[C320-list] Genoa Size

[Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com]

Brian,

A viable alternative to a new spouse and the subsequent retraining would be to have her give the helm a try....that was a similar issue for cuba libre 2 when I first bought it...

3 months of yelling, screaming, name calling and professing hatred later---all by her mind you :), we switched positions...the boat started going much faster--she had a better feel at the helm than I did--sail trim got better, life was good on the water after that.

Yelling and screaming still takes place whenever we race of course but it's over at the next wind shift. :)

Now that we the CM440, she still drives, I still trim and we do real well so far in races...
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Regards,
OD

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----- Original Message -----
From: Amirault Family [amiraults at sympatico.ca]
Sent: 12/15/2007 01:11 PM
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list]  Genoa Size

Adam et al:

The forum has been very helpful again. Not all of the suggestions are 
equally applicable to my specific case.

Replace the current spouse with a model with a more robust upper body 
(and I mean that in a sincere, non-gender specific way).  The time and 
pain experienced in my training by the current spouse is not an 
experience I would wish to repeat. It would be better for me if I kept 
her, if only to avoid my reschooling..

Upgrade to electric winches. It would be a long and uncomfortable 
live-down with the race crew as it would be a major purchase with 
nothing in it for them.

A furling 135% with foam luff. As it has been suggested that this will 
furl to 100% while continuing a reasonable shape this is likely the 
solution. This will make things easier for the spouse and still offer 
something for the race crew. The best races we had with the previous 
boat were in wind over 25 knots with a reefed main and our smaller jib.

Thus I shall go shopping for a new jib before the May launch.

My thanks to all for giving me food for thought and the insight of 
experience.

Brian Amirault
797 Waltzing Bear, too



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