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Topic: Genoa Size

Posted By: John Mills
Subject: Genoa Size
Date Posted: 01 October 2016 at 5:53pm

Is a 155% class legal or are we still a 153? Be nice to not have to buy two head-sails for those of us that race PHRF at our home club .

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Posted By: Bill Layton
Date Posted: 01 October 2016 at 9:19pm

The difference between a 153% and a 155 is marginal at best. The new rules spec'd the 155% as the current class genoa. You can read the rules here

http://www.laser28.org/Class.aspx?selpage=Rules

Posted By: John Mills
Date Posted: 03 October 2016 at 8:06am

Thanks Bill , I did read the rules but did not know what an max LP of 4.56 equated to .

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Posted By: Bill Layton
Date Posted: 05 October 2016 at 10:24am

I believe the 153% had an LP of 4.53m so that translates to a 155% genoa having an LP that is 1.18 inches greater than a 153%. Not much at all but the original rules re genoa size were meant to mirror PHRF back in the mid eighties. I believe PHRF increased max genoa size from 153% to 155% around 1994.