[Rhodes22-list] Loose-Footed Close-Hauling

[Michael D. Weisner]

Rick,

Loose-Footed Close-Hauling? Now that just sounds dirty - unless you married 
your cousin.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick" <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loose-Footed Close-Hauling


> Lest we stray too far from the topic here, are any intrepid southern 
> Rhodies
> trying out loose footed close hauling?
>
> Rick
>
> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 7:01 PM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Do not read these while eating potaot chips...;^)
>> elle
>> Beer is good....people are crazy
>>
>> 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
>>
>> --- On Fri, 12/3/10, KUHN, LELAND <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
>>
>> From: KUHN, LELAND <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loose-Footed Close-Hauling
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Date: Friday, December 3, 2010, 5:31 PM
>>
>> Elle,
>>
>> Sorry--I meant to say littler, which probably isn't a word either, but
>> should be.  Here are some others:
>>
>> Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
>>
>> Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting
>> laid.
>>
>> Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
>>
>> Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who
>> doesn't get it.
>>
>> Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
>>
>> Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
>>
>> Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.
>>
>> Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really 
>> bad
>> vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious
>> bummer.
>>
>> Glibido: All talk and no action.
>>
>> Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they 
>> come
>> at you rapidly.
>>
>> Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> Lee
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org on behalf of elle
>> Sent: Fri 12/3/2010 12:45 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loose-Footed Close-Hauling
>>
>>
>>
>> "because we have littlier feet."
>> New word, Lee? I like it!
>>
>> elle
>>
>> Beer is good....people are crazy
>>
>> 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
>>
>> --- On Fri, 12/3/10, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
>>
>> From: Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  Loose-Footed Close-Hauling
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Date: Friday, December 3, 2010, 7:56 AM
>>
>>
>> Thought this was a good tip regarding close-hauled sailing in light wind:
>>
>> "On the loose-footed mainsails (in-mast furling) a good rule of thumb is 
>> to
>> ease the outhaul to have a gap between the foot of the main and the boom 
>> of
>> about 18-24 inches at the widest point. This "camber" adjustment of the
>> "wing" allows more lift to be generated for a given wind speed."
>>
>>
>> http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/Brad's%20Briefs%20I.pdf<http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/Brad%27s%20Briefs%20I.pdf>
>>
>> http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/Brad's%20Briefs%20I.pdf<http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/Brad%27s%20Briefs%20I.pdf>
>>
>> This came from a yacht salesman so the gap might be slightly less on our
>> boats because we have littlier feet.
>>
>> Lee
>> 1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
>> Kent Island, MD
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