[Rhodes22-list] 155 vs. 175 Genoa

[Leland]

Ed,

Sunny's is relatively nearby.  To quote Steven Wright, "Everything is within
walking distance if you have enough time."

I like cheap but I like easy even better.  I would like something functional
that is easy to furl, fly, and unfurl when singlehandling.  It could be
inexperience, but I've seen a lot of crews have a difficult time handling
their spinnakers.

Lee


Tootle wrote:
> 
> 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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