[C320-list] Genoa Replacement

[Denny Browne]

If you want to race competitively, the 110 will likely only serve you occasionally. You may want to consider a 135 or 140 with foam luff strips that allow it to be partially furled with retained sail shape. There are some excellent racing Dacron fabrics that are considerably less expensive than laminates and hold their shape very well. Your local sailmaker should have some excellent options and he'll likely be happy to race with you to help you decide. 

Denny Browne
310.408.9591

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> On Feb 23, 2016, at 7:28 AM, Marek Fluder <marekf at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> David,
> 
> My situation may not apply to you, but it is similar to Graeme's and might
> add some value.
> I do not race and mostly day-sail with a crew of 1 or 2, but practically
> single-hand.
> After 2 seasons with original 150% I decided to get a 110% as I do not like
> struggling when wind starts gusting over 20.
> Upwind rolled-in shape on my 150 just sucks.
> Experience from my previous boat tells me to go for 110 - that was the most
> used sail for me in my neighbourhood. (from 150, 135 and 110 available)
> I intend also to get high clew as twisting my neck to see under the sail
> gets old quickly....
> My choice due to price and longevity is dacron, I have no experience with
> laminates.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Marek
> #1028
> Lake Ontario
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:48 AM, Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> David
>> 
>> It gets a bit windy over here in the UK too and I have been told that the
>> standard size genoa supplied with the 320 is really a ‘light wind’ sail.
>> When it comes to replacement I will be looking at 125% or smaller. I’m not
>> a racer, but we spend so much of the time at sea with a large part of it
>> rolled away and the remainder in a poor shape leading to poor pointing and
>> speed.
>> 
>> I guess part of your choice needs to be based upon whether you possess
>> (and have the skill and crew to fly) some form of chute or spinnaker?
>> 
>> Graeme
>> #366, Jaskar, England
>> On 23 Feb 2016, at 08:17, David MacKinnon <david.mackinnon99 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> It is time to look at replacing our old 150% genoa and we are looking at
>> our options. The 150% genoa is to be replaced with a smaller genoa
>> somewhere, we believe, between a 120-135%.
>>> 
>>> Most of our sailing is a mixture of weekend cruising and weekend racing
>> in wind speeds up to 25Kts (or over if the forecast is incorrect), with an
>> average of 15Kts, and I would like to get a new genoa that gives us good
>> racing performance but also reasonable cruising performance.  Our sailmaker
>> has provided options of high quality dacron or laminate sails and whilst I
>> would like to go to the laminate, the cost is most likely going to be the
>> factor.
>>> 
>>> I am tending to a 135% dacron, as it seems to be the most common and
>> also the best sail plan for a variety of conditions,  but what is the
>> experience of the members of the association in terms of size for these
>> type of conditions? Would we notice any real difference in going to a 125%
>> dacron sailplan? Also, would a smaller laminate sail be better than, say, a
>> 135% dacron genoa. I realise that the dacron sail most likely has better
>> longevity than the laminate but that is not the main consideration at this
>> point in time.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your valued inputs.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> David MacKinnon
>>> Figment #162
>>> Brisbane, Australia
>> 
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>> convenient!
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