by Dennis » Thu Jun 29, 2017 1:56 pm
Hello Gary
I think what you have is a "blade" yankee, very skinny as you say, and is only intended to be used in conjunction with a staysail. Have you used it? I seem to remember seeing a photo of "Moneypenny" on the old Googlegroups website/forum with such a rig.
The full genoa is really intended to be used as the only foresail (not in conjunction with the staysail) especially when beating, although you can get away with it (with the staysail) on anything from a beam reach to a dead run, especially in light airs.
As I have already said, I have not used my genoa for three years. To be honest, I spend most of my time using staysail and single reefed mainsail only, it copes with F2 to F5 very well.
Cheers
Dennis
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