Re: Rigging Genoa

Mac Davis (mcmd@innet.com)
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:26:46 -0400

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Hi John:
Standard racing practice calls for genny sheets 1.5 times boat length (30
feet for P19). Its a point to start from.
Hope this helps,
Mac Davis, Kelpie, WWP19#804, Aripeka, Fl
----- Original Message -----
From: John Stacey <john.stacey@acad.umass.edu>
To: <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 12:00 PM
Subject: Rigging Genoa

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> PotterFolk,
> I want to use my Genoa sail but didn't get any line for sheets with
> it. How long should the line be? Also, can anyone direct me as to how the
> sail is rigged?
> 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.
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> Thanks,
> John Stacey
> 19' Peregrine #852
>