[Rhodes22-list] Sailing questions

[lcrowther]

Bruce, re pulling the anchor up.

I also singlehand.  While I am no brute, my muscle power is still greater
than my brain power so I walk up to the bow, plank my ass right in front of
the mast, put my feet against the pulpit, and unhurriedly pull the anchor
up.  I make sure to wash that Chesapeake Bay muck off the anchor as best I
can before I get up and mosey back to the cockpit.  My boat seems to stay
pretty much into the wind until the anchor has broken free and lifted off
the bottom.  I don't much care if it wants to take a little trip after that
because I like to have enough room around me before I anchor so I can take
my time with the whole operation.  Its worked everytime so far.  BTW I also
anchor from the bow so that the anchor sets in the right direction from the
beginning but that is more because I grew up sailing without a motor than
anything else.

Lloyd


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Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:43 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing questions


> At the risk of interrupting the recent threads on war, politics, welfare,
> etc. the cold weather has caused me to reflect on various experiences last
> summer that clearly tell me I have yet to graduate from newbie status,   I
> thought I would solicit guidance from the group.
>
> Anchoring - I finally worked up the courage one day to practice
anchoring -
> one of my hidden anxieties - while singlehandling.   Dropping and securing
> the anchor was not a problem.   I threw the anchor out from the cockpit,
> walked it forward, let out sufficient scope while the boat backed up in
the
> wind, and secured the line on the bow cleat when I was satisfied the
anchor
> was secure.   I had lunch and read a little while watching for drift,
which
> didn't occur.   Retrieving the anchor was more problematic.   I released
the
> line from the bow cleat, walked back to the cockpit, motored up and hauled
in
> the line until I guessed I was pretty much over the anchor, and began to
haul
> it up.   I found it was very difficult to do, difficult to keep the boat
in
> place, and needed at least a couple of more arms to handle the tiller,
motor,
> anchor,etc.   It seems to me I obviously went astray somewhere but I'm not
> sure where.   I am need of at least some helpful hints and maybe serious
> instruction.
>
> Jibsheets inside the stays - Two summers ago - my first with the boat - I
> found myself having a lot of difficulty heading up when in a stiff wind
with
> the jib partly furled.   It was suggested that, among other things, I try
> moving the sheets to one of the inward positions.  This past summer I did
> just that and found that I indeed was able to point somewhat better.    I
> also found, however, that unless I was sailing closehauled, the jib sheet
was
> hard against the outer sidestay.   I didn't see how to avoid that unless I
> kept re-running the sheets every time I changed my point of sail, which
> didn't, and still doesn't seem very practical to me.   Again, what am I
> missing here?
>
> Spinnaker blocks - Someone - I think it was Jay - just asked this
question -
> but I need a more detailed answer - or at least pictures.   I have a
harken
> furler (which I love, by the way) which uses the third sheave on the
masthead
> block and am confused as to where and how to install the necessary
additional
> blocks for a spinnaker (or UPS) halyard and topping lift for the
> spinnaker/whisker pole.   As I recall Roger's posting in the Q&A, he made
his
> own masthead block.   That is probably not in the cards for me.   Can
someone
> give me some guidance as to what to order and how to install an
appropriate
> masthead?
>
> Thanks in advance for all your help and advice.   Feel free to change the
> subject heading to one specific to the topic.
>
> Bruce Greenwald
> S/V Ruach II
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