Someone mentioned "blade" earlier. It was explained to me when I first
purchased one, that it was different from a working jib in that it was about
90-95% of hoist and 100% of J overlap. A working jib was lower cut on the
hoist. The blade was a better racing cut and definitely better for the
-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Eric
Baumes
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 1:36 PM
To: cnc-list
Subject: Re: Stus-List - genoa sizing
PHRF is a funny thing.
At some point the max genoa without penalty went from 150% to 155%. And
of course your sail maker is going to tell you bigger is b
er 09, 2013 11:17 AM
> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List - genoa sizing
>
> In a number of boats I've been on, the number 3 tracks allow a 'blade'
> type of jib to be led inside the shrouds, and the other long tracks are for
> the number 1 and 2 and t
yeah - what he said!
makes a lot more sense than my attempt
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Gary
Nylander
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 11:17 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List - genoa sizing
In a number
In a number of boats I've been on, the number 3 tracks allow a 'blade' type of
jib to be led inside the shrouds, and the other long tracks are for the number
1 and 2 and the sails are led around the shrouds. As was said, the 1's are 150
or 155 or larger (depends on the boat but most PHRF groups
