Hi Jim, Sounds like a great plan. I'm looking forward to hearing your comments about the new sail.
Have fun with the projects! -Francois 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, GA On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 6:34 PM, Jim Giffing <jgiff...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the comments all!!! > > At minimum I am sure to have my wife crew with me - she is a willing and > experienced crew. Sadly both my boys are living in Michigan now so neither > of them nor their sig others are around anymore. But I hope to scrounge up > a few friends when needed. > > I worked it out with the sailmaker. He was trying to decide whether to > build a light Genoa or a flatter medium light that I could carry a little > longer. I opted for the latter. I don’t need to go thru a panic sail change > if the wind suddenly pipes up just because of the fear of damaging the sail. > > So now the deposit has been mailed and the waiting begins. Getting excited > to have a new sail. > > Still have to get the cutlass bearing dealt with and few other spring > “projects” completed and back in the water! Yippee! Spring is around the > corner. > > Thanks > Jim > S/V Strong Tower > 1977 C&C Mk1 > North East Md > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > > > > On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 5:58 PM -0500, "Chuck S" <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > Francois, >> >> Thanks for a very thorough response. I learn from your observations, >> always. We need to get together for a double handed race n the Chesapeake. >> >> >> Jim, >> >> younger crew are harder and harder to find. My all-time best crew of >> 2012 went to college and graduated and one is a sales rep for Doyle Sails >> in Florida, another works in NYC in IT, and another is an officer with NOAA >> stationed in Hawaii. My own son is doing IT in a startup in Las Vegas. >> >> >> I live and work in NJ and I'm 63 and race solo on a C&C 34R out of >> Magothy River without crew, no arguments, no worries, I love the >> experiences without any negatives. I haven't won anything but I'm having >> fun doing the distance races to Baltimore or Annapolis out and back. >> >> >> You should consider sailing solo or even two handed. Join CHESSS at >> www.chbaysss.org >> >> >> Chuck >> Resolute >> 1990 C&C 34R >> Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md >> >> On February 7, 2018 at 5:00 PM Francois Rivard via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> I sail a 34+, not a 29 but here's what I was told by my sail maker who >> was the guy beat in the phrf cruiser class for many years on the lake. >> >> For what it's worth: >> >> For racing in light wind conditions (10 and under) , especially beer can >> racing the 150 - 155 gennies are gold, you get great power accelerating the >> boat away from the cans. >> >> That has certainly been our experience. Our 150 was literally a game >> changer on Wednesday nights, worth far more than the phrf adjustment. The >> added straight line talent more than offsets the reduced pointing and added >> time for tacks. >> >> Easy way to see when to change / or pick another sail to start with? If >> you see white caps -> use the 135. >> >> >> If not racing / just cruising around we use the 135 unless it's really >> light like 5-6 knots or less. We use it because we have it.. If I was not >> racing I could definitely get by on the 135 only. >> >> my 2 cents. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Francois Rivard >> 1990 34+ "Take Five" >> Lake Lanier, GA >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >>
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