Re: Cal 39 Jib Track Position

Bob and all, I'm flattered that Mike referred you to my Cal 39 site. At the Caltopia gathering in SF Bay in September we had six Cal 39-2s and all but one had inboard jib tracks. The one that did not, Zalika, owned by Klaus Dehn in San Francisco, had jib tracks on the cabin top. He did this so that he could sail very close to the wind with a 90% jib, which he has set up for self-tacking. Klaus used to use a barber hauler, but now in his 70s, he decided it was too much work. On SF Bay, one really doesn't need much more than a 90% jib and a reefed main anyway. I've sailed with him, and I can say his 1978 Cal performs beautifully and points much higher than I can with my Cal. Fair winds, Jim Williams Spindrift Cal 39-2 (1980) San Francisco CA

Jim, thanks for your input - you do have a great site. Here on LI Sound, conditions are a little different. I have a 150% jib which I only very occasionally have to furl down at all. Bob Andrew Cal 39 Nereid Norwalk CT From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Williams Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 11:48 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 39 Jib Track Position Bob and all, I'm flattered that Mike referred you to my Cal 39 site. At the Caltopia gathering in SF Bay in September we had six Cal 39-2s and all but one had inboard jib tracks. The one that did not, Zalika, owned by Klaus Dehn in San Francisco, had jib tracks on the cabin top. He did this so that he could sail very close to the wind with a 90% jib, which he has set up for self-tacking. Klaus used to use a barber hauler, but now in his 70s, he decided it was too much work. On SF Bay, one really doesn't need much more than a 90% jib and a reefed main anyway. I've sailed with him, and I can say his 1978 Cal performs beautifully and points much higher than I can with my Cal. Fair winds, Jim Williams Spindrift Cal 39-2 (1980) San Francisco CA

--- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "James Williams" <techjunc@...> wrote: > > Bob and all, > > I'm flattered that Mike referred you to my Cal 39 site. It is an excellent site, as anyone who looks has realized. At the Caltopia gathering in SF Bay in September we had six Cal 39-2s and all but one had inboard jib tracks. The one that did not, Zalika, owned by Klaus Dehn in San Francisco, had jib tracks on the cabin top. He did this so that he could sail very close to the wind with a 90% jib, which he has set up for self-tacking. Klaus used to use a barber hauler, but now in his 70s, he decided it was too much work. > > On SF Bay, one really doesn't need much more than a 90% jib and a reefed main anyway. I've sailed with him, and I can say his 1978 Cal performs beautifully and points much higher than I can with my Cal. My son makes a good point although I don't totally agree. You need to do some polar diagrams to see what works. Sheet the light #1 to an inboard track and see what the speed is with a known relative wind and wind speed. If you do enough of this, or your sailmaker has already done it, you can decide. You want to concentrate on VMG with an old design like a Cal 40 or a Cal 39 (A more modern design). If it's faster, use it. As I also said, this may be more than you want to know. MIke Kennedy Sr Conquest cal 40 # 96 > > Fair winds, > > Jim Williams > Spindrift Cal 39-2 (1980) > San Francisco CA >