[Rhodes22-list] Genoa size - 130 or 150

[Michael D. Weisner]

Rob,

Please investigate the choice of the Doyle UPS for light airs. I believe 
that it is flown on a separate halyard so it does not really impact your 
Genoa/furler decision.

See Doyle site:
http://www.doylesails.com/cruising/ups/index.html

and David Culp's recent discussion regarding a purchase at:
http://old.nabble.com/Re:-Doyle-UPS-Price-Has-Increased-to27728075.html#a27728241

Here are 3 beautiful pictures of Mary Lou's Fretless flying the UPS:
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080407/9ae3aa67/attachment.jpg
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080407/9899c936/attachment.jpg
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080407/9899c936/attachment-0001.jpg


Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY


From: "Mary Lou Troy"  Tuesday, December 07, 2010 11:08 AM
> Hi Rob,
> Welcome back to the list.
>
> I can't speak to the genoa size directly. We still have our 12 year
> old 175. It's been reconditioned and cleaned twice by Sailcare and
> they replaced the heavier Sunbrella with a lighter weight suncover. A
> couple of years ago we went to a Schaeffer Snap-Furl furler from the
> GB furler. The idea was and still is that we could switch out to a
> smaller sail in the spring and the fall when it is windier here. We
> still haven't gotten a smaller sail though. We also have a Doyle UPS
> which is great in light air.
>
> We do like the fact that we can take the sail off without lowering
> the mast. Makes prepping for possible hurricanes easier and now that
> we store the mast on the boat for the winter, it means that we can
> store the genoa off the boat.
>
> We put a new battened main on the boat last year and have been very
> pleased with it.
>
> Good luck with your decisions. Let us know how they work out.
>
> Best,
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> recycled 1998
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>
> At 10:03 PM 12/6/2010, you wrote:
>>Hello
>>My name is Robert Baldi - I have owned my Rhodes for more than 10 years. 
>>Jay
>>Friedland and I sail off of Long Beach Island N.J. We each have our own
>>boats. I used to be on the list using my email address name of Moses2u, 
>>and
>>I know some of you from my days when I was regularly on the list - years
>>ago.
>>
>>Here is my question: I plan to buy a new set of sails. I currently have 
>>what
>>I think is a 150 genoa. I am not a timid sailor, but I am looking for
>>performance and therefore I am considering buying a smaller Genoa. I do
>>a great deal of solo sailing. Most often the wind is more than10-12 knots
>>and frequently 14+. I  regularly reef my genoa to some extent- probably 
>>more
>>than half the time I go out solo.
>>
>>My first premise ( I am looking for guidance on this) is that a sail is at
>>maximum performance full out and not reefed. Therefore I will obtain 
>>maximum
>>performance most of the time with a smaller Genoa.
>>
>>I will miss the larger Genoa some of the time, --- but will the better
>>performance for most of the time (more than 50%) compensate my feeling of
>>disappointment on those days when I could have used a larger sail -  On
>>those days (wind from 7 to 10 knots) when I would have sailed the 150 at
>>100%.
>>
>>My furling system is the old General Boats basic design where the sail is
>>screwed to the tube. I do not intend to buy a new system and two sets of
>>sails - but if there are people who regularly change their sail -I will
>>listen to their advice as well. It is my belief that most of us like the
>>simplicity of one set of sails and the ease of jumping on our boat and
>>heading out for a sail without hanking on the sails.
>>
>>I have an innermast main - I assume I want the main sail with a Batten.
>>
>>Please - talk to me - do you like your sail size? What should I buy? -
>>Should I try a 130 genoa? By the way - I do not regularly race but like 
>>all
>>of us -when another boat sails close I don't want to be behind - so speed 
>>is
>>an issue. - I wonder if the efficiency of a smaller unreefed sail will
>>improve speed.
>>
>>rob
>>
>>rob
>>--
>>Robert O. Baldi
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