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I read this post with interest. Thanks to all contributors. Good luck with your plans. :cool:

Cutting the 110% jib with a higher clew would solve the sheeting angle issue. Yes it would be very slightly less efficient but I doubt...

It's a Profurl NEX Lite 4.0, mainly because the Selden furler (CXE 25) doesn't lock to prevent unfurling - you have to manually lock it...

Some more background about this upgrade. This will probably be my last boat, I intend to keep it for over a decade and I'm about 3...

I agree that a detachable bowsprit is advisable for the code 0 (we had one built in stainless box to fit the spare bow roller) but...

It is true of the earlier J&J designed boats such as the OPs earlier 36 and many people report improved overall performance from a...

I think Elvstrom are restructuring - having closed their Solent loft. I'd check they're planning on sticking around in your region.

I've probably got the most stupid genoa tracks known to man ....

I agree with the 110% foresail and with getting the code 0 out on a bowsprit. I went through a similar exercise with my Bavaria which...

I would make the same recommendation - you can have a long chat with Sanders himself and get good advice. The sails I have bought from...

When I sail with my friends, the spinnaker is fine, it's just when it's me and my partner, We are 120kg combined and while it was doable...

Code looks smaller than I'd expect. It's barely any bigger than my code on a 32 foot boat. Which given your Jib is 43sqm to my 27sqm...

AFAIK, Bavaria has over-large genoas, at least on my generation, due to the charter market in the med. Lots of windless days and the...

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Back in the 70s/80s 28ft was a family cruiser .... all the families we cruised with were in boats ranging from 24-30 ft .... anything...