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Sail measurements

Postby GRIMSHAW » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:02 pm

Does anybody know the measurements for the staysail, genoa and yankee other than the sq metres. ie luff, leach and foot?
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Postby GRIMSHAW » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:23 am

Partially answering my own question I've just taken delivery (within 24 hrs of ordering) of a yankee which measures 550 luff,401 leach and 328 foot giving 6.7 sq m. as shown on the website. This equates to 66% of the genoa area as shown on the Website and design spec on the brochure. The staysail is shown as 4.5 on the website and 5.2 in the brochure, the main 13.32 and 12 respectively.
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sail measuremnts

Postby oak » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:31 pm

replying to Grimshaws query the difference would seem to arise between the S.A.boats and the current ones.
I suspect the web figures were just taken from the orignal brochure?
It's quite interesting that the genoa is still the same size.
So has someone now measured the sails correctly/different way?
I was thinking about this re the post on racing so took the trouble to measure the mast.still lying in the shed while this freezing weather in Ireland continues.
mast.
overall 5m845 or 19ft 2"
height to genoa fitting 5m 5/18ft 11 1/2"
height to hounds 16ft 7"
the gaff and boom are 134" with 2" for tabernacle fitting.
any slight variation is due to whoever was holding the tape.
I have a North yankee 6.7sq m.
I haven't a clue how to measure these sails.I suppose that one could draw them accurately and then use one of those little measuring machines that architects use.
interesting to get the definite answer
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