[Rhodes22-list] ORION | Racing at Lake Sunapee Cruising Fleet

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Hi Charles,

So, if you have the IMF mainsail, what’s the issue with reefing as desired?

Roger Pihlaja 
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 
1976 Sanford, MI
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> On Aug 28, 2025, at 9:24 AM, CHARLES LESTER via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Happy Thursday!
> 
> Who here races their R22?
> How do you handle being overpowered, during a race (aside from reefing/furling the head-sail?
> I normally have a crew (2 pp) and we are efficiently finding our rhythm for tacking the 155 head-sail in high wind.
> 
> I'm a little embarrassed when we cannot keep the boat flat in comparison to the skipper of a Div II, Rhodes 19 (fixed keel) who effortlessly sails circles around us in 12-15 knots winds (solo).
> 
> This list is always super helpful!
> 
> Thank you,
> Bob Lester
> ORION '84 (IMF Main, 155 CDI Head-sail)
> Sunapee, NH