Doug- mine is cut the same way ( C&C Sails-Houston). It works well for over 15 mph and is a 60% heavy air jib. It is a bit heavier material than the standard jib.
Regards, Randy M15 "Becca Anne" Texas >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9/20/04 9:46:09 PM >>> Doug Kelch wrote: >more comments - > >This will make the response that Tom Smith and Jane >Van Winkle get from Kerns more interesting. > >My M15 storm jib has the clew very high off the deck >and I attach the tack to the deck fitting as I would >the standard jib. The storm jib is cut so that the >position of my fixed jib sheet fairlead is quite >suitable for the high clewed storm jib. > >It works quite well in this fashion and I have used it >more than I would have thought. I will keep it this >way. > >If I were actually contemplating going offshore I >might think differently but for almost any normal use >of an M15 or M17 I would have the sail cut for use >with the tack on the deck. (Roughest "normal" use - >Chesapeake Bay, San Francisco Bay, Vineyard Sound or >the Gulf Coast on a bad day.) > > > > >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >>Hi Gang, >> >>Most of the time (all the time) you want the storm >>jib off the deck and >>on a pennant. >> >>Reasons: >> >>If the bow buries in a sea you don't want the storm >>jib to act as a big >>water scoop. Keep it higher and let the water flow >>freely under the >>sail. >> >>Visibility: You want to be able to see where you're >>going and see what's >>coming at you (waves); so you can take evasive >>action. If the storm jib >>tack is at the bow fitting visibility is impaired. >> >>See Hal Roth's book, "After 50,000 Miles" for more >>details. >> >>Connie >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >> >> >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > >_______________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! >http://vote.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________________ >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > On my 23 I had long tack pennants on both the storm jib and the drifter and would leave the working jib on the forestay and snap the other sails above it. I suppose with the 15 being fractionally rigged there is less room to play with. Dick _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
