Fitting a smaller furling sail

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The jenneau Rush on sale in Galicia has a girt great furling Genoa typical of it’s time and needing a crew out on the rail.For my ría sailing with two up Ireally don’t want all the hassle of tacking a 140% genny,would say a 100% genny give me enough sail for toodling about the rias
 
Not uncommon to fit a smaller 110/115% or so high cut clew instead of the big overlapper. Easier to handle and not a huge loss in performance when sedate cruising. However it is a sporty boat so keep the genoa because the next owner may well prefer the boat as originally designed!
 
Tranona said:
Not uncommon to fit a smaller 110/115% or so high cut clew instead of the big overlapper. Easier to handle and not a huge loss in performance when sedate cruising. However it is a sporty boat so keep the genoa because the next owner may well prefer the boat as originally designed!
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Ok,thanks
 
Our first boat came with a huge (~150%?) genoa. It was old and baggy without any luff padding, and we needed to partially furl it in all but the very lightest conditions, so it had a terrible shape.

Replaced it with a 120% version with a padded luff. It was as if we'd bought a different boat. Worth every penny.
 
Kelpie said:
Our first boat came with a huge (~150%?) genoa. It was old and baggy without any luff padding, and we needed to partially furl it in all but the very lightest conditions, so it had a terrible shape.

Replaced it with a 120% version with a padded luff. It was as if we'd bought a different boat. Worth every penny.
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Our previous Sadler 29 came with a huge 150% genoa, and we found we were sailing with it partially furled a lot of the time. I got a high cut 110% No 3 made by Jeckells, and it was excellent from a F4 upwards. Big improvement in forward vis, tacking effort, and pointing. It was also designed to go on the furler, with a padded luff, and so maintained shape better when partially furled.
 
We happily cruised the Rush with a rather nice 110% 'working jib' from Seateach if I remember.
 
Wansworth said:
The jenneau Rush on sale in Galicia has a girt great furling Genoa typical of it’s time and needing a crew out on the rail.For my ría sailing with two up Ireally don’t want all the hassle of tacking a 140% genny,would say a 100% genny give me enough sail for toodling about the rias
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Yes. Our old Moody 33 from late 1970s had a big overlapping genoa. We talked to Crusader Sails in the UK and they came up with a fab smaller sail with a much higher clew than the old fashioned deck sweeping style. Was totally adequate for us. Even without self tailers.
 
capnsensible said:
Yes. Our old Moody 33 from late 1970s had a big overlapping genoa. We talked to Crusader Sails in the UK and they came up with a fab smaller sail with a much higher clew than the old fashioned deck sweeping style. Was totally adequate for us. Even without self tailers.
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Seems to be the trend on this ,it was a buger tacking the Albin Vega in confined waters
 
Sailed round the rias in a nic 32 as you say rolled aaway lot of a big genny and with just a jib clipped on an inner forestry gave pleanty of speed and what was important good visability
 
If there is enough adjustment forward in the genoa tracks, personally I would go for something with much less overlap (110-120%) but AVOID also being a high cut clew. A lowish clew tends to be much more effective in terms of sailing performance, without the hassle of the large overlap genoa.
Very few dinghies or race boats have No2 or No3 jibs with high clew.
 
I did this quite a few years ago with an X412, it had a lightish 140% genoa, with a foot cut low to the deck which didn't set at all well furled, and impossible to see anything forward / to leeward. I had a 105% jib made with a much higher clew and padded luff which cruising wise was a massive improvement. I was aiming for what traditionally would have been a working jib, (AKA No.1, solent) an "all year round" sail. Didnt regret it at all, tacking was quicker and easier visibility greatly improved, a small amount of very light wind performance was sacrificed
 
deeb said:
I did this quite a few years ago with an X412, it had a lightish 140% genoa, with a foot cut low to the deck which didn't set at all well furled, and impossible to see anything forward / to leeward. I had a 105% jib made with a much higher clew and padded luff which cruising wise was a massive improvement. I was aiming for what traditionally would have been a working jib, (AKA No.1, solent) an "all year round" sail. Didnt regret it at all, tacking was quicker and easier visibility greatly improved, a small amount of very light wind performance was sacrificed
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