Reading the thread on sail advice, there were a couple of not so obvious nuggets I'd like to amplify.
A racer buddy of mine told me, you never change down from a #1 to a #2, you always go to the #3 or blade. Good advice. Couple of posts on the sail thread said something similar. Wind force increases with the square of speed. That's an important concept. Having what I'll call a linear suit of sails may not be best. That is, 155%, 125%, 100%. It may be better, as a couple posters hinted, to go 155%, 140-145% (heavy), 100%. Touche's "official" inventory is 155% (light), 125%, 95%. I rarely use the 125. Boat always seems underpowered. Instead, I put up an old Pentex 155 that has had the leach cut down a bit. It may be around 150% now. My feeling is a 140% would be about right for my #2. Touche' does have an inboard track for the 95%. However, for 20+ knots, we usually sheet to the toe rail. When I bought the boat, it had a 170%. That incurred a penalty so I sold it. Dennis C.
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