Jib or Genoa?

[Herschel]

I have found the roller furled standard jib a very nice way to sail in Central Florida inland lake sailing. We have very changeable winds so it is very nice to be able to reef in the jib to provide a little additional stability when the wind gusts up. But have nice pointing capability during normal sailing. Sadly, my genoa just sits nicely folded in its sail bag. I did get a Sunbrella reefing strip/cover sewn on the jib because I do keep the boat in a slip year round.

[dlandersson]

So how much for your Genoa? $50?

I have found the roller furled standard jib a very nice way to sail in Central Florida inland lake sailing. We have very changeable winds so it is very nice to be able to reef in the jib to provide a little additional stability when the wind gusts up. But have nice pointing capability during normal sailing. Sadly, my genoa just sits nicely folded in its sail bag. I did get a Sunbrella reefing strip/cover sewn on the jib because I do keep the boat in a slip year round.

[Herschel]

So how much for your Genoa? $50?

I have found the roller furled standard jib a very nice way to sail in Central Florida inland lake sailing. We have very changeable winds so it is very nice to be able to reef in the jib to provide a little additional stability when the wind gusts up. But have nice pointing capability during normal sailing. Sadly, my genoa just sits nicely folded in its sail bag. I did get a Sunbrella reefing strip/cover sewn on the jib because I do keep the boat in a slip year round.

A natural question I suppose, but my plan is to keep the suit of sails intact, so that when I sell the boat down the road, it will have the complete set: main, jib, genoa, and spinnaker. Alas, I have never used the spinnaker, although I do plan to give that a go sometime in the next year.

[Popscott]

I am a firm believer in keeping every Sail. Last year we got caught in a micro burst that destroyed our genoa. Luckily I had a spare jib that saved our sailing season because we only have one reputable Sail repair shop in the region and he was at least a month out until he could make me a new Sail.

[Interim]

Is it possible to set a jib if we are rigged for a genoa on a roller furler? A couple posts indicate this is possible, but I thought the forestay would be occupied with the rolled up genoa. Can you still hank on a jib if you have a roller furler?

--john

[sailboatmike]

Is it possible to set a jib if we are rigged for a genoa on a roller furler? A couple posts indicate this is possible, but I thought the forestay would be occupied with the rolled up genoa. Can you still hank on a jib if you have a roller furler?

--john

In short NO unless you have a extra forestay to hank onto, the blade of the furler encases the forestay, you could have a jib with a wire luff like some of the dinghies do and use the jib halyard to lift it or if the seas are clam enough drop the genoa off the furler and put up a jib, while this isnt difficult its not something I would be attempting on a heaving foredeck.

[March]

We have a genoa as a spare. We have tested it a couple of times, quick and dirty, by using the extra halyard, the one we use for the spinnaker, that hoists it all the way to the top of the mast. No forestay attachments--we simply tension it as much as possible until the leading edge is fairly straight. The difference between the unfurled jib and the genoa mounted that way was about 1/2 to 1 KT in a 7-10 KTS wind, if memory serves.

[Sumner]

Is it possible to set a jib if we are rigged for a genoa on a roller furler? A couple posts indicate this is possible, but I thought the forestay would be occupied with the rolled up genoa. Can you still hank on a jib if you have a roller furler?

--john

Some furlers have the option to change the sails on them easier. I have a CDI and it is not set up to easily change sails, but if you aren't a racer why do you need to? Just furl the genoa in some until the boat is balanced.

I'd never want to go back to messing with changing hank-on sails. My genoa and the roller furler have made the boat so much more fun to use. No more worries about a sudden wind burst and having to go up on the foredeck and trying to get a sail down and secure that might end up in the water. I'll have the sails up in lot worst conditions now than I use to since I have better control of them if things go to he**.

Another reason I really like the lazy jacks and sailpack for the main. I can have the sail dropped and stored much faster and easier than before. This is all really important if you are single-handing,

Sumner

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[Interim]

Thanks, Sumner. That confirms what I've been thinking. Seems like the way to go for my case.

Regards,

--john