[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind

[Stephen Staum]

Thanks Ben. SS

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On Aug 24, 2010, at 11:45 AM, BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com>  
wrote:

>
> Stephen;
>
> I just ran the sheets inside the outermost shrouds and brought them  
> through
> the pulleys and winches on the gunwhales. I think I need some shroud
> "guards" or "rollers" before I bring the Genny back past the mast by  
> that
> route, but I was definitely surprised how much difference that  
> seemingly
> small adjustment made in upwind sailing.
>
> BenC
>
> Stephen Staum wrote:
>>
>> Ben,
>>
>> Did you go just inside the shrouds or to the inner track as well?
>>
>> Stephen Staum
>> 87 R22, Carol Lee
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Aug 23, 2010, at 6:55 PM, "Benjamin Cittadino" <BCittadino at dcs-law.com
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> I had two days in a row on Sandy Hook Bay in NJ this weekend, and I
>>> want
>>> to report that I had a pleasing experience by "finally" re-routing  
>>> the
>>> Jib (175 Genny) sheets inside the outer shrouds to try for better
>>> upwind
>>> sailing. I have to say that I didn't expect much difference, but I  
>>> was
>>> delighted to get inside 45 degrees at last. I obviously didn't let  
>>> the
>>> Genny out to the full 175, but at 100 we flew along and I felt  
>>> like I
>>> could make real headway upwind. I had delayed trying the new route  
>>> for
>>> the sheets because I thought the sail would get all hung up in the
>>> shrouds, but it's become no big deal. Try it, you'll like it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> BenCittadino
>>>
>>> S/V Susan Kay ('93 recycled '08)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> PS-Could not connect to Nabble today??!!
>>>
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