Buying a genoa

[Steve Horswill]

This weekend a tear developed along the seam and slightly into the sail of the leech of my 150% genoa - H27, 1978. I have dropped it off at a sailmaker for repair and am awaiting a quote to repair. It is the original sail and am thinking replacement may have to be considered. Any advice about buying a replacement would be appreciated and what should I be prepared to pay? I have a furler.Steve Horswill, shorswill@hotmail.com

 

[Bill O'Donovan]

Doyle is good

...and they're on this website. I recommend them highly, having replaced my main and jib.bodonovan@vagazette.com

 

[David Foster]

Consider a Cruising Spinnaker

A cruising spinnaker will outperform a genoa on every reaching/running condition. A genny is the best design for going to windward in light air - that's mostly for racing, with the iron ganny the choice for most cruisers heading into light air!A cruising spinnaker in a sock, and a 110 or 100 jib on a roller furler also give you easy switching to a real heavy air set-up when the wind picks up. And an easy switch back when it slacks off.We have the Doyle APC on our '77 h27, and love it. I figure it conversts an average of 20% of our cruising sailing from the iron genny to sails.DavidLady Lillie