Twin genoas

[keith]

This yacht arrived here(Borneo) yesterday on route to Queensland with 3 furled headsails

Met the owner an older gent and he said he poles out the 2 genoas downwind instead of useing a spiniker
Anyone want to have a go at copying it ?

[mastreb]

I just go wing-on-wing--genoa to port and main sail to starboard. But I like the idea.

[CampCook]

Robert Crawford, who did TransPac in a Cal20 in 2008 gave us a briefing during the Lake Havasu Pocket Cruiser convention. He mentioned using the twin jib configuration and how well it works. There is a good description of this experience in his book "Black Feathers" beginning about page 56. He used poled out identical jibs raised on a single forestay. He says it is more stable then the usual wing on wing configuration, allows sailing closer down wind, and acts more balanced. It's a good read.
Dave

[Sumner]

Robert Crawford, who did TransPac in a Cal20 in 2008 gave us a briefing during the Lake Havasu Pocket Cruiser convention. He mentioned using the twin jib configuration and how well it works. There is a good description of this experience in his book "Black Feathers" beginning about page 56. He used poled out identical jibs raised on a single forestay. He says it is more stable then the usual wing on wing configuration, allows sailing closer down wind, and acts more balanced. It's a good read.
Dave

When I added the furler and a new longer forestay I was able to make a bracket attach point for the old forestay on the double bow roller mount. I can quickly pin the old forestay on and would like to try what you are describing. I had read about it last year and they had nothing but good things to say about that combo.

We hope to try it soon. We will have the old hankon jib or Genoa on one side the the furler Genoa on the other.

c ya,

Sum

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[THE CUSCUS]

SAIL Magazine had an article on this set-up afew months back. They claimed the boat steered itself downwind. It would be a good setup for a couple hundred miles of downwind sailing, for our short downwind runs the spinnaker is preferred ( less complicated and easier to put down).