A genoa is the largest headsail which can be used on any point of sail, from beating to reaching.
This sail is ideal for use with roller furling on cruising sailboats. Racers employ it when sailing close-hauled or reaching in light to medium winds, replacing it with a spinnaker or gennaker for running.
Racing and cruising genoas differ in several ways. The latter usually use traditional horizontal panels of Dacron, polyester or HydraNet®, sturdy and inexpensive materials. The shape is rather flat when intended for use with roller furling.
Racing genoas are cut from many different light, stiff materials such as carbon, Kevlar®, Pentex®, Cuben®, Mylar®, aramid and Dyneema®, each with advantages and disadvantages. Their manufacture is more complex and often more expensive, involving thermo-molding or other techniques. Tri-radial cutting results in a more aerodynamic shape with more even camber, offering better performance.
Choice will depend on cruising or racing use, mast height and luff length. Another factor is whether the sail is hanked to a stay, uses a hollow stay or roller furling.
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Cruising sail : genoa (furling) Hood
Hood’s high technology brings performance to our roller reefing/furling genoas. Almost any genoa can be adapted to roller furling with a luff tape, but unless the sail was specifically designed for roller furling and reefing, you will never reach your boat’s designed performance. Computer Design The Cross Cut Genoa is computer designed and laser cut for precision to...
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Cruising sail : headsail (3D molded) FUSION M Quantum Sails
* The ultimate in durability, performance, and ease of use built using Quantum’s proprietary Fusion M membrane technology * Constructed with a blend of high modulus carbon and technora or vectran fibers * Engineered as a one-piece membranes with custom fiber mapping designed to sail’s purpose and expected...
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Racing sail : headsail (3D molded) BENETEAU 40.7 North Sails Sailmaking
On this page you will find the specifications for North standard offering of Class racing sails. Unlike all of the other CDP classes, each individual owner will use the Beneteau First 40.7 in a different way. Some owners will be race only clients, while others...
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Racing keelboat sail : genoa (one-design) ETCHELLS Ullman Sails
Sail with draft stripes, double...
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Cruising sail : genoa Yager Sails
First, try to measure your old sail by stretching it out over a flat surface. If this is not easily done, try using a long tape measure and measuring the sail while it is on the boat. This could be difficult on a windy day, but if space is a premium, this can work. Now, go to the sail record and find the measurement page. Using your long tape measure, measure the...
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Cruising sail : genoa PREMIUM Kemp Sails
Sometimes you have a choice - a more simply-built sail for which a standard Dacron or polyester is perfectly suitable, or a more complex panel layout which calls for specialised...
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Cruising sail : genoa (furling) Jeckells
* All cruising sails Guaranteed for Five Years * We listen to your needs * We have over 60,000 sail plans on record * Heavy...
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Cruising sail : genoa (furling, in Dacron®) SAILONET
Can one call the Furling genoa the "do it all" sail? The Furling genoa can't remplace all foresails. Once furled to 40/45%, It becomes flat, unefficient and can damage the aluminium head foil. The SailOnet furling genoa...
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Cruising sail : headsail (tri-radial) Shore Sails
Bill's Triradial Cruising Headsail The Triradial Cruising Headsail is large and powerful to give your boat vitality in light conditions. Its high performance shape has a panel arrangement designed to open the...
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Cruising sail : genoa (cross-cut, furling) C-F DL SAILS
Genoa Cruising Furling C-F Specifications DESIGN WITH PROSAIL PRODUCTION SYSTEM: A.R.C.(ADVANCED REGULATION CODE) QUALITY: GRUISING CUTTING: CROSS CUT CLOTH: Touring NF DIMENSION POLYANT / Ocean...
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Racing sail : genoa MATRIX TITANIUM UK-Halsey International
MatriX Titanium membrane sails are the lightest most high performance sails UK Sailmakers makes, but will need replacement after a few seasons. MatriX Titanium® genoas are the ultimate load path sails. MatriX Titanium® sails are unique among the membrane genre for a number of reasons: While the load-bearing members in a Tape-Drive®...
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Racing sail : headsail (3D molded) GRAND PRIX : X TECH / GPL / H5 Hydesails
The Hyde Sails Grand Prix range is designed for serious, no compromise racing either round the cans or offshore. Grand Prix fore and aft sails are available either as panelled sails with a tri-radial seam layout or in H5, the new Hyde...
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Racing keelboat sail : genoa (one-design) DRAGON WB-Sails
WB-Sails has overtaken the 25 boat Dragon market in Finland during the last few years, in competition with the biggest brands in sailmaking....
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Racing sail : headsail (tri-radial) ROLLY TASKER SAILS
olly Tasker Sails has an extensive experience in producing radial panelled racing sails because of their market leadership up to the 90er years when string sails were introduced. Racing SailRadial panel constructed sails still provide an...
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Cruising sail : genoa (furling, in Dacron®) Elvstrøm Sails A/S
Furling systems have been around a long time now, and work so well we kond of take them for granted. From the early days the genoa was a perfect sail to be rolled away - it had a long enough foot that the sail remained balanced even when deeply furled, and the sheet lead, whilst not ideal,...
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Cruising sail : headsail (bi-radial) Arun
The features of the sail are: Bi-radial cut designed to reduce stretch by laying the radial panels and hence the major thread line along the heaviest load lines. Fan type reinforcing at...
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Racing sail : headsail NO.4 Lidgard Sailmakers
Lidgard Sails No.4 Headsails are commonly used in conditions 30 45 knots of breeze. All our heavy weather headsails are designed...
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Cruising sail : genoa (furling) Gowen Ocean Sailmakers
- Stainless steel pressed clew rings - Webbed rings for larger sails - Webbing loops...
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Cruising sail : genoa (furling, in Dacron®) Haarstick
The Haarstick Tri-Furl Genoa is designed and built with one...
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Cruising sail : genoa (furling, in Dacron®) Le Bihan
Our rolling genoas are made in "Dacron" with a cross-cut cutting, -...
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Cruising sail : headsail (bi-radial) Sails-online
Headsails are custom made to suit your boat. Headsails are made from Contender,Dimension or Challenge Sailcloth suppliers....
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Cruising sail : genoa (cross-cut, furling) Scott Sails
Standard Features Cross Cut cruising genoas are built...
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Genoa lead car for sailboats Seldén
TECHNICAL FEATURES SYSTEM 22 The main sheet car and the self-tacking car are black anodised, extruded aluminium. They run on Torlon® ball bearings. The genoa car is black laquered aluminium with sliderods....
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Manual sailboat genoa furler C320 Profurl
C320: manual reefing system - Cruising - Max forestay dia: 7 mm - Boat length: 9,50 to 12 m General description Reliability, toughness and long-life: Profurl's Cruising range of reefing-furling systems are designed for coastal cruising, blue water cruising, or even sailing around the world. Cruising reefing-furling systems are designed to last and integrate the best of Profurl's proven technology...
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Genoa lead car for sailboats T652912 - BL = 3000 KG Rutgerson
The Rutgerson genoa system is designed to offer maximum reliability and it is suitable for boats up to 50 feet. The travellers are available in two different models,...
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Genoa lead car for sailboats A4574 Allen Brothers
Sliding Fairleads and Sheet leads Piston stop sheet leads ideal for side deck jib sheeting....
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Sport multihull sail : jib (HOBIE CAT 14) Forward Sailing
Jib for 14' cats Key points: - Nice finish with full zip on luff - Perfect to boost your cat and ease your tackings. - 2 penons to control the flow - Cloth :Dac ron 220g for a strong sail Original Jibs...
