Brad, My number 3 is a 97% blade from North made of the radian
material. I had also talked with Sobstad who recommended a 100% made
from Pentax again with an inner set of tracks. Previously I had a
115% that came with the boat. It was a C&C 29 mainsail recut to be a
headsail for my boat. It worked but wasn't very fast.
I raced yesterday in winds reaching the 20-23KT (gusts to 30) range
with the 135 (North radian). Initially we were going to use the
blade but ripped the luff tape raising the sail. I have the
centerboard version of the 36 (1978) and it tends to be a little
tender so I tend to reduce sail earlier than most of the boats I race
with. With a single reef in the main and the 135 we did just fine and
were pointing higher than most of the fleet and the boat stayed
relatively flat. Rail in the water very infrequently and only in the
strongest gusts.
I like the blade and it is great for going to wind. I don't think I'd
have done as well as I did yesterday had I used that sail. I would
most likely have had to do a sail change on the last leg. BTW, I
don't use the roller furler for racing.
If you want pictures of the added tracks let me know and I'll send them
off line. There are some things I'd do differently and I'm more than
happy to discuss this. Also, Sobstab's recommendation was to have
the tracks further outboard, which I am considering the possibility of
either moving mine or adding another set.
Sail Safe,
Mike
Virginia Lee 93295
Virginia Beach, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Crawford <bcrawf7...@comcast.net>
To: CnC-List <CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 27, 2013 9:41 am
Subject: Stus-List C & C 36 Head Sails
I am a C & C 36 owner and currently have a 135% and 155%for headsails.
For those 36 owners, is a 100% considered the next sizedown for heavier
air? Any thoughts , comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brad
C & C 36
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