[C320-list] 155% Genoa

[Scott Thompson]

The LP of a 155% sail should be exactly the same no matter where it 
tacks.  155% means that LP is 155% of the I measurement, and the latter 
does not depend on where you actually attach the tack as I understand 
the rules.  Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the actual LP of an old 
153% sail that has stretched is greater than 155%.

Dave Moores wrote:
> A few weeks back I asked the list if a 155% genoa was too big for the 320,
> and several people were kind enough to reply that a 155% fits just fine.
> 
> Talking to my crew about ordering the new sail has got me concerned again,
> because they are reminding me that my current 153%  WHICH IS A DECK SWEEPER,
> ATTACHED AT THE STEM NOT THE DRUM, only just sheets right in with the
> fairleads all the way back.  The new sail will be attached at the stem as
> well.
> 
> Does anyone have a stem-attached 155% decksweeper, OR are the sails people
> mentioned in reply to my previous question all tacked to the drum?  I think
> it may make a  difference?????  (The reason being that 155% of the full LP
> is going to be maybe a foot or so more than 155% of the LP of a
> drum-attached sail.  Makes sense or no????)
> 
> Dave Moores
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