Re:Cal 2-29 headsail question [Brad]

Brad inquired: >I have a Cal 2-29 hull #1009 and have a 150 and 135 headsails. This >mostly works fine in the Puget Sound, but an finding a need for >something smaller in the winter and spring races. What are people >using for smaller head sails, and are they using the same track or >going to the cabin? >Thanks for any input On Pentaquod, we had a 135 on the roller furler most of the time. We had a light 150 that we used as our "August on the Chesapeake" sail. And we had a standard weight 110 that we'd put up if it was blowing a bunch and we didn't want to sail with the 135 partly furled. I think the 110 had a higher clew, too, which made visibility to leeward easier when heeling. Alfred Poor 1973 T34C #288, "Jambalaya"

I sail out of Everett, and take everything except my 110 off of "Mad Duck", a Cal 27, from late October through early April. I have to run this to the track on the cabin. Larry --- Alfred Poor <ap… [at] bellatlantic.net> wrote: > Brad inquired: > > > > >I have a Cal 2-29 hull #1009 and have a 150 and > 135 headsails. This > > >mostly works fine in the Puget Sound, but an > finding a need for > > >something smaller in the winter and spring races. > What are people > > >using for smaller head sails, and are they using > the same track or > > >going to the cabin? > > >Thanks for any input > > > > On Pentaquod, we had a 135 on the roller furler most > of the time. We had a > light 150 that we used as our "August on the > Chesapeake" sail. And we had a > standard weight 110 that we'd put up if it was > blowing a bunch and we didn't > want to sail with the 135 partly furled. I think the > 110 had a higher clew, > too, which made visibility to leeward easier when > heeling. > > > > Alfred Poor > > 1973 T34C #288, "Jambalaya" > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

That is where I have my boat and do the Milltown races. To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.comFrom: ho… [at] yahoo.comDate: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:21:44 -0800Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re:Cal 2-29 headsail question [Brad] I sail out of Everett, and take everything except my110 off of "Mad Duck", a Cal 27, from late Octoberthrough early April. I have to run this to the trackon the cabin.Larry--- Alfred Poor <ap… [at] bellatlantic.net> wrote:> Brad inquired:> > > > >I have a Cal 2-29 hull #1009 and have a 150 and> 135 headsails. This > > >mostly works fine in the Puget Sound, but an> finding a need for > > >something smaller in the winter and spring races.> What are people > > >using for smaller head sails, and are they using> the same track or > > >going to the cabin? > > >Thanks for any input> > > > On Pentaquod, we had a 135 on the roller furler most> of the time. We had a> light 150 that we used as our "August on the> Chesapeake" sail. And we had a> standard weight 110 that we'd put up if it was> blowing a bunch and we didn't> want to sail with the 135 partly furled. I think the> 110 had a higher clew,> too, which made visibility to leeward easier when> heeling.> > > > Alfred Poor> > 1973 T34C #288, "Jambalaya"> > > > __________________________________________________________Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008

Mad Duck is a work in progress currently in slip E85 at the Everett Marina. She might be tough to identify on the water since the name on the boat is Zephyr. As I said, a work in progress - somewhere on the to do list is removing the old name. I haven't done any of the Milltown races - just moved her up from Lake Union early last summer, and have been more focussed on fixing than competing. My wife will be much happier with a completed interior/exterior. She sails sweet though! Larry --- brad abels <bo… [at] hotmail.com> wrote: > > That is where I have my boat and do the Milltown > races. > > > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.comFrom: > ho… [at] yahoo.comDate: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 > 12:21:44 -0800Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re:Cal 2-29 > headsail question [Brad] > > > > > I sail out of Everett, and take everything except > my110 off of "Mad Duck", a Cal 27, from late > Octoberthrough early April. I have to run this to > the trackon the cabin.Larry--- Alfred Poor > <ap… [at] bellatlantic.net> wrote:> Brad inquired:> > > > > >I have a Cal 2-29 hull #1009 and have a 150 and> > 135 headsails. This > > >mostly works fine in the > Puget Sound, but an> finding a need for > > > >something smaller in the winter and spring races.> > What are people > > >using for smaller head sails, > and are they using> the same track or > > >going to > the cabin? > > >Thanks for any input> > > > On > Pentaquod, we had a 135 on the roller furler most> > of the time. We had a> light 150 that we used as our > "August on the> Chesapeake" sail. And we had a> > standard weight 110 that we'd put up if it was> > blowing a bunch and we didn't> want to sail with the > 135 partly furled. I think the> 110 had a higher > clew,> too, which made visibility to leeward easier > when> heeling.> > > > Alfred Poor> > 1973 T34C #288, > "Jambalaya"> > > > > __________________________________________________________Never > miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > > > Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. > http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

I used to have a Cal 25 on H dock south side, it is still there. Two kids later, wife that would not go again without a bigger boat. We originally wanted the cal 27, great boats. We ended up with the 29 and can't complain either. I am on south C40 something, the only green cal on the dock. My wife liked the 29 for the head room, everything else she didn't really care about. If you ever want to go on race day, let me know. We usually need the extra hands. To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.comFrom: ho… [at] yahoo.comDate: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:05:15 -0800Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Re:Cal 2-29 headsail question [Brad] Everett Mad Duck is a work in progress currently in slip E85at the Everett Marina. She might be tough to identifyon the water since the name on the boat is Zephyr. AsI said, a work in progress - somewhere on the to dolist is removing the old name. I haven't done any ofthe Milltown races - just moved her up from Lake Unionearly last summer, and have been more focussed onfixing than competing. My wife will be much happierwith a completed interior/exterior. She sails sweetthough!Larry--- brad abels <bo… [at] hotmail.com> wrote:> > That is where I have my boat and do the Milltown> races.> > > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.comFrom:> ho… [at] yahoo.comDate: Fri, 25 Jan 2008> 12:21:44 -0800Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re:Cal 2-29> headsail question [Brad]> > > > > I sail out of Everett, and take everything except> my110 off of "Mad Duck", a Cal 27, from late> Octoberthrough early April. I have to run this to> the trackon the cabin.Larry--- Alfred Poor> <ap… [at] bellatlantic.net> wrote:> Brad inquired:> > >> > >I have a Cal 2-29 hull #1009 and have a 150 and>> 135 headsails. This > > >mostly works fine in the> Puget Sound, but an> finding a need for > >> >something smaller in the winter and spring races.>> What are people > > >using for smaller head sails,> and are they using> the same track or > > >going to> the cabin? > > >Thanks for any input> > > > On> Pentaquod, we had a 135 on the roller furler most>> of the time. We had a> light 150 that we used as our> "August on the> Chesapeake" sail. And we had a>> standard weight 110 that we'd put up if it was>> blowing a bunch and we didn't> want to sail with the> 135 partly furled. I think the> 110 had a higher> clew,> too, which made visibility to leeward easier> when> heeling.> > > > Alfred Poor> > 1973 T34C #288,> "Jambalaya"> > > >>__________________________________________________________Never> miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > >__________________________________________________________> Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live.>http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008__________________________________________________________Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/