[Rhodes22-list] inside sheeting

[Wally Buck]

Bruce,

It is a bit of a pain but as you discovered you can point so much better. I 
try to think one tack ahead so I can reroute lazy sheet. If are pointing and 
need to fall off you can luff up and reroute sheets but I find it easier to 
tack first. You can reroute sheet then tack back. I do this when I race solo 
and it only takes a couple of seconds. First undo figure eight knot on lazy 
sheet, secure tiller. quickly move forward, reroute sheet, then feed back 
through block.

Be careful you don't fall in when moving forward, with the tiller tied off 
the boat may just sail away .....

Wally




>From: bgreenwald at optonline.net
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] inside sheeting
>Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 14:45:45 -0500
>
>Hi all,
>
>As i look out on the freshly fallen white gift from heaven, my mind has 
>been turnng to last season's adventures and mishaps.  I thought that as i 
>was able to recall the various questions I had set aside for later 
>contemplation i would post them.  One problem/question i continue to ponder 
>relates to how to deal with changing points of sail when single-handling.
>After 2 seasons I finally had an opportunity to raise my 110 jib during the 
>fall season. (I had removed my 175 as a pre hurricane preparation and since 
>i had had trouble the prior season pointing in the gusty fall conditions on 
>LIS with my 175 furled, and had to put up a sail anyway, i decided to 
>breakout my 110).  To a relatively inexperienced sailor it appeared to work 
>well, provding better pointing ability when sheeted inside the upper shroud 
>and providing a pretty comfortable and controlled ride.  However, when 
>changing to a beam or broad reach, it seemed necessary to move the sheet 
>back outside  to avoid s
>evere chafing of the sheet against the shroud.  When single-handling in 
>particular,  I found that  moving the sheets inside/outside not very easy 
>to do in windy conditions.  I am curious if there is some technique or 
>rigging that makes this more convenient.
>  I suppose I could head up into the wind and essentially come to a stop 
>each time I needed to make the adjustments but  I suspect there may be a 
>better way.  It also occurred to me that perhaps one could add a second set 
>of sheets, so that one set would always be inside and one outside so that  
>at any point there would be 3 lazy sheets but that doesn't sound very 
>seamanlike and it seems there woud be an awful lot of line lying around to 
>deal with.
>Other than avoiding changes in point of sale, does anyone have any thoughts 
>about this?
>
>Bruce Greenwald
>S/V Ruach II
>
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