[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Q: how many folks singlehand a R22 with15+knot wi...

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Lou,
The majority of the boats have been built with the IMF since it's  
introduction by GB. I'm not sure exactly when it came about. Perhaps Stan or  
someone else could enlighten us.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 8/23/2009 8:21:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lsr3 at nyu.edu writes:


I  want to thank those who gave their opinions on sailing the  Rhodes
singlehanded in >15kt winds.

Today was another good  example:  I thought I might be motoring more than
sailing as the early  forecasts were for 5 or less knot winds in the
afternoon.  I ve been  one to treat those VHF forecasts as very general and
thus found the wind  coming up really nice in the early afternoon.  Just
enough to have  both sails up but only a small jib to practice with today.  
Storms  did show themselves by dusk in Bklyn, relief from the humidity and
heat at  last!

As far as furling mains go,  I have to say I enjoy the older  style standard
main rolling up on the boom.  I ve only gone out reefed  once last week and
am still practicing reefing it as quickly as possible so  I can do it in the
dark just in case:)

how many others of you  Rhodies out there roll the main around the boom 
circa
the 1981 rig?
Lou  Rosenberg
s/v Miracles
Bklyn NY



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