> I got a written quote from North's Cruising Direct Division for a 150% Genoa
> of 5 oz 5400 Dacron , Crosws Cut, triangular patches, $306 plus $46 for
UV
> cover. Shipping in US was $40. Price was quoted on 12/21/98 and was
valid
> for sails deliverd from 3/01 to 4/19/99. I don't know for sure that they
> had
> the correct measurements, as I discussed in an earlier post two days ago.
>
> Judy B
More info on the above:
The 5 oz genny is rated for a maxumum applicable wind of 25 knots.
Even though this is higher wind than I would use a genny in, the sailmaker
recommended it for durability over the 4 oz. In fact, Cruising Direct doesn't
even make a genny out of cloth lighter than 5 oz. The cost for a genny out of
5 oz 5400 dacron is $2.65 in the 100-300 square foot range. The P19 genny is
about 113 square feet. $2.65 x 113 = $306. (you will need to provide exact I
& J measurements to CD before they make your sail.) This includes the luff
tape for a CDI or hanks and a sail bag.
There is a minimum charge of $300 for any sail, so the smaller lapper or storm
jib would both be $300.
The UV cover adds 15% , hence the price of $46. In December, quoted price was
good for delivery within 2-3 months.
GENNAKERS fron North CD
CD also sells a premanufactured tri-radial Gennaker at $400 for a boat with a
22' mast (I=22') and a foredeck length of 7 (J=7.0') with measurements of
luff=22', Leech=20.6' and foot=11.9'. It has an area of 200 square feet and
is made of .75 oz nylon (which actually weighs .90 oz or so; it is called .75
oz due to a quirk in the history of sailmaking) It is available in white with
red or white with blue.
A gennaker is a cross between a genoa and an asymetrical spinnaker. It
attaches to the headstay at the head and tack (bottom). It is very good for
sailing on a very broad reach, but not as good as a traditional spinnaker on a
dead down-wind run. It has the advantage of being poleless.
You jibe it just like a genny, with the exception that the jib sheets run
outside ALL the rigging, including the head stay. When you rig it, you run
one sheet outside the shrouds directly back to the aft corner of the boat, and
run the other one around the bow, outside of the headstay and shrouds to the
other aft corner of the boat. When you jibe, the sail flips around in front
of the headstay; it does not pass through the foretriange like a regular jib
or genoa.
If you use a roller furler on your boat, they have a gadget that comes with
the Gennaker called a sleeve which is a collar that fits around the rolled
headsail at the tack (bottom) of the sail. If you use a bare wire headstay,
you clip the tack to the headstay.
Judy B.