Genoa modification
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:32 pm
Like other owners I switched to a yankee sail by Hyde sails a few years ago. Since then I have enjoyed better balance without noticeable lack of boat speed. The yankee is a much lighter shade of red than my original North Sails from HM in 2006. My Genoa has remained unused ever since. Yesterday I took it together with the yankee to our local sailmaker Batt sails of Bosham. We laid the yankee over the genoa and played around a bit. As a result we are taking about 30cm off the luff of the genoa. A simple job says Dick Batt and the final shape is a little bigger than the yankee near the foot but the overall shape will be much more usable I think and a better sail colour will please me.
This is not a vital mod but quite interesting. 30cm is a guess as we did not measure it just set it out on the floor till it looked right. We will see how it goes next year.
Cheers
Chris
This is not a vital mod but quite interesting. 30cm is a guess as we did not measure it just set it out on the floor till it looked right. We will see how it goes next year.
Cheers
Chris