I know the feeling. I sailed with my P15 genoa yesterday for the
first time and had a reaction similar to yours. It is a fun sail to
operate. The winds were typical Lafayette River 0-15 knots and swirly, and
I was glad my brother was there to assist the first time.
My genoa is from an unknown source, not from IM. So I'm wondering
how large it is compared to the IM. The clew reaches back almost to the
cockpit. How about the IM genoa?
How to rig it properly? I ran the sheets outside the side stays,
back to traveller blocks along the sides, then back up to the jib fairleads
(my terminology may be incorrect). The sail set beautifully. But this puts
an awkward load on the jib fairlead. Experimenting by pushing down on the
sheets lead me to believe the sail may set just as well by running it
directly to the jib fairleads. Any opinions?
I've been told that both previous owners of my boat claimed that the
genoa was no faster than the standard jib. Am I missing something?
Certainly it felt faster, but we did not set the standard jib for
comparison. I do not see how they could have set it incorrectly. This sail
sets beautifully, and complains loudly when unhappy.
Mike Stallings
'85 P15 #1589, Norfolk VA
-----Original Message-----
From: happy life skills foundation
[mailto:hapilife@efn.org]
Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 4:12 AM
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
Subject: GENOA!!!
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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2 nights ago I finally hoisted the 200% genoa I bought from
IM. WOW!!!
It's so great! The boat just hauls along!!! On Fern Ridge
the wind never
gets above 20mph between april and october (when there's
water in the
reservoir, thanks to the corps of engineers). Both nights
the wind wasn't
excessive, probably no more than 12 mph. It was wonderful!!!
I haven't put
the genoa blocks and tracks on yet, haven't gone sailing
with any of my
buddies who are in the dextrous category and didn't want to
drop them in
and lose them and it does take two to install them. But I am
able to rig
the sheets by passing them around the vertical parts of the
railing and
then back throught the eyes and cleats....not the smoothest
deal but
definitely workable. I CAN'T BELIEVE I SAILED THE BOAT ALL
THIS TIME
WITHOUT THE GENOA!!! It makes such a difference! And Glenn
gave me a great
deal: He only charged me for the sail ( 240 bucks), threw in
the blocks,
tracks, sheets,downhaul and shipping! Check it out!
Ken Silverman, p-15 "Vegan Lorax", soon to be sailing in
Seattle!