[C320-list] Heel angle

[John morrison]

Yup Ted I’ve had the rail in the water; but that’s when I didn’t know what I was doing. You need to reef early with that sail, I have one and if you get above 12kts of breeze it’s very difficult to furl if you have it all the  way out! My sail is a Hood and it has marks on the foot of the sail which indicates the equivalent of a #2 and #3 sail. I rarely have the sail fully deployed anymore except in very light airs.
Cheers
JEM
> On Jun 19, 2018, at 7:33 AM, Gus Macdonald <rathlyn1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I assume 7.3 was on a beam reach.  I have a 150 and will reef before getting the rail near the water as high heel angles just slow the boat down. I hope you had a foam luff installed to aid furling the genoa. One of the best changes I made in the last year or so.
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> Gus
> Hull 999, 2004
> Georgian Bay
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>> On Jun 18, 2018, at 11:09 PM, Ted Harrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:
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>> I purchased a new Genoa 145, 12 knots of wind. Hull speed hit a high of 7.3 with 20 degree heel. 
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>> Has anyone had the rails near or in the water?
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>> Ted Harrison
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>> Hull ;424 1997
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