Rob,
Welcome back to the list. Yes, you want the battened main sail, but I'll  
leave the choice of the genoa up to others to spout off about. 
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 12/6/2010 10:04:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rob.o.baldi at gmail.com writes:

Hello
My name is Robert Baldi - I have owned my Rhodes for more  than 10 years. 
Jay
Friedland and I sail off of Long Beach Island N.J. We  each have our own
boats. I used to be on the list using my email address  name of Moses2u, and
I know some of you from my days when I was regularly  on the list - years
ago.

Here is my question: I plan to buy a new  set of sails. I currently have 
what
I think is a 150 genoa. I am not a  timid sailor, but I am looking for
performance and therefore I am  considering buying a smaller Genoa. I do
a great deal of solo sailing. Most  often the wind is more than10-12 knots
and frequently 14+. I   regularly reef my genoa to some extent- probably 
more
than half the time I  go out solo.

My first premise ( I am looking for guidance on this) is  that a sail is at
maximum performance full out and not reefed. Therefore I  will obtain 
maximum
performance most of the time with a smaller  Genoa.

I will miss the larger Genoa some of the time, --- but will the  better
performance for most of the time (more than 50%) compensate my  feeling of
disappointment on those days when I could have used a larger  sail -  On
those days (wind from 7 to 10 knots) when I would have  sailed the 150 at
100%.

My furling system is the old General Boats  basic design where the sail is
screwed to the tube. I do not intend to buy  a new system and two sets of
sails - but if there are people who regularly  change their sail -I will
listen to their advice as well. It is my belief  that most of us like the
simplicity of one set of sails and the ease of  jumping on our boat and
heading out for a sail without hanking on the  sails.

I have an innermast main - I assume I want the main sail with a  Batten.

Please - talk to me - do you like your sail size? What should I  buy? -
Should I try a 130 genoa? By the way - I do not regularly race but  like all
of us -when another boat sails close I don't want to be behind -  so speed 
is
an issue. - I wonder if the efficiency of a smaller unreefed  sail will
improve speed.

rob

rob
-- 
Robert O.  Baldi

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