Dave, I suggest you get your sails measured by your local sailmaker. He will be glad to do it if you bring them for a preseason inspection.
My sailmaker does not like to talk in term of no1-2-3 or %, he prefers to use the sail area measurements in square meters. This way you can really compare the horsepower of your sailplan and see what is missing to match the different wind conditions. This is really interesting in the design process of a new sail. Becassine wardrobe was composed of a triradial cruising laminate "large" no. 3 that equals 110% ( ok I admit I don't remember the m2...) the PO also had a light Mylar decksweeper no1 150%. Like you I wanted to have a no2 and asked for a 135%. My sailmaker suggested a sail area that would just cleared in front of the top spreaders going close upwind. His model showed that this would perform better than a slightly larger 135, as I would not be able to sheet it in as much clausehauled. The result was about 132%. I climbed the rig to double check every measurements to be sure he had the right ones. I have the Offshore spar mast on my boat This sail is really nice, but honestly I don't use it as much as I thought I would. When racing I often choose to go big with the tired 150% or with the 110 when it really blows. It seems I don't have much of the in between in my area. But when I do, I am first at the weather mark! You are right that the 33-2 is really responsive to sail trim. Very rewarding little boat. Bruno lachance Becassine, 1987 33-2 New Richmond, Qc Envoyé de mon iPad Le 2 mai 2017 à 21:10, Syerdave--- via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> a écrit : An interesting discussion, and agreed on that. I don't like sailing under headsail alone, but would rather balance the sailplan, play the main sheet in the puffs and tweak the Main's twist and shape with the baby stay, outhaul, traveller. vs many boats I've sailed the 33-2 is so responsive you can feel the impact of minor changes. Really looking forward to flying my new main this season. Keeping the helm light (balance) and the boat on its its feet (not overpowered) works best for me. First I reef, then I furl, but I really hate the Furler as a sail reduction device. According to the sailbags, I have a #1 and #3. There have been times I wished I had one in between, and it would probably be useful. Don't know how these equate in terms of % of foretriangle. Anyone know this for a 33-2? Several listers referred me to the "maximum sailpower" blog awhile back, and that was an eyeopener into many finer points of sail trim and design that I did not fully appreciate. Looking forward to some warmer weather here.... Dave 33-2 Windstar Toronto area. On May 2, 2017, at 8:09 PM, Jake Brodersen <captain_j...@cox.net<mailto:captain_j...@cox.net>> wrote: Ron, You are so right. I have had several occasions when keeping the #1 genoa up, with a reef in the main, resulted in a very balanced (and under control) boat. Jake From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 12:24 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Ronald B. Frerker <rbfrer...@yahoo.com<mailto:rbfrer...@yahoo.com>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Sail advice for 35 I remember sailing a 35-2 in heavy air with jib and main and had to have more than 6deg of rudder angle to keep it going. Seemed like we needed to take a tuck in the main and use a larger jib for better balance. The old rule was "keep the power up front." Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30-1 STL _______________________________________________ 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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