[Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail for Rhodes 22

[David Culp]

We have a lot of discussions about sails.  I went with a 135 so I can
fully fly it inside the shrouds to improve pointing since I spend a
lot of time beating into pretty good winds.  If I had someone on board
who could sit on the rail, I would have gone for a 150% too.

Still, if you sail on bays or wide lakes the 175% makes a lot of sense
especially if you have the luxury of reaching .  I sailed it for a few
years and just thought I was incompetent with it until everyone I
sailed with or against pointed out how they enjoyed seeing my keel and
centerboard exposed all the time as they were passing me.  Time and
again the more experienced would say you need to keep that boat on its
feet and the boat is overpowered with that big sail out and just you
on board.  To be fair, my 175 is quite old and blown out which doesn't
help and probably part of the problem.  Anyway, so I kept it furled
and the boat on its feet, but with that big roll on the forestay,
pointing suffered and where I sail you need to point.  I look forward
to trying out the 135% once I can pull the boat and change it.

David


Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0500
From: Ronald Lipton <ronald.lipton at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail for Rhodes 22
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I have a UPS and a 150% genoa.  This seems to be a good compromise
mixture.  The 150 is
fine for moderate winds, and the UPS comes out if the wind is very light.

Ron



Mary Lou Troy wrote:
> Lee,
>
> I wouldn't replace the genoa with an UPS either but you can sail well with
> the UPS well above a broad reach in light air. It won't take you close
> hauled but it seems to work nicely for almost everything else. Because it's
> such a light weight sail it doesn't collapse as quickly as the genoa and it
> refills more quickly. It is, of course (here's the tradeoffs), more work to
> set up and expensive. It's also a heck of a lot of fun to sail. Attached
> should be a picture of us sailing up the Chester with the UPS at something
> above a broad reach.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
> At 10:53 AM 4/26/2010, you wrote:
>
>
>
> Joe,
>
> I'd love to have a UPS but I don't think I'd replace my Genoa with one.
> I'm not sure if the UPS would perform as well except downwind in light
> air.  You would probably need to replace the sail more often too.
>
> On a close reach I can usually fill my 175 once the wind exceeds 3
> knots.  On a run in light wind I hold the Genoa open with a whisker
> pole.  I'm sure it doesn't work as well as a UPS but it helps.  As a
> daysailor I try to avoid running in light wind.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> K