Don,
I have a 135% and use it most days alone most days without the
main.....I am now a lazy sailor.
I was specifically talking about downwind with a following sea. Downwind
with a following sea in +20 knots, its the main alone for me. Last
Summer, I came in from about 8 miles out in this exact condition, 25
knots true with a 3' following sea....too much sail with the jib
unfurled and me single handed sailing....rolled it up, main only doing
5.8 to 6.1 knts on the GPS....boat is well balanced, under control.
My traveler is on the cabin top in front of the companionway.....my
fingers are never going to get injured......my boom end is just to the
front of the binnacle and I am not going to get hit in the head trimming
from behind the binnacle.
Remember, not discussing going upwind.....downwind in heavy air and
following sea.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - #277
Halifax, N.S.
On 2019-03-19 3:29 p.m., Don Kern wrote:
Rob,
When I am out for a cruise I will use my roller furl only - upwind,
reaching and downwind. A lot less hassle and i am not worried about
someone losing their head to the boom or fingers to the main
traveler. The roller furl is 140% and most importantly the helm is
balanced going upwind. Main only, the boat is a dog upwind.
Don Kern
Fireball, C&C35 Mk2
Bristol, RI
On 3/19/2019 1:56 PM, robert via CnC-List wrote:
Interesting comments for sailing down wind......my preference is to
sail with the main alone....leave the jib furled.....my boat, a 32,
feels better balanced, better control of the sail, the bow is not
being pulled downward, better helm.
Would I rather unfurl and furl a jib over hoisting and folding a
main, you bet.....but my boat preforms better with the main alone, or
at the least, I think it does.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - #277
Halifax, N.S.
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