Hi:
I primarily sail a Tanzer 22CB. I have hank on 150, 130, 110 with reef point, and 50 (maybe). The main sail has two reef points. I have a Solent stay where I fly the smaller two
head sails. The luff is too long on the other two to fly from the Solent.
I also have an assymetrical and have flown it a couple times, though I don't get the sense I know what I am doing with it yet. I could never sail closer than 90 apparent and it is unclear if this is due to the cut of the sail, or operator error. I get the impression from my reading that an assymetrical will usually sail a close reach. With the tack line run through a block on the pulpit, maybe the luff cannot be straightened enough for more close winded
work, and mounting the tack block on a
bowsprit (or mini
bowsprit AKA the very beefy
anchor roller) will help. Also, I don't get the sense that the assymetrical is very big: As measured luff 26'9", leech 24'11", foot 15'2", which is about the same size as the 150. Should I perhaps want a much larger assymetrical?
Last season I was out for 6 weeks on Georgian Bay and the north channel. I intended to stay out 8 weeks, but ripped my main sail. I like to sail, not so much
motor. I sometimes sail at night and I sometimes sail 24 hours straight when I want to make miles. I don't need to go fast - I am happy enough doing 2 knots if the
autopilot will steer, less so hand
steering at 5 knots all day. Just to give people a sense of how I use my
boat, and personal preferences.
One of my frustrations last season was when the
wind dies off, but the waves remained for 6 or 12 hours, the 150
Genoa isn't doing it because it won't hold any air. Maybe no sail will fix this for a
small boat, but the dream is, something really big and light in nylon will keep me moving +-120 degrees from dead down
wind, and even if I can't make progress towards the planned
destination, I can move in another direction and go somewhere.
So part one, is how do I get more out of my assymetrical, what
sails should I consider adding for downwind and light wind conditions?
Part two, is to design and make
sails any sails deemed useful in part one, perhaps using SailCut for the design. I have the
Sailrite set of
books on how to by
rule of thumb loft sails, but I don't have the companion 25' x 35' clear floor space. Sailcut reduces the needed footprint down to panel size, perhaps 8' x 20' which with effort I can manage, but needs some knowledge as to how to choose the various parameters, which I completely lack.
The other thing, I came into hundreds of yards of 3/4 and 1-1/2 nylon sailcloth gratis. If I did not already have the raw materials, I'd just get
Sailrite to set me up with some kits and find another
boat project, or look in to used. I have assembled 7 Sailrite kits, and added reef points to my main, so I am at least weakly skilled at the sail construction bit.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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