[C320-list] Boat Speed

[Andrew Santangelo]

Larry,

I am not familiar with the winds in your part of the world, but if  
they are light a 155% is a must.  I paired mine up with a 100% Jib.

For the "Beer Can" Races we try to avoid sail changes during a race,  
however we will guess and set the sail prior to the race.  For the big  
open water sailboat races sail changes are a must.  We drop the upper  
swivel below the sail feed nub to the furler drum and configure the  
furling system to do a sail peel.  In other words lets say we have a  
155% sail flying and the winds pick-up.  We then raise the jib in the  
other track on the furler, and then lower the 155% sail once the other  
sail is fully raised.  This way we are always powered under sail.

I would also agree to adding the adjustable genoa cars - that was an  
early add for us too.

Andrew

C320 "Dawn Treader"
#333


On Jun 30, 2009, at 5:51 PM, Pam Rizzo wrote:

> Andrew,
> Thanks for your quick reply to my questions.  Looks like the  
> backstay adjuster will be last on my to-do list.  My boat has a fin  
> keel and a feathering prop. so I'm good there.
> I suppose that the UK Gold sails are laminates.  I will probably be  
> limited to dacron sails just because of cost, and I do not want to  
> change head sails.  Do you have any recommendations on head sail  
> sizes?
> Larry