What is a furling jib?

What is a furling jib?

In this roller furling system, the jib is hoisted in a groove, but when not in use is furled around the headstay, rather than lowered. To furl the sail you simply pull on a line that leads from a drum at the base of the jib aft to a winch near the cockpit, which rotates the whole headstay, rolling up the jib.

How does a headsail work?

The headsail acts as the forward driving force, and the main, affected by the sideways force of the wind, is more like a rudder, turning the bow to windward as it powers up.

What is a headsail foil?

Headsail Foils are used to provide a lightweight solution for keelboat racers for protection of the headstay sytem. Headsail foils available at MAURIPRO Sailing feature high strengh, lightweight and impact resistant material tubing.

Is a headsail and jib the same thing?

This article is all about explaining the differences between two types of foresails (or headsails). A jib is a foresail (headsail) that does not extend aft beyond the mast; a genoa, on the other hand, is larger and will overlap the mast and part of the mainsail.

Can you sail with just the genoa?

We often sail with genoa alone – our #1 genoa is about twice the size of the main. We can sail pretty well on all points of sailing like that – windward is better with main as well, but on a broad reach to a run the main is actually a disadvantage as it reduces the efficiency of the Genoa.

How does the profurl manual headsail furling work?

As per other PROFURL manual headsail furling models, the rope drum and cage are removable. The furling line is attached to one half of the furling drum allowing for removal/rebuild. The double cage arms are engineered to withstand the yachts loads and maintain the alignment of the furling line onto the rope drum.

Who is profurl?

Welcome to Profurl, the furling system specialists. For over 30 years Profurl has been designing, developing and marketing hi-tech products that combine safety, ease of use at sea and high performance. Whatever your sailing programme, the size of your boat or your budget, you will always find a Profurl system suited to your own style of cruising.

Which profurl system is right for my Boat?

Whatever your sailing programme, the size of your boat or your budget, you will always find a Profurl system suited to your own style of cruising. Furl and unfurl your flying sails (code zero, gennaker, asymetric spinnaker) safely and easily with NEXe, the motorizd flying sail furler from Profurl. For sails up to 250m²

How do I choose a furling system for my Boat?

To correctly select your own furling system, refer to the following steps: Step 1:Define your sailing program: cruising or racing-cruising. Step 2:Measure accurately the diameter of the forestay (see table below). Step 3: Choose one of the fitting systems described on page 14.