[Rhodes22-list] Which is Fastest?

[Mary Lou Troy]

Lee,
No one has ventured a guess. Perhaps they are all as perplexed as I am.

My guess is A unless you were pinching the genny..... in which case 
it might be B unless you needed more main. Can't image C being faster 
than A unless you were pinching the genny. Hoping all will be revealed soon!

Where were you sailing? We thought about getting out but heard the 
wind was up to 18 with gusts over 20. That was more than we wanted to 
take on for. the first sail with the new furler. Maybe Sunday.

Mary Lou
1991 Rhodes 22  Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 07:50 PM 5/30/2008, you wrote:

>Great afternoon of sailing.  Played around with three different sail plans to
>see which would be the fastest.  For all three; true wind was about 12-14
>knots, centerboard was down, close reach of about 50 degrees with sails
>adjusted properly, 10-15 degree heel, and the tiller was locked straight.  I
>did need to occasionally shift my weight slightly to keep on tack.
>
>A.  Boom down.  Genoa sheet between mast and inner shroud.  Genoa reefed to
>about 70%.  Full main.
>
>B.  Boom up.  Genoa sheet between inner and outer shrouds.  Genoa reefed to
>about 110%.  Main reefed to about 60%.
>
>C.  Boom up.  No Genoa.  Full main.
>
>Which do you think was fastest?  Results surprised me.
>
>Lee
>1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>Kent Island, MD
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