[Rhodes22-list] inside sheeting

[Mary Lou Troy]

Bruce,
We make our change from outside to inside sheeting without leaving the 
cockpit. We tack so I am working with the lazy sheet.  This would not work 
if you have lifelines. I run the genoa car on the lazy side all the way 
forward to give myself all of the sheet to work with.  I flip the lazy 
sheet up onto (or close to) the cabin and fish it back to the cabin top cam 
cleat with the boat hook extended. Our sheets are long enough that I can do 
this without releasing the end of the sheet. As long as it's not blowing so 
hard that you need the winch to adjust the trim (in which case you have to 
release the figure 8 and pull the end around.)  If you left the end in the 
car on the genny track, going from inside sheeting to outside sheeting is a 
matter of releasing it at the cabin top cleat.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD


At 11:12 PM 1/19/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Wally and Slim,
>
>Thanks for the feedback.  I had thought about heaving to
>but I had hoped there was a quicker approach.  Wally's is
>certainly quicker, but also dicier, as I have discovered.  I
>guess one approach is to plot a course where you don't
>have to change the sheeting.  Of course, that may not
>take me where I was planning to go but thats not much
>different than how I spend most days anyway.  Thanks
>again.
>
>Bruce Greenwald
>S/V Ruach II
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com>
>Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 6:02 pm
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] inside sheeting
>
> > Bruce,
> >
> > Wally's method works but like he said, there's the
>danger of
> > falling in with
> > the boat still sailing.  Here's another way if you're not
>racing
> > and not in
> > a hurry.  When I single hand and want to make any
>changes, I just
> > heave to.
> > To do this, just tack through the wind like normal but
>then don't
> > releasethe now windward sheet--thus backwinding the
>main.  Ease out
> > the main sheet
> > and take the tiller to the lee and lock it down.  The boat
>will
> > come to a
> > stop without all the chaos of luffing sails.  Now you can
>safely go
> > forwardto reroute the lazy sheet.  As for the windward
>sheet, mine
> > is long enough
> > so I can leave it cleated and still have enough to bring
>the tail back
> > through the inboard fairlead and around the outside of
>the shroud.
> > Whenyou're ready to go, just release the windward
>sheet and take
> > the leeward
> > sheet, bring in the main and you're off.  The whole
>process only
> > takes a
> > couple minutes.
> >
> > Slim
> >
> > On 1/19/04 2:30 PM, "Wally Buck"
><tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > 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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