[Rhodes22-list] tuning and such

[Steve]

Andy
What size headsail are you using.  The same tuning
techiques that you use on the J22 should work on the
Rhodes.  When going to windward (depending on wind
speed), flaten the headsail, leads forwards ,play the
traveler, keep the boat on its feet to maximize
waterline to say no more that 20 degrees heel, etc. 
Steve


--- Andy Lessard <lessard at fabulousfloors.com> wrote:
> Help!     We got our butts kicked last night.
> 
> We are the proud, new owners of a refurbished
> Rhodes22.  We enjoy cruising,
> but trading from a J22, we still appreciate
> performance and a little
> competition in sailing with the cruising fleet at
> Riverton Yacht Club on the
> Deleware.
> 
> Elton did an excellent job getting the boat set up
> and on the go.  But we do
> not have any information about tuning.  We have new
> Doyle sails.
> 
> We would also appreciate any help in how to best
> trim the sails to point
> better to the wind.  With the rigging set up the way
> we were given the boat,
> the best we could manage was 60 degrees to the wind.
>  With the current we
> have on the river, that is not high enough to even
> make the weather mark.
> What we have done is keep the boom in the lower
> position, moved the car as
> far back as it will go on the jib sheet and trimmed
> the jib sheet back
> almost to the car.  Last night we tried moving the
> traveller on the main to
> windward and that seemed to help.  What helped the
> most was cranking down on
> the rear stay.  To windward, we kept the centerboard
> all the way down.  With
> all these efforts, the best we could point was about
> 45 degrees.  Still not
> enough.
> 
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.  We do
> understand we are not sailing a
> J22, but we also know that every sailboat has its
> optimum tuning and
> trimming.
> Thank You,
> 
> Andy Lessard
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