[frers-list]Sail Measurements

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:29:34 -0400

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Hi Michael:

Hopefully you are already rated and entered, but you shouldn't need to =
take your sails to a sailmaker to be measured. There is a diagram of =
where the measurements are taken on the same website where you found =
Wolverine's PHRF certificate under Regs, Defs, Adjs. This is not rocket =
science, I measured the sails for my first boat with a tape measure in =
the parking lot.  The main measurement I would be concerned about is the =
LP (Distance perpendicular from the luff to the clew of the jib). As =
Joyce mentioned, Wolverine has a 155% jib, and your sail might be =
different. Even this is not necessary if it is labeled 155% on the sail =
bag. If your boat was perviously raced with your current sails, it it =
pretty safe to assume they are within the class dimensions. Also some =
PHRF regions give you a credit for roller furling jibs if that is how =
you are rigged. Check with your measurer when you submit the form. In =
the future you can ask for measurement certificates when you buy new =
sails.=20

And good luck in the race! Let us all know how it goes.

Edgar Smith
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Michael:<div><br></div><div>Hopefully you are already rated and entered, =
but you shouldn't need to take your sails to a sailmaker to be measured. =
There is a diagram of where the measurements are taken on the same =
website where you found Wolverine's PHRF certificate under Regs, Defs, =
Adjs. This is not rocket science, I measured the sails for my first boat =
with a tape measure in the parking lot. &nbsp;The main measurement I =
would be concerned about is the LP (Distance perpendicular from the luff =
to the clew of the jib). As Joyce mentioned, Wolverine has a 155% jib, =
and your sail might be different. Even this is not necessary if it is =
labeled 155% on the sail bag. If your boat was perviously raced with =
your current sails, it it pretty safe to assume they are within the =
class dimensions. Also some PHRF regions give you a credit for roller =
furling jibs if that is how you are rigged. Check with your measurer =
when you submit the form. In the future you can ask for measurement =
certificates when you buy new sails.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>And good =
luck in the race! Let us all know how it =
goes.<br><div><br></div><div><br><div>
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