[C320-list] One sail only?

[Chris Burti]

If I am tacking upwind, I prefer the Main. If downwind or reaching, the
Genoa.

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Dave Rabinowitz <windchill320 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>



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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC