> ----- Original Message ---- > > From: "Truelove39@aol.com" > > To: passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com > > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:45:23 AM > > Subject: [PUP] Reducing roll in a seaway > > > > Thinking of removing the "riding sail" from the mast but having second > > thoughts. > John, I too have a trawler with a sailboat hull. I use a sail at times but a bit different. I run a large genoa from the mast to the bow stem. It works very well as a down wind sail in 15+ knots of wind. Under the right conditions, it adds 1+ knots to my SOG or I can reduce my RPM's by 100+ and extend my range. I can say that it does not reduce roll to any discernible degree. I enjoy using the sail. It is easy to deploy and adjust. It is not a factory option, it is something I designed and continue to tinker with. I think it provides real enhancements to performance and I am happy I have it since 50% of my cruising is down wind to one degree or another. The sail will get a real test next year when we depart for the Coconut Run through the South Pacific. If I have catastophic engine failure on that trip, the sail will get me downwind someplace ala Thor Heyerdahl......at about the same speed! Patrick Willard 40PH ALOHA La Paz, MX