50ft Performance Cruiser Sail stats.

[Matt | RG]

Looking to put together a rough sail plan for each of the boats. Starting with the 50ft Perfomance Cruiser.

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas based on experiance.

So far I have this for the headsails.
(knts)
Code Zero 0-15
Genoa 15-25
Jib 25-30
No.4 s 30 – 45

Main
1st Reef 18kts
2nd Reef 25+

These are pretty much rough estimations and obviously I dont have the Genneker there ... if anyone has any ideas, tips or tricks they would like to share, it would be apreciate. Il have to remember to add a list of contributors at the bottom.

[Tangent]

Hi! I'm a little confused. Do those numbers beside each sail represent the windspeed you would be using each sail for?
The most important factor for deciding which sail to use is actually the True Wind Angle.

For the 50', I usually get the best performance like so:
(TWA)
Jib (Genoa), 27* - 90*
No.4, 27* - 90*
Code 0, 90* - 120*
Gennaker, 120* - 180* (but speed declines markedly above 160*)

The only time I would be have a question about which headsail to use based on wind speed is if I am hauling upwind.
So far, I've only used the No.4 for True Wind Speed above 25 kt.

BUT above 18 kt TWS I also tend to a) furl the Jib/Genoa, or b) lower the Code0 or Gennaker halyard part way. For some reason, this helps keep up the boat speed.

Also, the most consistent way I found to keep up boat speed while heading up wind at wind speeds above 23 kt was to put up the No.4, put on a 100% Main Reef, and unfurl the jib very slightly to about 80% furl or so.

[Matt | RG]

I think there is a combination of both... carrying the code zero at 90 to 120 in windspeeds of over 23 is gonna be in efficiant

[Nomad]

I'm not going to bother making a definitive sailplan until the dev's clean up the sailing physics, answer some questions about the recent patch which nerfed storm sailing beyond what the RL equivalent can do. http://steamcommunity.com/app/552920/discussions/0/3223871682619327719/