[C320-list] One sail only?

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 I have had lazy day out by myself and found sailing with jib only to be faster.? But if your are going to tack up wind and have guess on the bow I can see using the mainsail.?? JOHN Holokai 2


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Shoffner <drshoffner at yahoo.com>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Tue, 27 May 2008 12:19 pm
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I've tried it both ways and think I get better performance with the foresail 
alone than main alone.? Granted, it's a bit more trouble tacking the foresail 
than the main, but performaonce is a bit better I believe.? I sailed in the 
Comberland Sound Sunday in gusts >20 kts with the foresail and was plesasd.
Mike
#171



----- Original Message ----
From: Dave Rabinowitz <windchill320 at gmail.com>
To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:51:08 PM
Subject: [C320-list] One sail only?

We were out yesterday on LI Sound with some pretty goods winds (steady 20,
gusts 27+), just sailing around.? I used full main only (probably would have
been better with reefed main) instead of jib, as sunbathers were out on the
bow.? Assuming no folks up on the bow, and maybe single-handing, what do
folks prefer when the "one sail only feeling" strikes..main or jib?? I
learned main only, but some have suggested the jib is the better single-sail
choice.....does it matter, structurally, performance, or ease of running the
boat?

thanks for your advice...
dave
Wind Chill #445