[Rhodes22-list] inside sheeting

[bgreenwald at optonline.net]

Wally and Slim,

Thanks for the feedback.  I had thought about heaving to 
but I had hoped there was a quicker approach.  Wally's is 
certainly quicker, but also dicier, as I have discovered.  I 
guess one approach is to plot a course where you don't 
have to change the sheeting.  Of course, that may not 
take me where I was planning to go but thats not much 
different than how I spend most days anyway.  Thanks 
again.

Bruce Greenwald
S/V Ruach II

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com>
Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 6:02 pm
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] inside sheeting

> Bruce,
> 
> Wally's method works but like he said, there's the 
danger of 
> falling in with
> the boat still sailing.  Here's another way if you're not 
racing 
> and not in
> a hurry.  When I single hand and want to make any 
changes, I just 
> heave to.
> To do this, just tack through the wind like normal but 
then don't 
> releasethe now windward sheet--thus backwinding the 
main.  Ease out 
> the main sheet
> and take the tiller to the lee and lock it down.  The boat 
will 
> come to a
> stop without all the chaos of luffing sails.  Now you can 
safely go 
> forwardto reroute the lazy sheet.  As for the windward 
sheet, mine 
> is long enough
> so I can leave it cleated and still have enough to bring 
the tail back
> through the inboard fairlead and around the outside of 
the shroud.  
> Whenyou're ready to go, just release the windward 
sheet and take 
> the leeward
> sheet, bring in the main and you're off.  The whole 
process only 
> takes a
> couple minutes.
> 
> Slim
> 
> On 1/19/04 2:30 PM, "Wally Buck" 
<tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Bruce,
> > 
> > It is a bit of a pain but as you discovered you can point 
so much 
> better. I
> > try to think one tack ahead so I can reroute lazy sheet. 
If are 
> pointing and
> > need to fall off you can luff up and reroute sheets but I 
find it 
> easier to
> > tack first. You can reroute sheet then tack back. I do 
this when 
> I race solo
> > and it only takes a couple of seconds. First undo figure 
eight 
> knot on lazy
> > sheet, secure tiller. quickly move forward, reroute 
sheet, then 
> feed back
> > through block.
> > 
> > Be careful you don't fall in when moving forward, with 
the tiller 
> tied off
> > the boat may just sail away .....
> > 
> > Wally
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> From: bgreenwald at optonline.net
> >> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-
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> >> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] inside sheeting
> >> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 14:45:45 -0500
> >> 
> >> Hi all,
> >> 
> >> As i look out on the freshly fallen white gift from 
heaven, my 
> mind has
> >> been turnng to last season's adventures and 
mishaps.  I thought 
> that as i
> >> was able to recall the various questions I had set 
aside for later
> >> contemplation i would post them.  One problem/
question i 
> continue to ponder
> >> relates to how to deal with changing points of sail 
when single-
> handling.>> After 2 seasons I finally had an opportunity 
to raise 
> my 110 jib during the
> >> fall season. (I had removed my 175 as a pre 
hurricane 
> preparation and since
> >> i had had trouble the prior season pointing in the 
gusty fall 
> conditions on
> >> LIS with my 175 furled, and had to put up a sail 
anyway, i 
> decided to
> >> breakout my 110).  To a relatively inexperienced 
sailor it 
> appeared to work
> >> well, provding better pointing ability when sheeted 
inside the 
> upper shroud
> >> and providing a pretty comfortable and controlled 
ride.  
> However, when
> >> changing to a beam or broad reach, it seemed 
necessary to move 
> the sheet
> >> back outside  to avoid s
> >> evere chafing of the sheet against the shroud.  When 
single-
> handling in
> >> particular,  I found that  moving the sheets inside/
outside not 
> very easy
> >> to do in windy conditions.  I am curious if there is 
some 
> technique or
> >> rigging that makes this more convenient.
> >>  I suppose I could head up into the wind and 
essentially come to 
> a stop
> >> each time I needed to make the adjustments but  I 
suspect there 
> may be a
> >> better way.  It also occurred to me that perhaps one 
could add a 
> second set
> >> of sheets, so that one set would always be inside and 
one 
> outside so that
> >> at any point there would be 3 lazy sheets but that 
doesn't sound 
> very>> seamanlike and it seems there woud be an awful 
lot of line 
> lying around to
> >> deal with.
> >> Other than avoiding changes in point of sale, does 
anyone have 
> any thoughts
> >> about this?
> >> 
> >> Bruce Greenwald
> >> S/V Ruach II
> >> 
> >> 
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