Headsail Nomenclature?

[DrJudyB]

My understanding is the same as yours. More than 100% and it is a genoa. Now... if we really want to get anal retentive... we could agree to change our nomenclature mid-sail if we reef our genoas below 100%...

So what do you call a “working jib” that has a 109% LP?
I’ve never heard anybody use the term “working Genoa”?

 

[Stu Jackson]

Working Jib - is a foresail of 100% or less the Fore Triangle
Genoa - is a foresail greater than the 100% size.

My working jib is a 110. I also have an 85.
To me, a genoa is one larger than a 110, not just a 100.
Like this:

In contemporary parlance, a working jib usually has an LP between 100-115%. The clew overlaps the mast a little and overlaps the spreaders too.

genny is slang for the nickname genoa

Why people do that is simply beyond me. It's the same number of letters. Why not just type it right? I can almost understand tranny instead of transmission, but these cutesy names are just silly.
Iron genny.
GAG!

 

[Jackdaw]

Why people do that is simply beyond me. It's the same number of letters. Why not just type it right? I can almost understand tranny instead of transmission, but these cutesy names are just silly.
Iron genny.
GAG!

It’s a term of endearment. Like why I call my life-long friend ‘Jannie’ when her full first name is Jan.

 

[jviss]

Genoa:

 

[jviss]

Another Genoa:

 

[jviss]

So what do you call a “working jib” that has a 109% LP?

Capocollo.

 

[jssailem]

@jviss... Are you telling a funny?

 

[jviss]

My working jib is a 110. I also have an 85.

That would be a mortadella.