[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind

[Rhodes22Dave]

Interesting. I will try this.  I also thought that re-routing the genoa
sheets inside the shrouds would just get the sail caught.  I have never
liked the 175 genoa very much because I can't sail nearly as close to the
wind as any of hundreds of other sailboats on our lake.  I can do a little
better by furling in the genoa to a much smaller exposed sail area--but at a
cost of sail shape with all the furling.  I may get a second R22 and am
thinking of getting a smaller genoa--or adding the self-tending jib.  But
what you suggest might be a solution, at least for long tacks.
Dave

Ben Cittadino wrote:
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> 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.
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