[Rhodes22-list] Newbie question 1

[Shawn Boles]

Hi Matt:

You will find there are a lot of ways to sail the Rhodes 22. When I am
sailing with the 175 full out, usually in light winds because I like to go
by other folks who are standing still, I backwind the jib and let it come
across when the time is right (you will find the release point after a
couple of times) . I also have roller tubes on the the fore and center
shrouds.

Cheers,
Shawn
s/v Sweet Baboo

On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 1:52 PM Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:

> Hi, all,
>
> I've been sailing for most of my life, but only just got a Rhodes 22 this
> week. I went for my first sail today, light breeze, and encountered a
> number of things that are different from other boats I have sailed. Here's
> the first:
>
> Every time I came about, the genoa (170) hung up on everything it could
> find -- stanchions, lifelines, shrouds. This was not a minor, momentary
> clip -- it stayed hung up until each time I had to crawl forward and
> release the genoa by hand, not fun when you're single-handing.
>
> I made sure the sheets were all on the outside of everything, and that the
> sheet on the opposite side was loose and free, and I wasn't standing on it
> (more about that in another post). I tried jiggling both sides, and sawing
> both sheets back and forth to try to release it, but no go.
>
> Is there some trick or technique you use on a Rhodes to get the genoa to
> move smoothly from one side to the other during a tack? I didn't even try a
> jibe.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Matt
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