Dennis, I race on a J30. It is the only boat in the fleet that carries a 2. When the wind kicked up to 18-20 Sunday we switched to the 2. Most boats went with a 3 while a couple stayed with with their 1. We led from start to finish! That may be the exception, but it was fun!
I have a 135 on a furler, a #4 and a storm jib. My main has 3 reef points. I hope to never use the trysail or the third reef. Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Sitting on the pier, sunny, mid 70's, debating whether to go for a sail. > In the meantime, some thoughts on racing sails given the recent 34 sail > discussion. > > When I bought Touché the #1 was a 170, #2 a 155, #3 a 125. The 170 > carried a 3 second hit. After a distance race where we flew the chute 3/4 > of the race, I ditched the 170 and the penalty. > > OK, What's on Touché now? We run a 3 headsail (kinda) program. Our #1 > is a Mylar/Kevlar 155 which we carry to 10-12 true. Next is the AP1 which > is an old 155 which has had a few inches cut out of the leech. We use it to > 15-16 true. Next is the #2, a 125. We carry it from 13-17 true. The #3 is > a 95% blade which we throw up around 17 true. What? That's 4 sails! We > rarely put the #1 and the AP1 on the boat at the same time. > > Now, having said all that, what would I rather have given more racing > experience? Well, here's what I feel is an optimum inventory for Touché. > > #1 light 155 good to 10-12 true > #1+ heavy 150 or 145 good to 15-17 true > #3 95-110 blade. > > A racing friend once told me "you never change down to the #2. You always > drop to the blade". You know, I think he's right about 95% of the time . > Hence my inventory above. No true #2. > > Maybe I'll go for a sail now. :) > > Dennis C. > Touché 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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