DanielW
E-28 Owner
Hi there
when I bought my E28-2 she came with two 150 deck sweeper genoas, they are huge sails. I've used the newest of the two for four years now and whilst i've no complaints from a performance perspective, I really do feel that the genoa does most of the work, back drafting the main like crazy. I've tried everything to stop this but cannot seem to prevent the main from flogging like a sack in the wind for about a third of the way across, the rest sets very nicely. I even bought a new fully battened main in the hope it would help but alas, same problem, the genoa hogs the wind. Also, it is a pain in the ass from a visibility perspective, cannot see a thing as it is such a low cut sail. Even without the main up and just using the genoa I find the boats performance as good as when I'm using both.
so, I'm wondering what the stock sail config for the E28 was. All the photos on the web seem to feature a deck sweeping genoa rather than a jib. Any particular reason for this? Is it a case that a fractional rig with a jib simply doesn't pack enough punch?
should I look at a genoa with a higher cut?
Grateful for any insights.
when I bought my E28-2 she came with two 150 deck sweeper genoas, they are huge sails. I've used the newest of the two for four years now and whilst i've no complaints from a performance perspective, I really do feel that the genoa does most of the work, back drafting the main like crazy. I've tried everything to stop this but cannot seem to prevent the main from flogging like a sack in the wind for about a third of the way across, the rest sets very nicely. I even bought a new fully battened main in the hope it would help but alas, same problem, the genoa hogs the wind. Also, it is a pain in the ass from a visibility perspective, cannot see a thing as it is such a low cut sail. Even without the main up and just using the genoa I find the boats performance as good as when I'm using both.
so, I'm wondering what the stock sail config for the E28 was. All the photos on the web seem to feature a deck sweeping genoa rather than a jib. Any particular reason for this? Is it a case that a fractional rig with a jib simply doesn't pack enough punch?
should I look at a genoa with a higher cut?
Grateful for any insights.