[Rhodes22-list] Mac's 130 Genoa

[Mac McCready]

Lee, it was a great sail and great to have you aboard- we'll do it again
soon.   Rhodies may remember when I introduced myself in the summer of 2008
when I bought my first boat- a 1990 recycled Rhodes from Stan.  With the
combination of having a windsurfing background and reading all the
informative and entertaining posts from the list (many thanks to all),  I'm
starting to feel more comfortable sailing and having a great time.  Not to
mention how user friendly this boat is to begin with.   

One of the posts that got my attention was about Stan's new 130 Genoa.  Well
just got one and I thought like Lee, that I'd share some observations. It is
a well made sail not seeing  any loose stitching etc., and it has a nice
light feeling to it ( sacrificial strip too).  Something I really like is
there is real good visibility under the entire  foot  (compared to the 175
deck sweeper) with the foot angling up to the clew.  It is noticeably
smaller than the 175 and I think that may be  a good thing especially for
novices since it is more manageable and less intimidating than the 175 (less
opportunity to get overpowered). Intermediate and experts should find this
sail appealing too since I think the there will be more opportunities to fly
the full sail in a variety of conditions providing improved sail shape. And
you can forget about the jib sheets getting hung up on the bow cleat as the
130's clew sits higher than the 175.  Also tacking is much easier with the
130.  I like small  and it just seems to fit this nice, small, well designed
and well built boat.

I really like this sail and I think more Rhodies old (experience related,
not age related) and new will like it too!  Anyway, hope this helps and look
forward to seeing some of you at the Annapolis Boat Show!

Mac McCready
Arnold, MD
 



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