sound breeze can be painful with a 135. I didn't contact UK because they are usually higher priced. But I'll give them a shot. Still, the more and more I think about it, I may be better off overall with my existing 135 -- including the 6-point PHRF credit. All the best, Edd ------------------------------- Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise NCC-1701-B C&C 37+ | City Island, NY ------------------------------- 914.332.4400 | Office 914.332.1671 | Fax 914.774.9767 | Mobile ------------------------------- Sent via iPhone 5 On Feb 24, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: I agree about the Genoa size. I would think that a 135 would be plenty big. I can only sail my full 155 during light wind (10kts max) On very rare occasions have I ever had a need to furl my 155 to less than 100. When I do, it is only to help pull the nose around during a tack. The sail is completely ineffective at actually propelling the boat because of the bulk on the luff. You will get a better, more effective, shape from a 135 when furled in to 100 and might even be able to sail at as low as 75. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk -- Want to email me privately? Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Privacy_Guard Then get my public key at: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yU0R5RHBOS2h3MFk/edit On Feb 24, 2013 11:28 AM, "Andrew Burton" <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> wrote: Just curious why you'd want such a huge sail, Edd. Your boat is so easily-driven, I would have thought you could easily make do with a 135...even in the vacuum called Long Island Sound. I'm thinking/hoping that I may be able to make do with a 110 here in Newport. We are just talking about cruising, after all. The journey is the destination. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: I've got a rolly 135. So far can't beat it! Joel Aronson On Feb 24, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > All, > > I'm in the market for a new cruising 150-155% genoa for my C&C 37+. I've received some quotes from North and Quantum, but wanted to know if anyone on the list has had any experience, good or bad, with one of the "discount" sailmakers out there like FX, National, Far East, etc. > > I don't do much racing aside from the Wednesday night beer cans in my area, and even that is winding down due to difficulty with crew scheduling. So I'm thinking more of an all-purpose Dacron. > > So far, Quantum beats North by a lot. But I can probably save even another $1,000 going with one of those discount guys. > > Any thoughts? > > > All the best, > > Edd > > ------------------------------- > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > NCC-1701-B > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > ------------------------------- > 914.332.4400 | Office > 914.332.1671 | Fax > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ------------------------------- > Sent via iPhone 5 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2641/5628 - Release Date: 02/24/13
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