Jib for a Typhoon Day Sailor

[mainecoast]

The manual seems to show the Typhoon Day Sailor with a working jib. I currently have only a 150% jenny and am looking for a smaller head sail. Has anyone used a 110% or 115% jib with the day sailor and, if so, have you had any rigging problems to overcome--i.e. running inside or outside the shrouds, how to run the sheets, etc.?

[Jeff D]

I have a DS with both a 90 and 110 and I am not completely happy with either. The issue is where to run the sheets (cabin top fairlead/genoa track and inside/outside the shrouds.

With the 90 I can use the fairleads on the cabin top but there is a lot of friction making it difficult to trim. As a result I typically use the turning block on the genoa track, but then the question is should the sheet run inside or outside of the shrouds. Inside is better close to the wind and as a result that is usually how it is set.

With the 110 I have to use the genoa track, but the problem with this sail is that the clew is in-line with the shrouds. This limits how close trimmed the jib can be

If I were to buy a new sail today, I would likely get a 130 which I think would be the best of all worlds. There is enough belly in the sail to bend around the shrouds, but the sail is not too big for our normal sailing conditions in Buzzards Bay.

[mainecoast]

Jeff--thanks for the info. I have heard the same from other sources and guess I will stick with the jenny I have. There are not too many days when I can't use it fully unfurled. I just don't like the way it sets when partially furled.

Ralph