[Rhodes22-list] Genoa size - 130 or 150

Tue Dec 7 12:45:14 EST 2010

And remember that the luff pad added to the 175 will improve reefed  
performance dramatically.

Don't order a sail without it.

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On Dec 7, 2010, at 8:23 AM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

>
> Rob,
>
> Tough call.  I'm a huge fan of the big decksweeping 175% Genoa  
> especially on
> any point-of-sail other than a close reach.  Unlike your circumstances
> however, I frequently sail in light air and usually start furling the
> monster in on a close reach when the wind gets much above 6 knots.   
> In your
> 10-12 knot winds I'm furled down to 100% or less.
>
> I agree that in general a sail is at maximum performance full out  
> and not
> reefed.  A partially furled Genoa also might sail better on a  
> starboard tack
> since the roll doesn't block the leading edge.
>
> "...but will the better performance for most of the time (more than  
> 50%)
> compensate my feeling of
> disappointment on those days when I could have used a larger sail?"   
> I don't
> believe so.  You may get slightly better performance more than 50%  
> of the
> time, but unless you're competitively racing all the time I don't  
> think it's
> worth the trade-off.  I don't believe an unfurled sail will increase  
> your
> performance significantly more than having optimal adjustments for  
> sails,
> sails amount, sails balance, heel, tracks, leads, traveler, railmeat,
> centerboard, tiller, etc.  I always like to go fast even when I'm  
> not racing
> another boat yet I rarely adjust my traveler or mainsail outhaul (or  
> tiny
> lines on our mainsails Rummy), even when I know what I'm doing.  So  
> unless
> the rest of the universe is in perfect alignment I wouldn't worry  
> about the
> tenth of a knot you might be losing with a furled headsail.
>
> I've only experience with the battened mainsail so I can't speak to  
> improved
> performance, but I've had no problems furling or otherwise.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
> Robert Baldi-2 wrote:
>>
>> Hello
>> My name is Robert Baldi - I have owned my Rhodes for more than 10  
>> years.
>> Jay
>> Friedland and I sail off of Long Beach Island N.J. We each have our  
>> own
>> boats. I used to be on the list using my email address name of  
>> Moses2u,
>> and
>> I know some of you from my days when I was regularly on the list -  
>> years
>> ago.
>>
>> Here is my question: I plan to buy a new set of sails. I currently  
>> have
>> what
>> I think is a 150 genoa. I am not a timid sailor, but I am looking for
>> performance and therefore I am considering buying a smaller Genoa.  
>> I do
>> a great deal of solo sailing. Most often the wind is more than10-12  
>> knots
>> and frequently 14+. I  regularly reef my genoa to some extent-  
>> probably
>> more
>> than half the time I go out solo.
>>
>> My first premise ( I am looking for guidance on this) is that a  
>> sail is at
>> maximum performance full out and not reefed. Therefore I will obtain
>> maximum
>> performance most of the time with a smaller Genoa.
>>
>> I will miss the larger Genoa some of the time, --- but will the  
>> better
>> performance for most of the time (more than 50%) compensate my  
>> feeling of
>> disappointment on those days when I could have used a larger sail  
>> -  On
>> those days (wind from 7 to 10 knots) when I would have sailed the  
>> 150 at
>> 100%.
>>
>> My furling system is the old General Boats basic design where the  
>> sail is
>> screwed to the tube. I do not intend to buy a new system and two  
>> sets of
>> sails - but if there are people who regularly change their sail -I  
>> will
>> listen to their advice as well. It is my belief that most of us  
>> like the
>> simplicity of one set of sails and the ease of jumping on our boat  
>> and
>> heading out for a sail without hanking on the sails.
>>
>> I have an innermast main - I assume I want the main sail with a  
>> Batten.
>>
>> Please - talk to me - do you like your sail size? What should I  
>> buy? -
>> Should I try a 130 genoa? By the way - I do not regularly race but  
>> like
>> all
>> of us -when another boat sails close I don't want to be behind - so  
>> speed
>> is
>> an issue. - I wonder if the efficiency of a smaller unreefed sail  
>> will
>> improve speed.
>>
>> rob
>>
>> rob
>> -- 
>> Robert O. Baldi
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