[Rhodes22-list] was Luff Pad, now dogs on deck

[Saroj Gilbert]

I've sailed a fair bit with dogs... unless you want quite a number of 
"doggie overboard" exercises... best to keep life jackets on them and have 
them tethered when underway.

Saroj

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Lowe" <rlowe at vt.edu>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 9:29 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] was Luff Pad, now dogs on deck


> Slim,
> The picture of your dog caught my attention.  How does she/he do on the
> boat?  We've got two that we take occasionally but we put doggie life 
> vests
> on them.  We haven't lost one over the side yet, but it's only a matter of
> time.  We haven't really sailed too much with them, just motor around 
> since
> I'm afraid we will loose them in a gust. - Rob
>
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> From: "Slim" <salm at mn.rr.com>
> To: "Rhodes22-list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 6:54 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Luff Pad
>
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>> And speaking of reefing, this year I added a luff pad to my somewhat 
>> blown
>> out 175 jenny.  You can see it along the leading edge of my jib.  It's
>> fatter and wider half way up and thinner and narrow at the top and 
>> bottom.
>> When you reef in, it takes up more of the belly of the sail and gives you
> a
>> flatter, better shaped sail when you're reefed in higher winds.  It works
>> great and I highly recommend it for the 175s.
>>
>> Slim
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