The Ultimate Guide to Sail Types and Rigs (with Pictures)
Actually three sloops using a jib - this is a very common sail plan Genoa. Originally called the 'overlapping jib', the leech of the genoa extends aft of the mast. This increases speed in light …
Jib vs Genoa vs Spinnaker - SailNet Community
2013年11月10日 · A genoa is typically a 120 to 155% foretriangle headsail. Both are set and used similarly, with jibs being deployed in heavier air, genoas lighter. A symmetrical spinnaker is …
How to determine Genoa Size - SailNet Community
2010年9月16日 · Let that be the base of each triangle in the area formula base*height/2, and the LP of each sail is the height in the area formula. So the ratio of the genoa's area to the jib's …
What is a Genoa? - SailNet Community
2006年11月8日 · Sounds like way too much sail for that boat in those conditions. In my limited understanding of sail shape/cut, I understand a genoa is simply a big jib (110 +). In other …
How to Set a Genoa Sail Car - Sailboat Owners Forums
2016年9月11日 · Specifically, when reaching or beating with Main & Genoa, the Genoa has TWO functions, and the perfect sail shape ("fairlead" position) to optimize one function may not …
UV Protection for Roller Furled Genoa | SailNet Community
2009年10月17日 · I recently purchased an 86 Hunter 28.5 with a 150 genoa installed on a roller furler. The previous owner had a white Dacron strip sewn on for UV protection many years …
how to remove furling head/genoa sail | SailNet Community
2013年3月17日 · The sail will drop as you drag the bottom of the roll aft between the mast and the shrouds. With that you'll end up with the rolled sail on deck. You can then release the halyard, …
Dumb Question....Whats a #1 Genoa? | SailNet Community
2012年4月17日 · Sailing School Headsails - No. 2 Genoa, Storm Jib and Riding Sail Occasionally a price list may show a choice of areas for the No. 1 genoa, a circumstance which possibly …
How to attach single piece genoa sheets | SailNet Community
2010年3月24日 · Hoist the new sail on the leeward side of the old sail. (Depending upon what halyard the first headsail went up on determines which tack to make the change.) Set the …
Tacking a Genoa? - SailNet Community
2013年11月30日 · To keep the sail from hanging up on the shroud, get a single line equal to the length of the two sheets, brummel splice it to the sail at mid point in the line. Voila, no more …