Pretty much like the other headsails... except plan on running the sheets
outside the shrouds. Also plan on having not much visibility if your genoa
has a low clew like mine. I love everything about this sail in my winds
except for th lousy visibility.
> I tried the sheets I have on my jib just for the heck of it. The
> genoa is a gloriously big sail and (I see you chuckling at your
> screens) of
> course the sheets were too short.
You'll just have to measure, keeping in mind the lazy sheet has to have a
stopper knot, a little bit to hold on to, enough for a few turns around a
winch, enough to go to the furthest-aft block you think you'll ever use with
it (I don't go aft of the winch, but YMMV), enough to go forward, around the
mast, and back to furthest aft part of the clew... plus some slack. The
multiply this times 2. It can add way up. I'm using 1/4" stayset-x for my
sheets, and I think i have a total of about 50 feet, but you had better
measure. Stayset X is a little stiff for sheets though. You might want to
try something like that samson fuzzy braided stuff that is so nice on the
hands. Try to keep the weight of the sheets down so the sail will still fill
and hold a shape in the lightest of winds. I've considered keeping an extra
set of something ultra-light like thin polypropylene for those ghosting
breezes.