It depends on your sail configuration. You said you have a light number 1. We have an all-purpose no.1 and a rather large no.2, and a “working jib” as our number 3, which we seldom use here on the Chesapeake. So, if it is blowing, we will start with the number 2 and a reef (only have one). On downwind legs we may shake the reef out, but I only remember a couple of times we have changed to the 3 as it is only about 105% or so, whereas the 2 is 135 or 140 or so. This year, we have had 3 races where we have sailed with the 2/reef/shake out configuration and we won 2 of them. Maybe would have won the other, but an eager crew removed the reef line when we shook it out and we were not brave enough to try to put it back in, and ended up flogging the (full) main for about half the race. But that is on a 30-1 which is stout! We did have a couple times when we tested my window caulking, and we enjoyed watching some of the more tender boats in the fleet dunking their sails.
Gary St. Michaels MD From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:37 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Ronald B. Frerker <rbfrer...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Heavy weather sail trim That sure seems to be true and I wonder why??? Are we just being too cautious when we start with a no.2 or when we drop to the no.3? Or is there really no need ever for a no. 2? Although cloth density might make a difference if our no. 1 is really for light air. Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30-1 STL On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 03:29:55 PM CDT, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: For those of us race and change sails, one of my racer buddies told me you never change down from a #1 to a #2. You always drop to your #3. In my years racing since he told me that, I’ve come to agree with him. You might start with a #2 but you rarely change down to one. Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA _______________________________________________ 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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