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It depends a bit on how much wind you are talking about, but in general a Code0 will get closer to the wind than a reaching spinnaker (A3 or A5). The reaching spinnakers will generally have a higher end wind range than the Code0, and the Code0 will generally function better in very light wind. My brain works in apparent wind angles, since that's what you actually "see" - I'd say that most Code0's operate in the 50-90 AWA, and reaching spinnakers 80-130 AWA.

@@tracyrogers9083 Thanks for clearing that up for me. Having never sailed with sprit sails, do they make a sail that you can carry on the sprit that gets closer to the wind?

@@ericwest4069 The short answer is yes. Talk to your sailmaker, there are a variety of hybrid sails now that can do what you're talking about.

@@tracyrogers9083 Thanks and I hope that we see some more sailing videos from you.

I'll be on OPBs for awhile, building up my bank account...

Nope, not my kids. Friends of my nephew that kindly offered to help move the boat from KYC to the boat yard.

@@tracyrogers9083 Well, good thought! Can't wait to see your latest Transpac vidoes.

Yes it was! Pretty wiped out on Sunday - first nap in a while.

The "tube" is place to secure your foot when grinding the winch. Depending on what head sail you have up, generally looking to reef the main in high teens TWS. Earlier J120s did not have the tracks on the rails, I believe it was standard on the new models. Yes, we use the forward track for outside jib leads when reaching, and the aft track is for tweeners for the spinnaker/code 0 sheets.

The rudder and cassette were made by Competition Composites Inc. in Ontario, Canada. Super easy to work with. The metal components I had fabricated by the metal shop of a local yard. The rudder and cassette are pretty "standard", what's custom is how to attach everything to the transom.

@@tracyrogers9083 thanks.

It definitely would have added a few knots, but at 165 square meters it's a lot of sail to handle singlehanded. Frankly the class size A2 is too big in anything other then light winds (<15kts) with crew. Our A4 is 133SM and seems perfectly sized for the full range of wind speeds and is more easily handled with limited or no crew.

@@tracyrogers9083 I knew that you were looking forward to testing your new A-4, but it also seemed as if the boat were flying along just great and without having to work the helm hard. Thanks for explaining it to me. Eric

No - just $$$. A sock works fine.

Thanks, and it's fun watching your videos.

As I recall, winds were in the low to mid-20's. As the winds were pretty steady and the sea state pretty mild we were comfortable with our setup. We were also sailing pretty safe angles (145-155 AWA) to avoid spinnaker collapses or round ups. If the wind had been less consistent with significant gusts and/or we had a more confused sea state to make holding course more difficult, we would likely have gone with a smaller spinnaker first, then if needed reefed the main.

Thanks. I've never sailed a J120, but I do like the idea of a boat that's both reasonably fast and stiff.

ATN with a bit of customization by me.

Tracy Rogers Ah that's what I figured! Are you happy with it? Have you had much trouble? Our current sock is not too great and I was thinking replacing it with a ATN one.

Thanks. Hope all is well at RWC marina!

@@tracyrogers9083 Hey, we moved to SB Marina

When it's light up wind there's enough friction in the ruder bearings that it will stay put. Not so as the wind increases. I have a tiller pilot that you can see attached to the tiller in the down wind sequences. Older Autohelm 2000. If I were to get a new one I'd get the Raymarine X5.