c22 storm jib

tnc110 · Post by **tnc110** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:15 am

I'm looking for a storm jib for my 22, what dimensions would those of you who already have one recommend?

tnc110 · Post by **tnc110** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:54 pm

this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Premium- ... 474wt_1159

or this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Premium- ... 475wt_1159

I know the first one says its for 20-24' boats...but 28 square feet??? sounds a little too small?

The 110% jib is 88 square feet (I think)...

Bhacurly · Post by **Bhacurly** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:30 pm

The one I have is 12x9x6 or 26 sq feet, don't think the slightly larger one would be a problem tho, but I've only been out in ~40mph winds...

Got mine here, looks like the price is higher... just put your info in the search windows:

http://thesailwarehouse.com/cgi-bin/web ... l&cart_id=

shunt1 · Post by **shunt1** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:27 pm

Day three of sailing this new boat:

Trained my wife how to use the tiller. She did great after two hours and finally figured out that everything is reversed.

Still not ready to teach her how to use the main sheet, but that will be our next lesson.

The C-22 sails great with only the main sail, so we have not attempted to use the jib yet.

Ordered a storm jib tonight for training!

Thanks for the information about a storm jib, since that is exactly what I have been looking for.

Step by step, my wife is learning how to become a sailor and has started to love it.

shunt1 · Post by **shunt1** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:46 pm

Follow up:

So far, I have had her take full control of the sailboat while close hauled. When she noticed that "her motor just quit" (the keel cable hum), I simply told her to stear downwind until her motor started again. When it starts to hum once again, slowly stear back into the wind.

With only the main sail, we have a weather healm. If she does anything wrong, all she has to do is release the tiller and the sailboat will luff.

With a weather healm, she must use the tiller to keep the sailboat on her desired course.

Next lesson: A jib, when properly trimmed, will ballance the forces on the sailboat and she will no longer need constant pressure on the tiller.

Windward · Post by **Windward** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:16 am

I know the first one says its for 20-24' boats...but 28 square feet??? sounds a little too small?

The 110% jib is 88 square feet (I think)...

I think a 110 for the C22 std rig is about 135 or 140 sq ft (?). ORC stds specify a storm jib no more than about 36 sq ft, and a heavy weather jib around 100 sq ft.

C22 folks: how much sustained wind is the 110 and a single reefed main comfortable in? Maybe 20 kt? My C26 goes better when not overcanvassed, and I suspect your C22 is the same way.

Last year when I took Windward to the coast my last three days were small craft advisories, winds 25 kt+ gusting higher, with waves that would wash the deck if I tacked too slowly. I made good use of a double or triple reefed main with a 70 sq ft storm jib from a larger boat, which I furled to about 35-40 sq ft some of the time. This combo took me to windward at 5+ knots on the GPS, and downwind between 6.5 and 8+ knots (surfing is fun, although the occasional wild round up part leaves a bit to be desired). I had no desire for more sail then, and would have been happy to have a 28 to 36 sq fit storm jib to hoist.

Really depends on what you want the sail for, and what the rest of your sail inventory is like. Is your smallest sail the 110? Might you find yourself out in big stuff without the option to easily get to shelter? Otherwise, a more versatile bet might be to go larger and add a second reef point to your main. That's not the sail you want if it's blowing steady 30+, but are you really going to be out then?

Mario G · Post by **Mario G** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:09 am

Well the wife thinks its time to get a jib also.

We were out for another overnight outting and the first days wind keep us crusing along at 3to 4 knots but the 2nd day the wind was gust were about 20 to 25 mph and we found out with the large genoa we could wash the port windows ( ok I know thats heeding a little to much

) It hasn't detered her form sailing she just made me drop the genoa and sail on the main the rest of the day.

The great thing about being here in the south is we are able to swim still and I'm told the closer to the power plant the warmer the water is....

heres sungun61's and my C-22 at the dock...nice site

CaptainScott · Post by **CaptainScott** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:19 am

That is a nice picture!

Scott