[Rhodes22-list] Mac's 130 Genoa

Leland LKUHN at cnmc.org
Thu Oct 3 13:03:32 EDT 2013


Chris,

I like the 130 because it's a better-sized sail for most conditions.  Its
smaller size makes it easier to handle and furl.  It may have a better shape
too, but if you think of the impact of a sail that's partially furled, the
wrapped roll around the forestay probably doesn't slow you down or hurt your
pointing ability significantly.

The post below was from my first year sailing.  I've never been able to
point well without a decent heel (at least 10 degrees).  I don't know if
it's because our boats have so little keel that they sail more like a dinghy
or if it's because the more you heel the more you round up into the wind;
probably both.

A few other notes from the post below; the boom was down, the Genoa was run
between the mast and inner shroud, and the sails were pulled extememly
tight.  Had I had the traveler to windward I could have pulled the mainsail
even tighter.  I don't know about anybody else but I rarely sail with that
set-up.
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Jack,
 
I stand corrected.  I actually can point that high.  And I'm not that good
of a sailor.
 
Went sailing this afternoon.  True wind was exactly 12 knots from the south
just before I put the sails up and exactly 12 knots from the south just
after I furled them in.  Apparent wind fluctuated between 10 and 15 knots. 
Small craft advisory due to the chop, which was about 3 feet in most areas.
 
Boom down.  Full main.  Genoa sheets ran across the cabin top which brought
the tip of the clew to the forward shrouds (about 85% reefed).  Board down. 
Traveler centered but pulled so tight the end of the boom was less than 12"
from the traveler.
 
Port tack on a close reach at 240 degrees with a 10 to 15 degree heel going
about 3.5 to 4 knots with the tiller locked at about 3 degrees to the
leeward side.  Starboard tack at on a close reach at 150 degrees with a 15
to 20 degree heel (stupid 130 lb. outboard) going about 3.5 to 4 knots with
the tiller locked at about 3 degrees to the leeward side.  240 minus 150
equals 90 divided by 2 would be 45 degrees into the wind, but that was on a
close reach, not on a beat, close-hauled.  I easily got another 5 degrees
without luffing the sails on a beat.
 
Considering the amount of wind and chop, I think the Rhodes22 will point
better than 40 degrees with a little less wind and a lot less chop.
 
One other minor factor.  I was single-handling so I only had 180 lbs. of
human ballast.  Okay, maybe 190 lbs., but I was standing most of the time as
opposed to sitting or hiking-out.
 
We really do have a well-designed sailboat.

Lee




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