[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind

[Pat & Mary Ann]

Art,
I use the stock furler.  The 110 and 155 are fairly easy to change.  I try 
to change the sail plan to keep the boat as flat as possible to get the most 
speed upwind with a tacking angle of 90 to 100 degrees.  I've found the boat 
to be quite tender, but only rarely do I get water over the gunnels.
Pat.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arthur H. Czerwonky" <czerwonky at earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind


> Pat,
>
> Like, what a story!  Do you use a furler with the 110?  It almost sounds 
> like you can interchange the two sails.  I am satisfied that my next genoa 
> will be a 135 or 155.  Ed White has sailed his Rhodes in the South Texas 
> winds, also extreme.  I wonder how he best copes with the wind factor.  He 
> takes a much larger boat out now, and his son apparently uses the R22. 
> Thanks for the input.
>
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Pat & Mary Ann <pmadevig at gra.midco.net>
>>Sent: Oct 25, 2010 4:57 PM
>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind
>>
>>Art,
>>7 years ago when Elton delivered my Rhodes 22 I played around with the 
>>stock
>>175% that came with the sail plan.  It soon became apparent that the sail
>>was not good for the gusty winds of Northwest Minnesota, so I talked with
>>Stan and he suggested (and sold me) a 110% that has served very well. 
>>About
>>the only time I use the 175 is down wind with the clew held out with a gin
>>pole.
>>Pat.
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Arthur H. Czerwonky" <czerwonky at earthlink.net>
>>To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 1:52 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind
>>
>>
>>>A few times, a self-tending jib rig has been brought up on the list.  It
>>>really is simple to set up, regardless of the size of the genoa.  This
>>>would facilitate changing from a 175% config to beating upwind.
>>>
>>> Art
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Rhodes22Dave <Rhodes22Dave at gmail.com>
>>>>Sent: Oct 24, 2010 11:50 PM
>>>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>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:
>>>>>
>>>>> 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)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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