[Rhodes22-list] 155 vs. 175 Genoa

[Tootle]

Lee,

While the UPS is a neat thing to have, a spinnaker can work well in very
light airs.  

While racers use the spinnaker for speed the sail can be easily used in
light airs without a spinnaker pole.  In fact Rhodes 22's have an extra
sheave in the masthead.  Or you can easily add a bail and attach a spinnaker
block.

Used spinnakers can be found all over the place and cheap.  I paid $75 for a
racing spinnaker from a guy who sold his Lightning 19 but the buyer did not
want to buy his old sails. [I do not blame the buyer] 

Are you anywhere near this guy:  SUNNY`S SURPLUS ANNAPOLIS, 3 Solomon’s
Island Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401 Tel: (410) 841-6490

Ed K
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Leland wrote:
> 
> Ron,
> 
> First of all my condolences for the loss of your Genny.  Without a trailer
> to pull the boat and lower the mask, I would have lived without a Genoa
> too, but I certainly wouldn't have liked it.
> 
> Bottom line up front, I would get another 175.
> 
> The 175 doesn't perform well in light air and loses a lot of its shape
> when furled, but I don't know if a 155 would be a big enough improvement
> to give up the advantages of the 175.  Depending on the point-of-sail, a
> whisker pole and running the sheets inside the shrouds have helped me a
> little with both problems.  I'll admit that I furl to 155 or less most of
> the time, but I don't want to give up the few times I can use the full
> Genoa.  Between a 3 and 5 knot wind I may not be going faster with the 175
> than the 155 when on a reach, but the euphoria is better.  On a run with a
> little wind and a whisker pole, the 175 looks like I'm flying a spinnaker. 
> Everytime I can use the 175 it makes me realize that it's worth putting up
> with its negatives.
> 
> I would love to have a UPS.  Since I'm a daysailor (light wind = motor
> home) and lazy, I probably wouldn't spend the effort to use it most of the
> time, but I'm still thinking about getting one.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Tootle wrote:
>> 
>> Ron said, "I have been addicted to audio books for many years.  For IPOD
>> readable files you want to use audible.com. It has the largest selection. 
>> However the files are encoded so that you can't simply download and
>> forward them. For the folks in Ukrane you might want to try Librivox.com.
>> That is a source of public domain literature read by volunteers.  Some of
>> the readers are very good, for others you get what you pay for."
>> 
>> Thank you for the suggestion.  I will now have to learn about IPOD's,
>> ugh.  
>> 
>> Unfortunately, most current literature is soft on reality.  I will have
>> to go back and find all Brad's suggested readings over the last few
>> years.
>> 
>> Most books that I read are either sailing or 'old'.  For example, I found
>> a very old copy of 'Witness' by Whittaker Chambers.  It is very
>> insightful into Marxism or Progressivism as it is known lately.  The copy
>> I came up with was published in 1952.
>> 
>> So have you convinced the Messiah to build an accelerator in Chicago?  We
>> are waiting...
>> 
>> Ed K
>> Addendum:
>> "We all declare for liberty, but in using the same word we do not all
>> mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to
>> do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with
>> others the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with
>> other men, and the product of other men's labor. Here are two not only
>> different, but incompatible things, called by the same name…"
>> A. Lincoln
>> 
> 
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