... A couple of questions here. Background. Vessel is a Nicholson 32. So,
full keel and grace. I without a large
budget am preparing my little
boat to wander the world for a while. Question 1 Cruising shutes. It seems the more i read the more complex this topic gets. Looking at sail lofts they in the main suggest one needs 3 of them to account for various
wind directions. Other lofts refer to a lightwt sail which appears to be an oversized full bodied
genoa. Does anyone have
advice on the
sails themselves or where this
advice be found in simple and unbiased fashion.
Question 2. Sail wardrobe. For those of you have an idea of the internal dimentions of a Nich32, will understand me when i say a large wadrobe of
sails means i cant go.
Boat can, sails can, however no room for me.lol i have a
furling headsail and reading lyn and larry pardy they suggest 1xlarge 185% lightwt AS 1x110%
genoa and storm staysal on an inner stay. Nicho32 is an old fashioned rig big main (long boom so low aspect). Smaller
jib area. Which presumbably impacts on size of ltwt sail. Any thoughts. Finally can anyone recomend a cruisers loft where a request for a third reef is notmet with a strange look. Thanks in advance everyone.