gunman
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Thanks for the advice, If I am honest I can never see myself racing the boat. I have her moored at Lough Erne Yacht Club and the racing fleets there are J24's and Yeomans. I think I have the only sonata in the club. I cant see myself bringing the boat up to Strangford in the future either (although that is closer to my home, we spend most weekends in Fermanagh as my parents live there).
I had thought of just leaving the original headsail for the season but the reefing will make sailing easier on my own, although the bomb doors on the sonata help as I can leave a jib ready to hoist.
For pure racing surely you wouldn't use a roller reefing system at all would you? I thought the hanked on genny would give better luff tension and slightly better performance. None of the J24s in the club have roller reefing headsails.
Thanks for the info on the sailmakers here, I'll speak to them about getting a luff tape sewn in.
I had thought of just leaving the original headsail for the season but the reefing will make sailing easier on my own, although the bomb doors on the sonata help as I can leave a jib ready to hoist.
For pure racing surely you wouldn't use a roller reefing system at all would you? I thought the hanked on genny would give better luff tension and slightly better performance. None of the J24s in the club have roller reefing headsails.
Thanks for the info on the sailmakers here, I'll speak to them about getting a luff tape sewn in.