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PHRF Question
That is a pretty big bump for the sail size.
Are the two sails similar in condition, shape, etc.? Or are you comparing an older, stretched 153?
On my boat in Narragansett Bay, we race a lot in the upper part of the bay where the wind is very light in July and August for evening racing. I opted to have two 151% genoas cut, one heavy with an optimal range of anout 7-14 and one light with a range of about 1-9. The cloth is lighter and the sail is cut more full on the light wind. So we don''t take the penalty for an oversized genoa and we have some light wind ammunition.
I avoided the larger sail because you pay that 6/mi no matter what the conditions are. When it''s blowing 20 I don''t want that handicap. For me, that''s 10% of my rating...
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