[Rhodes22-list] Beating

[Steve]

Lew
What type of Mast do you have?
Sails - 175%genny?

Anyway, the Rhodes sail excellent to weather.  Need a
little more info on what your boat has in order to
make any type of determinations.  
Steve


--- Llewshirl at aol.com wrote:
> I have had a Rhodes 22 for a couple of years and my
> general impression is 
> that I can't sail "to weather" as high as I have in
> other boats I have owned or 
> sailed.  In other boats, I have usually been able to
> tack to about 45 degrees 
> off the wind or in any direction other than the 90
> degress encompassing the 
> direction from which the wind is blowing.
> Does anyone else have similiar experiences?  Is
> there something I should do 
> differently about the fore and aft tilt of the mast,
> set of sails, tension in 
> the backstay etc.? I need help in getting to
> weather.
> Lew
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