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| Author: | ianganderton [ Sat Mar 13, 2021 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Whats the area of a reefed mainsail on a hobie 14 & 16? |
I'm looking to compare different options for solo sailing my hobie 16 and wondering if anyone knows the actual sail area of the mains when reefed? The un reefed mainsail specifications are Hobie 14 Mast Length: 6.78 m / 22′ 3″ Mainsail area 10.963 m² / 118 ft² Hobie 16 Mast Length: 8.08m / 26' 6" Mainsail area 13.77m² / 148.2 ft² |
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| Author: | flatlander [ Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Whats the area of a reefed mainsail on a hobie 14 & 16? |
at least in America, Hobie 14 did not have reefing grommets |
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| Author: | ianganderton [ Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Whats the area of a reefed mainsail on a hobie 14 & 16? |
flatlander wrote: at least in America, Hobie 14 did not have reefing grommets My understanding is they did up till some time in the early 80’s I’m NZ based and the Australiasian Hobie Cat history is different Ian |
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| Author: | ianganderton [ Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Whats the area of a reefed mainsail on a hobie 14 & 16? |
So I had my sails out yesterday so I thought I'm measure them The foot of the mainsail is 2.68m. The reefing points are 1.6m up from the foot. The line across the reefing points is 2.6m so the area is more or less rectangular 2.6 x 1.6 = 4.16m² reduction A hobie 16 mainsail is 13.77m² Therefore a reefed mainsail is 9.61m² which is about a 30% reduction in sail area |
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