[Rhodes22-list] R22 Labor Day weekend sailing photos from Lake Manawa

[Michael D. Weisner]

I showed the photos to a friend who would like to buy a Rhodes 22. He turned
to me and said, "Why don't your sails look like those? They're much prettier
with the curled edge making it look like a real sailboat. Also, you can see
completely under the genoa. You don't have to look through the silly little
window. I want my boat to have sails like those."

Hmmm ... I think that he's right. They are more picturesque than the way
that I learned to trim sails.

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY
I'd rather be sailing :~)


-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of ROGER
PIHLAJA
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 3:56 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] R22 Labor Day weekend sailing photos from Lake
Manawa

Hi Jessie,

As I look at S/V Dynamic Equilibrium sitting on its trailer and look the
other way at my now drained Sanford Lake, I am soooo jealous.

A couple of sail trimming tips, for a close reach in what looks like pretty
light air, your mainsail has a lot of twist in the top half and the leech on
your genoa is curled.  Without battens, you may not be able to get the twist
out of the mainsail.  I would try moving the traveler to leeward and
tightening up the mainsheet.  The curl on the genoa's leech can be cured by
moving the sheet lead aft.  If your genoa has a leech cord, you may have it
too tight.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium