jibs on a pc37

[pc37howard]

on my boat i use a 110 % jib rollfurling , i would like to know what size jib some other 37 ft owner use. do any of you use a yankee ,what size if so does it tack easer. thanks

[arisatx]

Originally Posted by pc37howard

on my boat i use a 110 % jib rollfurling , i would like to know what size jib some other 37 ft owner use. do any of you use a yankee ,what size if so does it tack easer. thanks

Howard:

We had a 120 - but only because that's what was on her when we got her from the PO's.

On our new boat, we went with a 110, but our J vs. E is quite different from the PSC37 with the mast proportionaltely further back.

[cmcpheeters]

My boat came with a 114% (as measured by a local sail loft) genoa. The clew is higher than normal - some call it a yankee, some call it a genoa. I'm not sure what it was sold as.

Howard - you ask about the ease of tacking. I also see you started a thread on removable inner forestays. My inner stay is removable - with it removed, the genoa tacks just fine :-) When the inner stay is in place, the genoa tacks easily if the winds are high enough. In light wind, the sail does not always make it through the slot without help.

My staysail is currently too small - its 95 sq. ft. Too big for a storm sail (from what I've read, not experienced), too small for normal use (psc recommends 140 sq. ft.) So as a consequence, I don't have the staysail up very much in my current sailing around Puget Sound and mainly sail the boat as a sloop. (cutter-sloop?) Before i head out too much further, I'll have a new staysail.


Cheers,
Craig.

s/v Luckness,
PSC 37, #234.

[steneck]

Although your question is for your PSC 37, it may scale with the similar proportioned PSC 34 that I have.

I have a 100% yankee on our cutter rigged sloop. It tacks wonderfully even in light wind. Under such conditions, I intentionally backwind my foresails when coming about, which allows the yankee to slide through the staysail slot.

Having said that, I think I could use more sail area for light air. If I go that route, I may be cursing my staysail in the future.

Bob Steneck
PSC 34 "Alaria"
Maine

[billbalme]

We have a 110 Yankee cut jib, Staysail and also a 150 Yankee cut Genoa.

We sail mostly with Jib and Staysail - have not used the 150 this year due to difficulties tacking - also thought of a removable inner stay but decided against. We plan to keep the 150 for future downwind cruising.

The jib is much easier to tack when the staysail is up - so when going upwind, we normally fly both headsails. Tack the jib first - it'll run over the staysail and through the slot and then tack the staysail. It also looks VERY pretty!!!

Bill
s.v. Toodle-oo!

[BirdBrain333]

We have a 150 Genoa which, in anything over 15K is pretty much of a bear to handle. This winter we will be converting to Bill's set-up exactly, saving the 150 for a couple of years before admitting that we will probably never set it again!

Jay

PSC 37, # 171, Kenlanu

[DGriffith]

That is a good post. The 37 as well as most PSC boats do not like to be overpowered. (reef early, reef often). Our 91 37 #249 has a very unusual sail inventory. I purchased a North Sails 137 genoa that has had most of the powering job for offshore off the wind races on the Gulf of Mexico. Galveston Bay sailing uses a 110 yankee. I have a 90% working Jib I have used once and it runs of of a cheek block mounted on the cabin top 1 foot fore of the mast step. You would not beleave the pointing angle! We have an old cruiseaker that down wind looks small to the 137. My staysail is small and track mounted to the cabin top. I also tack it last so the jib can slide off of it making the tack easyer. The 137 is a bear, the 110 I don't even use a winch, Tacks like our 22' Hunter daysailer. I have wanted to put the staysail on a furling but I have so much control of sailshape that I'm not wanting to spend $$$. Doug Griffith PSC37 #249 Kindred Spirit.

[BirdBrain333]

Our sailmaker confirms exactly what you are saying, Doug; A lot of people who ordered 130 genoas are returning to him for a 110, saying that even the 130 is too large to handle comfortably.

Jay, PSC 37 # 171, Kenlanu

[pc37howard]

thanks for all the help, always sailnet comes thought. i may have miss quoted my gib size it is more a 120 or 130 but still thanks i two think a110 or a 100 yankee would tack better with the stay sail in place .i have a roller on my stay sail and really dont want to take it off and try to sale it and get a hank on stay sail .going to check on a used yankee. this will keep my wife from going forward walk the jib throught . happy sailing to all

[karlinD]

Thanks to all that have chimed in this thread and the conversation regarding head sail sizes. I am in the final stretch of refitting my 37 and have hopes of maintaining a sloop rig. My current set up is a 114% genoa however I don't plan on using a staysail and have been thinking that perhaps I could go to something around a 130% genoa with a working jib of 95%.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks,

Karlin
Windflower
PSC 37 - 198