I presently, delaminated my 155 genoa and have been in a quandary about what size the new genoa should be.
Sailing for light are conditions vs. the heavy air and furling the genny. Both my main and genoa are North 3DL sails. I very much like the performance of these sails, but at the same time furling the 155 and tacking is a lot of work when short handed. With the 155 I need to use the outer track to get proper sail shape and have equipped the boat with an adjustable cart system.
I pulled out my old 135 in 17 knots of apparent breeze with the main reefed and was doing consistently over 7 knots. Very happy with the results…. However, I’m not sure about making the investment of the 155 and all the problems that go with it.
Any help from other sailors using the 155 on a 38 or any other pieces of info to help the decision making process. Oh, and North is running a great sale on sails right now and I need to make a decision soon.
Thanks Tom
Sailing for light are conditions vs. the heavy air and furling the genny. Both my main and genoa are North 3DL sails. I very much like the performance of these sails, but at the same time furling the 155 and tacking is a lot of work when short handed. With the 155 I need to use the outer track to get proper sail shape and have equipped the boat with an adjustable cart system.
I pulled out my old 135 in 17 knots of apparent breeze with the main reefed and was doing consistently over 7 knots. Very happy with the results…. However, I’m not sure about making the investment of the 155 and all the problems that go with it.
Any help from other sailors using the 155 on a 38 or any other pieces of info to help the decision making process. Oh, and North is running a great sale on sails right now and I need to make a decision soon.
Thanks Tom