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existentialsailor
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Initially Posted - 10/06/2006 :  17:33:17  Show Profile
Anyone tried a 170 on a Capri?
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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 10/06/2006 :  22:34:45  Show Profile  Visit Ericson33's Homepage
I used to have a 170% genoa for the SJ24. I used it once when there was little to no wind at all, it helped out a little bit but that's about it. I think that a lighter 155% Genoa would work out better for our boats. My 155% comes all the way back to the cabin/cockpit, and I have the genoa car placed in the inboard track in the cockpit. The foot of the sail at 170% would be 16.66ft.

I would rather spend the money on a good reaching sail like an Asymmetric Spinnaker. It sure would be an easier sail to gybe with having two people on board.
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dontluff
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Response Posted - 11/13/2006 :  16:33:21  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by existentialsailor</i>
<br />Anyone tried a 170 on a Capri?
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Too much overlap which doesn't have any real positive contribution and has a negative impact on main trim. It also takes a BIG hit in PHRF or MORC (for those that might still have a MORC fleet)

You would be better off having a new main with more roach than having a 170% genoa. It also has a narrow wind range for its use, except perhaps on a long close reaching leg on a point-to-point race. Personally, I would put the money into a new roachy main or a reaching chute e.g. an asymmetrical flown off the spinnaker pole.
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