Sabre 30 - 14:08 REDUCING SAIL AREA IN HEAVY WINDS

3/21/2017 Sabre30OwnersManual
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angleofheelisexceeded,thetravelershouldbemovedtoleewardtoreducetheheeling
moment,andthetensiononthemainsheetincreasedtoflattenthesail.Averyfull
mainsailwillgivegreatlyincreasedweatherhelm.Adjustthehoist,footandcunningham
foraflattersailasthewindvelocityincreases.
GENOA
:Theoptimumsettingforthegenoaisnormallywiththesail2"to4"offthe
tipofthespreader.Thegenoatrackblockshouldbeadjustedtoprovideauniformluff
angleofattackfromheadtofoot.Shouldthepositionofyourgenoaleadblockonthe
toerailbewithinonefootforwardofthegenoawinch,agreatstrainwillbeplacedon
thetoerailandblockwhichwillencouragetoerailleaks.Agenoasheetturningblock
boltedtotheoutboardsideoftheaftendofthewinchislandisrecommendedinsuch
cases.
SPINNAKER
:Thespinnakerpoleshouldbesetperpendiculartotheapparentwind,in
approximatelythesameplaneastheboom.
14:00SAILSELECTION(Cont'd)
SPINNAKER(Cont'd)
Theoutboardendofthespinnakerpoleshouldbesettohavethetackandclewofthe
spinnakeratthesameverticalheightoffthewaterwhichwillvaryaccordingtothewind
velocity.
STORMJIB
:Asmalljibwithafullmainwillresultingreatlyincreasedweatherhelm
atsubstantialanglesofheel.Amorebalancedreductionofthemainsailandjibsail
areaisrequiredtomaintainthedesignedbalanceoftherig.
14:07ANGLEOFHEELWHILESAILING
:AllSabreyachtsperformbestatanglesofheel
lessthan25degrees.Greatanglesofheelwillresultinextremeweatherhelm,leeway
(slidingleeward)andreductioninspeed.Thisistypicalofallboatsofthisgeneral
designtype.AconvenientreferenceonSabre28,30,and34isthattheoutermostsix
inchesofthecabintop,adjacenttothecabinsides,isataslopeof25degreeswhen
viewedfromthecockpit.Therefore,themaximumangleofheelisreadilyidentifiedwhen
thisportionofthecabintopisparalleltothehorizon.TheSabrewilloftenappearto
besailingfasteratanglesofheelgreaterthan25degreesbutourracingsuccesses
indicatesthisisstrictlyanillusion.ExperiencehastaughtusthatmanySabreowners
sailtheirboatsatfargreateranglesofheelthanthis,withunsatisfactoryresults.
14:08REDUCINGSAILAREAINHEAVYWINDS
:Toinsuresafetyandcomfortinhigherwinds
itisimportanttobuildintoyoursailinventorytheabilitytoreducesailareaquickly
andefficiently.Yourlocalsailmakercanassistyouwithrecommendationsand
instructionsonreducingsailareaundervaryingconditions.
14:10SAILMAKERFACTSHEETFORSABRE30SLOOP
HullNumbersforVariousModels:
1.SeriesIhullnumbers:001to100
2.SeriesIIhullnumbers:101topresent
BasicRigDimensions
:
SeriesI:SeriesII:
P=34.80'I=40.08'P=36.30'I=41.58'
E=10.00'J=12.80'E=10.33'J=12.80'
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MainsailData
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1.Mainmasttrack  #6metalmastflatinternalslides