[C320-list] New sails question

[Denny Browne]

You may want to think of it as expanding your sail inventory as opposed to replacing your current sail, unless it's worn out. There's plenty of room in the starboard cockpit locker for the backup sail. Since you have a 135 already, adding a 155 for lighter days will provide excellent flexibility. Your local sailmaker will provide great options when interviewing you about preferences. I've had great luck this year with Quantum, but you probably should talk with two or three, visit their lofts and see who makes the most sense to you. 

Denny Browne
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach

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> On Aug 13, 2014, at 6:15 AM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> We are on the Chesapeake. Used to have 150 and needed to pole it out in light down-winds. It worked fine that way. Took me a while to learn how to rig the pole. See YouTube videos on how to do this. As the sail is bigger and ours rode on the bow pulpit it made forward visibility more difficult. We switched to a 135 and find that works well for us, better visibility, less need to pole out, easier to handle. However, a good sail maker can make a proper fit for you needs. Being in my 70's I'm looking for ways to sail with less effort. Next will be a sail track. It's getting harder to get it up and nudge it down. Humm, sounds like another problem I'm having. (TMI)
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Osburn [mailto:tosburn1958 at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 3:56 PM
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] New sails question
> 
> Has anyone in the Chesapeake gone with a larger headsail as a replacement
> to the 135% ? Any opinions?  Thanks.
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