Re: what size sails?

From: Kirk Lindstrom (kirk@hpmsd3.sj.hp.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Wed May 13 1998 - 10:00:14 PDT


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Good point. I'm 230# and my quiver is 5.5, 6.5 and 7.5 Naish NOA's
(camless sails with a race shape and range). I have 4.0, 4.5 and 5.1
for my older wave sails. I do fill in with boards (easier to go to a
smaller board than rig another sail) and I suspect you might have two or
more boards as well.

Sail power will vary between brands and models too so you have to do a
bit of experimentation.

Kirk out

> I think these numbers are right on except for, maybe, the spacing between
> sails. As the sails have improved in their overall range, I have widened my
> spacing between sail sizes. I'm running 6.0, 5.2, 4.5, 4.0 instead of 6.0,
> 5.5, 5.0, 4.5, 4.0. I run one less sail which saves on $ and space. If I were
> 125 lbs instead of 175 lbs, I'd be tempted to go with a 5.2 and a 4.5 or 4.4
> for a two sail quiver... or maybe 5.0, 4.2. When I'm in doubt, I just rig the
> big sail and give it lots of extra downhaul. That let's the big sail handle
> more wind, but still lets you schlog home at the end of the day.
>
> Peter

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