Dear Tony,

I think you have made a good point, what sort of sailing do I want to do? Well
having been on boats with furling gear I do know I don't want to find myself
doing little better that a square rigger on a beat. I also think that I will
want to get the best performance out of my boat I can. So I would be interested
to know how much closer to the wind you think the hanked on sails got in your
example?

Best wishes,

David

--- In CorribeeCoromandel@yahoogroups.com, "rev_tc" <rev_tc@...> wrote:
>
> hi david,
>
> my corribee came with roller reefing, which is fab for me as i sail solo
mostly.
> i noticed the diff in performance last season, when sailing with jonny moore.
we were going from shotley to tollesbury down the wallet, in winds of F7 gusting
8 right on the nose, wind over a big spring tide, breaking waves - very
uncomfortable hard sailing. jonny had a hanked on working jib, which set
beautifully in comparison to my baggy rolled genoa. i wished i had his headsail,
as he was pointing higher than me.
> over the winter, i got my genoa re-cut, and had a foam pad put in the luff to
help it set better when reefed. what a difference! its like a new sail - still
not as good as a purpose-built working jib, but for my kind of sailing,
fantastic.
> i've come to the conclusion, after getting my genoa re-cut, and having a new
mainsail last year, that its worth spending money on sails.
> roller reefing is best for me, as i'm on my own mostly.
> the foredeck does pitch a fair bit when things cut up rough.
> think about the kind of sailing you're most likely to do.
>
> hope that helps,
> tony
> --- In CorribeeCoromandel@yahoogroups.com, "j0marsh" <joandali@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In CorribeeCoromandel@yahoogroups.com, "appleby401@"
> > <appleby@> wrote:
> > >We have just bought a corribee and have roller reefing already fitted.
> > Having sailed cruisers on the west coast of scotland where weather can
> > be changeable I wouldnt have any thing else. performance issues are far
> > our weighed by safety, convienience and not having multiple head sails.
> > You dont want to be on the fore deck on a small boat in a blow if you
> > have left reducing your head sail to late.
> >
> > Hope this helps. ali
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am (if all goes well) going to be a new owner of a Corribee and need
> > to make a choice of staying with hanked on sails or roller furling.
> > Checking past messages I have found only opinion on roller furling
> > headsails and that was under the subject of roller reefing. I understand
> > the benefits of roller furling but I would be interested to know if the
> > performance is significantly reduced on a Corribee, particularly how
> > much those with experience of roller furling feel pointing is reduced.
> > On the other side of the coin I would also be interested to know if
> > owners feel going on the foredeck to do a sail change in choppy
> > conditions is an especial problem.
> > >
> > > Thanks in anticipation,
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> >
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