Dave wrote:
On 12 Oct 2006 13:09:16 -0700, "Capt. Rob" said:

Dave, how often do you need a 155%??? We sail just fine with a 110%
(and a rather tired sail at that) in everything over 6-8 knots of wind.

I carry a 155, a 135, a 100 and a storm jib. This summer, I'd say I got
about equal use of the 155 and the 100, and used the 135 only a couple of
times.


So you either had pretty light days or some good air. Not much in the
middle? I think most of the days we sailed we had between 8 and 16
knots. Do you think a fractional rig boat with a SA of over 600 sq.
feet and disp. of under 12000 lbs needs a 155% often? I just want YOUR
opinion because no one else I know with lighter boats and fractional
rigs needs them much. In fact, the J29 here Excite flys a small
headsail almost all of the time and he has a custom ballast boat. The
go-to sail on a J30 here (and we know three) is a 110%.
See my other post regarding the change to my headsail spec.


RB
35s5
NY