[Rhodes22-list] reefing

[Joseph Hadzima]

CONGRATULATIONS   you are now official!!

Now you've seen the difference betwee the multi-hull and
the keel boats ... 

BTW, Did you say you were plannong visiting the General
Boats factory?


--- JbTek <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> wrote:

> My wife & I spent 5 days at Cub Colona in Antigua. We got
> on a Hobiecat and
> capsize first thing outa the gate.
> I faced some fear that day.
> We did right the boat & sail back in but go out much
> after that, it was
> pretty windy.
> 
>     Jb
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joseph Hadzima" <josef508 at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 9:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] reefing
> 
> 
> > Hi Jb
> >
> > I hope I'm not stepping out of bounds here .. but I do
> have
> > one unsolisited suggestion (don't you just hate advice
> when
> > you don't ask fo it).
> >
> > I suggest you rent a little dinghy or Sunfish at a nice
> > lake somewhere. Then you and your first mate go out and
> > practice capsizing.  You gotta get wet once, so you
> don't
> > let the fear make decisions for you with your own boat.
> >
> > The Rhodes may be unsinkable, but I believe Rummy has
> > managed a knock down or two - and can give you the
> details.
> >
> > I was crew on a keel boat when the new skipper did a
> gybe a
> > little too quickly in heavy air and managed to fill the
> > cockpit about 1/2 way with very cold water!
> >
> > My wife was a little scared at first, but got
> comfotable
> > enough so she likes to go fast these days. She's the
> one
> > that will "burry the rail" if given the chance.
> >
> > Address the fear issues soon (read as practice, and
> take
> > lessons), so you'll have enjoyable sailing for many
> more
> > years.
> >
> > just my $0.02  or is that .002 in Verizon money?
> >
> > --- JbTek <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Ed,
> > > I've only read about reefing. I've been sailing 3
> times,
> > > 2 of those in very
> > > light wind. What got me hooked was one of those times
> was
> > > on a 47' Beneteau
> > > and they let me take the wheel just outside San Diego
> > > harbor. When we caught
> > > a gust of wind you could just feel the power drive
> you
> > > forward. We heeled
> > > over some & the wife got very nervous. I couldn't
> tell
> > > you if we were reefed
> > > or not. I can tell you I see the benefits of IMF and
> I
> > > believe she will
> > > insist on it.
> > >     I know the R22 has lots of features, I would want
> to
> > > know if you could
> > > not have them all, which would take priority. The
> obvious
> > > from where I sit,
> > > IMF & the swivel chairs look comfortable.
> > >
> > > What does a sail weigh? I think Rummy said the mast
> only
> > > weighs 16lbs.
> > >
> > >     Jb
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> > > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 5:10 AM
> > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Roller Reefing on Rhodes
> > > Continental?
> > > Luis?JayBulfer?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Luis and Jay:
> > >
> > > One reason why Rhodes 22s are different is that a
> certain
> > > nautical engineer
> > > was always tinkering with the boats as they were
> being
> > > built.  Could it be
> > > that in 1975 that elusive nautical innovator was
> > > experimenting on what was
> > > to become your boat with the known technology of boom
> > > roller reefing?  Boom
> > > roller reefing does allow battens and weight of sails
> is
> > > maintained lower.
> > > Humm? Tinker, tinker at 4 AM?
> > >
> > > Ed K
> > > Greenville, SC, USA
> > > Addendum for Jay if he is still here:
> > >
> > > â?oReefing means reducing the area of a sail without
> > > actually changing it for
> > > a smaller sail. Ideally reefing does not only result
> in a
> > > reduced sail area
> > > but also in a lower center of effort from the sails,
> > > reducing the heeling
> > > moment and keeping the boat more upright.�
> > >
> > > â?oIn-boom roller-reefingâ? is accomplished  â?owith
> a
> > > horizontal foil inside the
> > > boom. This method allows for standard- or full-length
> > > horizontal battens.�
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing
> > >
> > > But an earier version of boom reefing had the whole
> boom
> > > turn and wrap the
> > > sail on the outside of the boom. There were wooden
> booms
> > > that could do that.
> > > I would also point out that there are/were rotating
> mast
> > > to achieve reefing.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > View this message in context:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.nabble.com/Roller-Reefing-on-Rhodes-Continental--Luis-Jay-Bulfer--tf3244499.html#a9019180
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> > > Nabble.com.
> > >
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