![]() The sails are not really code zeros as the mid girth is only like 55% of the foot length, compared to the 75% of a code.so we call them screachers on multihulls and reachers on monohulls. Some of the Tartans and the blue jacket 40 have picked up on this as a built in. Beneteau's both the OC and sense models which are quite a tick up in hull design/performance and the transition to this type of sail was pretty easy. Cruising cats love these sails and as they don't really sail super low anyway it was a natural. Yes.the 'technology' came from Cats and maybe volvo round the world boats.early 'screachers' were light weight laminate or nylon.too light for UV didn't take long for us to figure out everyone would be better served with a real uv cover and a sail that would be strong enough to close haul with in light airs. ![]() Steve: The current thinking is to fit the boats with a 'reacher' / 'screacher' / "code zero minus'/ Check with Fred or Chris at Annapolis Yacht Sales.they can make a pretty good case for these as they have used them.Īttached is a picture of a new Beneteau F21 and F25 showing off this type of sail. If you're sailing in MD.then you just have to think about the type of sailing you do to help with the idea of using one. People that use them, favor the ease of handling for the loss of 'true' light air off the wind performance an asymmetric spinnaker will give you and absorb the bigger cost of the furling gear over that of a dousing sock for same reason. As the whole idea is to make the sailing simple, you can leave it up most the time, unless the wind is going to go snotty or if you are going to be away from the boat for sometime. We do these all the time.made from a light laminate or radial dacron 5.6oz in your case AND with a cover. It's weak point is say between 5-15c at low angles.(can be helped with a wisker pole). Once you are into the upper teens you can sail as low as 145d apparent and be smoking fast with it up. It is a light air genoa up to about 10-12 true, adding a big does of fun to upwind lightair work and then anytime you are reaching or heavier are running. This is effectively a large free flying full genoa that sheets to your spinnaker blocks. Click to expandSteve: The current thinking is to fit the boats with a 'reacher' / 'screacher' / "code zero minus'/
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