[Rhodes22-list] Single Handing

[Hank]

The big difference with the auto inflate is that it will inflate even if you
are incapacitated, i.e. a blow to the head from the boom.  They're designed
such that they will usually flip you upright so you can breathe.

Hank

On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Mike Cheung <mikecheung at att.net> wrote:

>
> I actually have no idea whether my genoa has a luff pad or not.  My guess,
> however, would be no.  They're not new sails; possibly a mistake on my part
> when spec'ing Muireann out with Stan.  I'm not sure that we'll have
> Muireann
> out a whole lot in the "gales of November" up here.  I have a pretty
> healthy
> respect for the Great Lakes in the late fall.
>
> The WB inflatable PFD/vests have good harnesses, though no "crotch" strap.
> The rig is snug enough that I don't think it would be pulled off in use
> though, which is what counts.  I haven't inflated one yet, so I don't know
> how well they float someone our size.  We're pretty little though (155# and
> 125# respectively), so I'd be pretty surprised if there wasn't enough lift
> in them.  The autoinflate vest should be a non-issue in terms of
> deployment;
> both the manual and auto vests have pretty hard to miss lanyards.
>
> I do end up backwinding the jib some when I tack because I wait until the
> boom passes the boat's centerline before "popping" the working sheet and
> moving over to the new windward side.
>
> Mike C. s/v Muireann 93/08 R22
>
>
> Robert Skinner wrote:
> >
> > Mike - the WM gear is certainly OK.  The real keys are
> > integral harness, comfort, effective and rapid deployability,
> > and buoyancy.
> >
> > As to tacking with a genoa - many, myself included, do
> > as you did - take in to jib size before coming about.  You
> > did not mention backwinding the jib to help bring the bow
> > over.  Might give that a try.  If you don't have a luff pad
> > on your 175, you might consider adding one this winter.
> > It helps maintain foresail shape when partially furled.
> > Could be helpful when the November winds blow.
> >
> > /Robert
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > Mike Cheung wrote:
> >> Not that this motivated me, but I did invest in two inflatable
> >> PFD/harness
> >> vests and "leashes" from West Marine (made by Stearns).  Maybe not
> >> Mustang,
> >> but they look pretty well made.  The local West Marine had them on
> >> clearance
> >> as they're "last years models" according to the sales clerk.  They only
> >> had
> >> one self inflater, got that for the Admiral, and I also got a manual
> >> inflation model for me.
> >>
> >> Was out single handing yesterday, first time for me in Muireann, and
> >> borrowed the Admirals self inflater and kept myself  "leashed" to the
> >> stern
> >> rail most of the time.   Hardest part about singlehanding was getting
> the
> >> darned trailer extension set in the out position!  Dang thing is heavy
> >> and
> >> if you're in position to reach the hole for the bolt you have no
> >> mechanical
> >> advantage at all.  Had a lovely afternoon sailing alone off Avon in Lake
> >> Erie.  Basically just went back and forth practicing tacking single
> >> handed
> >> and heaving to.   With the 175 set to jib size, like for heaving to,
> >> tacking
> >> was easy.  With it all the way out it was a little more dicey.
> >>
> >> For the NE Ohio Rhodies ... there's a very, very nice ramp at Miller
> Road
> >> and Lakeside in Avon Lake just west of Avon Point.  Not too steep, could
> >> possibly launch w/o the extension except the rear tires would be wet.
>  It
> >> has direct access to the lake from inside of a small breakwalled basin.
> >> Only two ramps, but it wasn't very busy the two times I've been there so
> >> far, though both have been weekdays.  Trailer parking lanes are long
> >> enough
> >> that I didn't have to retract the extension to park my Honda Pilot and
> >> the
> >> trailer.  There are real cleats on the dock so I could tie Muireann up
> >> properly while I parked the car and trailer.  The City of Avon Lake runs
> >> it
> >> and charges $5 to launch, but there are rest rooms, a rinse off shower,
> >> rinse water for the trailer and boat, and they even have ice, cold pop
> >> (machines), and bait available.  There's a small city owned beach
> >> adjacent
> >> to the facility so you could bring a decent size group to give boat
> rides
> >> to
> >> and they'd have something to do while you were out with others.   It's
> >> also
> >> adjacent to a power plant, so you can't miss it coming back in from the
> >> lake.
> >>
> >> Mike Cheung s/v Muireann 93/08 Rhodes 22
> >>
> >>
> >> Hank-5 wrote:
> >>
> >>> Here is why you should always wear your life jacket while single
> >>> handing!!!
> >>>
> >>> http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080819/D92LCL781.html
> >>>
> >>> Hank
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