[Rhodes22-list] Fred's Sails

[Steve]

Slim
Say your racing.  Wind pick up to around 15 or better.
 Its been variable but it now blowing at 15.  Your on
starboard tack and based on the mark; you want to stay
that way.  There is a special block that will snap
over your sheet (I'm drawing a blank on it actual
name) but you can also just use a dock line and loop
the line through the hole which will tighten up the
dockline on your sheet in order to give you a
different angle of pull on the sheet.  This will allow
you to flaten you Geneoa out to maintain a higher
point.  After you do that, then adjust your windward
sheet and lead so that when you do tack, your new
lewward sail set will be right.  BTW: you will release
the secondary & take it off before tacking.

Generally, when the wind pick up, flatten the headsail
when going to windward and keep it that way.  Better
to backwind the main and let the Genoa do the work.
But always keep the headsail pulling.  
Steve

--- Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:

> Steve,
> 
> That's a new one on me.  Do I have this right? You
> run two sets of jib
> sheets--one pair outside the upper shrouds and
> another pair inside?  So the
> sheets not being used are dragged back around the
> shrouds?  Don't they get
> fouled up when tacking?
> 
> Slim
> 
> On 9/24/04 11:55 AM, "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Well then, I am sorry to disgree with both of
> you:-)
> > But you can also still have the genoa sheet lead
> > outside & run secondary inside and accomplish the
> same
> > thing!
> > Steve
> > 
> > --- R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> > 
> >> Roger,
> >> Sorry to disagree with you, but the use of the
> >> forward genoa car is
> >> mandatory when the 175 if is furled to less than
> >> 120. Without it, you lose all  sail
> >> shape and pointing ability.
> >>  
> >> Rummy
> >>
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