J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment roller furling-use roller furling or straight to deck

hey i'm a new j-30 owner, my problem is i have a 135% genoa. and although i took first in my first race with it i think i'm gonna need a bigger genoa. however i either need to get a 163% jib fit for the roller furler and get a +6 sec. or i can ignore the roller furler and just bring it all the way to the deck in which case i would not get the +6 on my rating. i race on LIS so the winds are usually light and i was wondering what would be the best setup. thx

Hey D-man, welcome to the J/30 world. Drop me an e-mail at dwl@panix.com, and I'll add you to the LIS fleet mailing list. Which furler do you have? Some are easy to swap in and out of strict foil mode (The Harken, in particular) others it's more of a hassle. The class legal 163 is a nice sail, really what the boat wants in under 15.

- David

you probably need to recut the jib when you want to use her on the roller furler ... why not have an expert doing this and have her cut down so she will be 155 .... than you will not take a hit for the larger sail and maybe even get a credit for the roller furler ( in some cases up to 6 points , but be sure and ask first in your region ) That would give you a total credit of 12 ... I would tend to think that 12 sec is hard to beat with a 155 on a roller versus a 163 on the deck ....

Thor