[Rhodes22-list] Furling Jib Sail Options

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Ted,
 
If you don't scare yourself at least once during every sail, you are not  
trying hard enough. Drink more rum. It kills the pain.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 5/18/2013 2:39:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
boendert at me.com writes:

Jay,

I am in the same boat. No pun intended:)

The 175  is just too much for me to handle. Looking through the list I see 
lots on  conversation related to the benefits of the 175. I get it but man 
it's a big  sail for a rookie like me. Things get ugly when I am trying to 
tack with that  beast. Not to mention on Thursday when we had 20-30 mph winds. 
It was too much  for me so we called it a day and motored home. 

I am interested to hear  the latest scuttlebutt on headsails for the R22. I 
am thinking I am in the  market for something a little easier to handle on 
the appropriate days.  

Then again, maybe I just need some lessons from Rummy.

Take  care
Ted

SV AIRPOWER
R22 1991/2013
Boston,  MA



On May 18, 2013, at 12:16 PM, Jay Curry  <jac2 at wavecable.com> wrote:

> I am writing to ask those on the  list for information on furling Jib 
sail 
> options. I have the 175% but  want to also use a smaller sail for just 
lazy 
> routine day sails.  Jibing or Tacking with the 175% can be tedious if you 
are 
> doing much  of either one.
> 
> Ideally, a list of available sizes and a  supplier would be great. But, I 
> would probably settle on a 100% that  can be used with a self tending 
rig. I 
> would be interested  in  used sails if anyone has some for sale. I wrote 
> Stan, but so far he  has not responded.
> 
> With a furler, you could use a larger sail  furled down to 100%. But, the 
> larger the sail, the worse it works.  The furled section reduces the 
leach 
> edge length and creates a large  leading edge that makes it super 
efficient 
> on one tack and super  inefficient on the other. I think going beyond 
110% or 
> 115% would be  a problem.
> 
> The sizes need to specify length of Luff, Foot and  Leach sides so it can 
be 
> ordered without confusion. It would also be  great if Doyle or some other 
> manufacturer already has sails designed  for the Rhodes 22.
> 
> Thanks in advance for the help.
>  
> Take care
> 
> Jay
> Port Angeles, WA 
>  
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