Hi, just curious to see if anyone uses roller furling when they are racing phrf and if they dont, do they keep the same foil on or swap it out for a tuff luff? I race phrf on tampa bay, against one other 109. I'm also shoal draft.
Dan (SA: mustang1) 201
[Posted by: Dan Goldman
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Roller furling
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Hi Dan,
We race PHRF on the Chesapeake, and we kept the same foil and use the furler. Having owned and raced other boats with a tuff luff, I have to admit that in the end, I think the ease of rolling up/unrolling the Genoa or jib (and hence less weight on the foredeck, and less chance for a mistake) more then makes up for the added weight and increased windage of the furler. We get no rating advantage from it, just makes sail-handling cleaner and faster. Just my two cents.
We race PHRF on the Chesapeake, and we kept the same foil and use the furler. Having owned and raced other boats with a tuff luff, I have to admit that in the end, I think the ease of rolling up/unrolling the Genoa or jib (and hence less weight on the foredeck, and less chance for a mistake) more then makes up for the added weight and increased windage of the furler. We get no rating advantage from it, just makes sail-handling cleaner and faster. Just my two cents.
Re: Roller furling
We have a North 2A runner at 120, 3A VMG at 108, and 4A at 108 (both latter at class). PHRF in our area is 69 with the 120 chute. Seems to be fair. Given our wind, I can't imagine a larger sail would be worth the expense if it significantly affected our PHRF.
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