Thanks to everyone for the awesome replies: you have set out the parameters for each type of sail and backed it up with experience! If anyone out there is thinking of writing a book or article about sail selection, you guys have collectively written a whole chapter on short handed sailing! I like the 135 approach as a solo sail and the combination of a 100 and a 135 for spring and summer... I am definitely looking at getting the stackpack for the main. As an aside I was out a week or so ago and used the headsail only, and we had winds in the 12-18 range with gusts to 27...while it was great fun, the sail was really tough to get in. I should have tried Chuck's reefing idea then!
thanks to everyone again; now I gotta see whats in the kitty! Richard S/V Bushmark4; 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596. Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 2, 2016 9:24 am Subject: Re: Stus-List Short handed sailing; sail selection As has been noted, it's all about personal preference. One thing we C&C owners have going for us is the fact that our boats perform better than most out there. With that in mind, I mostly fly my working jib, which looks like it's about 100%, maybe 110%. Even in light air I go better than most of the Benehuntecats. Three things make this one my choice: it's easy to tack around my babystay, easy to grind in, and when the breeze is up, it still looks good and I don't need to worry about it breaking in a big puff. I'm not racing, so I don't need to get every tenth of a knot out of the boat. When I do race, I have a 155 that comes way back to the back of the house and is a bear to tack...or so it seems from my perch behind the wheel. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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