[C320-list] Genoa

[Irv Grunes]

Jeff,
I also suggest that you mark the jib with a black permanent marker stripe on
the foot of the sail at the points you want to reef.

Then whether it wraps tight or loose you will be closer to the percentage
you are trying to acheive when the mark gets to the forestay.

Irv Grunes
Isle of Wight #851

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Hi Jim,

Here's the only easy way I know to get this answer.  The manual certainly
wouldn't contain that kind of information, since the sail wrapps tightly or
loosely depending on the conditions you furl it in.

On a calm day, unfurl your genoa and pull it straight back along the mast.

Slowly Furl it up until the clew reaches the mast.  This is 100% I think.
Make a mark the furling line to indicate roughly the 100% point.

Then furl it some more until it's out only 75% of the way to the mast and
mark the furling line again.

Same with the 50% mark.

I don't seem to get reasonable sail shape with the sail furled as far as
100%.  If you have a foam luff pad or some other modification sewn into the
sail you might have better luck with a partially furled sail than I do.

-JeffH

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From: JBrown5093 at aol.com [mailto:JBrown5093 at aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 8:00 AM
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I was wondering how many wraps correlate with 75%, 50%, etc reduction in
sail area with a 135% sail. Can't find it in the manual. Jim Brown
Desafinado
hell 978, sail 1003