Bigger headsail for E29?

[pr0ject2501]

Hey gang,
First post here. I'll be looking for a larger headsail for my E29. I had, what I'm assuming to be, the standard size jib but it has been re-cut and is a little smaller now. I only have that jib and my main. What size/type of sail do you recommend for attempting any downwind speed?

Notes:
1973 E29
San Diego = light wind
Small budget

Thank you all for any advice.

 

[Seth]

Standard is not standard

In order to help you, we need to know what size you think you have to begin with-as there is no "standard" size.

Do you have an overlapping genoa, or a working jib (which roughly is equal in size to the foretriangle)?

For cruising in San Diego, I would think you would want something around 125%-135% as your workhorse sail, and something smaller for really breezy days.

A "full sized" genoa will be around 150-155%, and this is what a racer would use most of the time, but once you get to about 12-15 knots of wind, this is a bit too much for comfortable and efficient sailing. This is why a compromise of about 130 (ish) makes sense for a cruiser. Still, once you get into the high teens/low 20's, you will want that smaller jib, which I hope is what you have.

There are tons of posts here on this topic, so do a search, but if you can let us know what you have know I might be able to help more.

I have several posts describing how to measure sails and determine the size, so you may want to look those up as well..

Happy Trails!