[Rhodes22-list] Balanced Helm

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 16:22:05 EDT

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hi joe
i dont have a 175, i use a 150 and im new to the rhodes 22.....i cant imagine 
using a 175 on a close reach...ive been furling my 150 at about 8kts....ive 
tried dropping the main to the lower level (sometimes called the first reef) 
but that increases the weather helm....so when i hit 8 i furl the jib and 
move it to the inside track...i think its about a 110 and the boat does well 
til about 12kts...my next experiment is what to do at 12....drop the main or 
take in more jib...now that the heat has let up i might be able to find 
out,....my instinct tells me to drop the main to the lower level at that 
point but i havent tested it...im intertested in comments from those more 
experienced than i on the rhodes....

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>hi joe
<BR>i dont have a 175, i use a 150 and im new to the rhodes 22.....i cant imagine using a 175 on a close reach...ive been furling my 150 at about 8kts....ive tried dropping the main to the lower level (sometimes called the first reef) but that increases the weather helm....so when i hit 8 i furl the jib and move it to the inside track...i think its about a 110 and the boat does well til about 12kts...my next experiment is what to do at 12....drop the main or take in more jib...now that the heat has let up i might be able to find out,....my instinct tells me to drop the main to the lower level at that point but i havent tested it...im intertested in comments from those more experienced than i on the rhodes....</FONT></HTML>

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