As a new sailor I try to read up on what not to do as well as how to do it. I read somewhere that sailing with the genoa only was a no - no because of the loading of the mast etc. In the owners photos we see a Cat 30TR sailing with the genoa only. The question is, huh?? is it ok to sail using the genoa only??
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Yup
and there'll be lots of posts that say that undue stresses on the rig, etc., which will be nonsense. Less sail area less stress. We do it lots of the time, since the only "work" left on our boat is removing and putting the mainsail cover back on.
Do an archive search on the subject - try "jib only" match all words.
and there'll be lots of posts that say that undue stresses on the rig, etc., which will be nonsense. Less sail area less stress. We do it lots of the time, since the only "work" left on our boat is removing and putting the mainsail cover back on.
Do an archive search on the subject - try "jib only" match all words.Genoa
I am a Catalina22 owner. I sail with the Genoa all the time by itself. Both a 135 and a 150. The use is generally in light wind when I want drift along the shore or have more than 3 people on the boat and want to have less sail to think about. It does not hurt the boat/rigging. I will warn you that a Genoa is a bad idea in high/very high winds. The Genoa <as I understand it> is for lighter air type of days. The genoa is a great sail at the right times.---Beau
I am a Catalina22 owner. I sail with the Genoa all the time by itself. Both a 135 and a 150. The use is generally in light wind when I want drift along the shore or have more than 3 people on the boat and want to have less sail to think about. It does not hurt the boat/rigging. I will warn you that a Genoa is a bad idea in high/very high winds. The Genoa <as I understand it> is for lighter air type of days. The genoa is a great sail at the right times.---Beau
Sails well
The C-30 sails very well with just the jib. When the wind pipes up I leave the main on the boom. If you sail with just the main the boat bobs around like a cork. When you sail with just the jib it digs in and sails very well. I like it.
The C-30 sails very well with just the jib. When the wind pipes up I leave the main on the boom. If you sail with just the main the boat bobs around like a cork. When you sail with just the jib it digs in and sails very well. I like it.
works just fine
We came back from the Dry Tortugas with 30+ kts on a beam reach on a 37 CSY. We left the main down Reefed the 150 jenny down to about a 110% jub and ran 200 miles in relative comfort. The jenny alone is a safe comfortable way to sail does not put too much stress on the rig as long as you remember not to over power for the conditions. I sail a Catalina 320 the same way. Enjoy
We came back from the Dry Tortugas with 30+ kts on a beam reach on a 37 CSY. We left the main down Reefed the 150 jenny down to about a 110% jub and ran 200 miles in relative comfort. The jenny alone is a safe comfortable way to sail does not put too much stress on the rig as long as you remember not to over power for the conditions. I sail a Catalina 320 the same way. Enjoy
The major cause of mast and rigging stress.
Inproper mast and shroud tension is by far the leading cause of mast failure. I'd bet that 60% or more of sailboats haven't had their rigging tensions measured or adjusted in the last 3 years. Just pulling or striking (for tone) the shrouds to measure tension really falls short of true tension rates and uniformity. A "Loos" gauge is less than $100 for a small boat and less than $150 for larger boats. We found that all 3 of the boats we have owned really stepped up in performance and pointing after we adjusted the rigging. It takes about an hour to set up at the first of the season and about 15 min to check later.
Inproper mast and shroud tension is by far the leading cause of mast failure. I'd bet that 60% or more of sailboats haven't had their rigging tensions measured or adjusted in the last 3 years. Just pulling or striking (for tone) the shrouds to measure tension really falls short of true tension rates and uniformity. A "Loos" gauge is less than $100 for a small boat and less than $150 for larger boats. We found that all 3 of the boats we have owned really stepped up in performance and pointing after we adjusted the rigging. It takes about an hour to set up at the first of the season and about 15 min to check later.
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