On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 22:07:21 -0400, rhys wrote:

On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 22:46:14 -0400, Rodney Myrvaagnes
wrote:


I
I have used one exactly that way, on a Cal 2-30. It worked like a
charm, and that boat really needed it.

I am glad to hear it. I have heard of sailmakers (who know what the
hell you are talking about) cutting special riding sails, but it
struck me that the dimensions and beefiness were very close to a sail
I already carry, and like most storm sails, is practically still new.

I should add that a friend of mine had another Cal 2-30 at the time,
without a storm jib. After I described the effect of the storm jib as
a riding sail he went out and had a riding sail made up specifically
to fit the backstay of the Cal. That also worked very nicely, but it
couldn't be used as a storm jib.

Lying at anchor on one of those Cals without a riding sail wasn't
uncomfortable, as long as you stayed below and didn't look out the
companionway. If you did, you often saw the landscape whizzing by in
one direction or the other.

Our J36 has about the same displacement as the Cal, but about 6-7 feet
more waterline. It has no such problem, and I have never been tempted
to get a riding sail.

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Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

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