Hey everyone,

I need to replace a very old head sail. Made by Colin Quin and when we purchased the boat it was described as a code zero.

This sail is on a torsion cable and furler off the bowspirit but the sheets run back to a car on each side of the boat rather than outside all of the stanchions etc. I don't have personal experience with a code zero but I believe this sail also has a heavier canvas.

I've queried others about the sail who have said it looks like a reaching and down wind sail.

There is also 130% furling genoa that also goes to its own cars on the inside of the "code zeros" cars.

There is also another halyard that runs from the bowspirit for an asymmetrical Spinnaker in a sock.

Boat is. Modified Crowther catamaran, 10.4m

What type of sail do I have?

A lot of Schionnings have a Code zero track for sheets running about 1 metre outside of the headsail sheets. I don't push mine that high so I lead my sheets outside everything, but if I wanted to use it sailing high in light winds I would have to put it inside the shrouds. It aint rocket science, lead it inside for tight angles and outside to the gunwale for deep angles. If it has a torque rope luff then it is probably a Code zero thing, it doesn't really matter what it is - as long as it is extra sail area for sailing at beam or broad reaches then almost anything triangluar shaoped like a genoa will do. I met some people from NZ on a Tennant who just used recut old light number one genoas for code zeroes - it worked well.

A couple of photos would be good.