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Definitions | |
I | Height of the foretriangle measured from the top of the highest sheave to the sheerline |
I2 | Height of staysail halyard above deck |
J | Base of the foretriangle measured from the front of the mast to the intersection of the forestay and deck |
J2 | Base of staysail triangle |
P | Luff length of the mainsail |
E | Foot length of the mainsail |
GENOA
|
MAINSAIL | |||||||||
WINCH SIZE | SHEET |
HALYARD
|
END-BOOM MAINSHEET
|
HALYARD
|
REEF
|
|||||
Max sail area 100% foretriangle
(I x J x .5) |
Max I
|
4:1 Sheet max sail area
(P x E x .5) |
Max P
|
Max P
|
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ft2
|
m2
|
ft
|
m
|
ft2
|
m2
|
ft
|
m
|
ft
|
m
|
|
6
|
75
|
7
|
25
|
7.6
|
-
|
-
|
25
|
7.6
|
34
|
10.4
|
8
|
115
|
10.5
|
36
|
11
|
150
|
14
|
32
|
9.8
|
40
|
12.2
|
15
|
135
|
12.5
|
39
|
12
|
194
|
18
|
34
|
10.5
|
43
|
13
|
20
|
155
|
14.5
|
42
|
12.8
|
230
|
21
|
38
|
11.6
|
46
|
14
|
35
|
225
|
21
|
48
|
14.6
|
335
|
30
|
43
|
13.1
|
53
|
16.2
|
40
|
270
|
25
|
54
|
16.5
|
410
|
38
|
49
|
14.9
|
57
|
17.4
|
46
|
365
|
34
|
69
|
21
|
625
|
58
|
64
|
19.5
|
73
|
22.2
|
50
|
390
|
36
|
73
|
22.2
|
700
|
65
|
68
|
20.7
|
78
|
23.8
|
60
|
525
|
49
|
82
|
25
|
850
|
79
|
80
|
24.4
|
92
|
28
|
70
|
590
|
55
|
86
|
26.2
|
1000
|
93
|
85
|
25.9
|
97
|
29.6
|
80
|
950
|
88
|
100
|
30.5
|
1350
|
125
|
102
|
31.1
|
-
|
-
|
STAYSAIL
|
SPINNAKER
|
|||||||||
WINCH SIZE
|
HALYARD
|
SHEET
|
HALYARD
|
TOPPING LIFT/
FOREGUY |
||||||
Max I2
|
Max sail area
(I x J x 1.8) |
Max I
|
Max I
|
|||||||
ft
|
m
|
ft2
|
m2
|
ft
|
m
|
ft
|
m
|
|||
6
|
25
|
7.6
|
500
|
46.5
|
25
|
7.6
|
35
|
10.7
|
||
8
|
37
|
11.3
|
800
|
74
|
36
|
11
|
44
|
13.4
|
||
15
|
39
|
12
|
893
|
83
|
39
|
12
|
47
|
14.2
|
||
20
|
42
|
12.8
|
975
|
91
|
42
|
12.8
|
50
|
15.2
|
||
35
|
48
|
14.6
|
1135
|
105
|
48
|
14.6
|
56
|
17
|
||
40
|
54
|
16.5
|
1240
|
115
|
54
|
16.5
|
61
|
18.6
|
||
46
|
69
|
21
|
1530
|
142
|
68
|
20.7
|
78
|
23.8
|
||
50
|
73
|
22.2
|
1750
|
162
|
74
|
22.5
|
82
|
25
|
||
60
|
82
|
25
|
2200
|
204
|
85
|
25.9
|
98
|
29.9
|
||
70
|
86
|
26.2
|
3000
|
279
|
91
|
27.7
|
108
|
33
|
||
80
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
105
|
32
|
-
|
-
|
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