[C38] Getting going in light air

[Brett]

I'm using on Jazz all Hank on
 
155 Norlam Poly/Taffeta 0-12
155 Dacron heavy air 12-18
135 carbon fiber 18-23kn
110 Dacron 25 and up

We have mostly light air during the summer here on the Chesapeake bay but big breeze all winter and fall. 


Brett
Jazz 313

> On May 9, 2016, at 2:49 PM, Marc-Andrea Klimaschewski <marcklim at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
>  
> I did the Race to the Straits up here in the Puget Sound and it was a tough one. Lots of current and little wind.
>  
> In drifting conditions I used a mylar daisy windseeker (thanks Steve!) and we started moving. For more wind than that, we have a hole in the sail inventory. Currently we only have a pretty heavy cruising #2 genoa (8.7oz dacron I believe) on the roller furler.
>  
> I was curious what you guys are doing to get the boat moving in light air. Do you have dedicated light #1’s? In Sailing Illustrated there is also talk about a 155% drifter and a mylar #1 genoa. Is anyone using those?
>  
> Finally, is there anything I can do in terms of trim in order to get the boat going in light air?
>  
>  
> Thanks
> marc
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