[Rhodes22-list] Reefer Madness

[Steve]

Lou
On big boat, I have heard good reviews of the
stackpack.  But the Rhodes only has a 110 square feet
of sail in that main.  It can be man handled fairly
easy.  So I have always kept it simple.  Actually, I
have never use the second set of reef points in my
sail.  

I have always found that with one reef in the main and
the headsail furl a lttle.  I can just let the main
backwind and let the genny do all the work.  With 200
sq ft in the genny and even furled a lttle; that will
still be more sq ft than most other boat our same
size.  As long as you keep the headsail pulling; it
will walk away from most other boat.
Steve

--- Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu> wrote:

> >Lou
> >I run a standard rig.  I have a downhaul at the
> mast
> >that I simply hook into the first or second reef
> >point. I also have a hook on a piece of about 4
> foot
> >rope that I hook into the leach reef points.  Then
> >tighen the main halyard and use a couple of sail
> ties
> >to draw up the center of the sail and tie around
> the
> >boom.  Very simple process.  Takes about a minute
> or
> >two to reef; faster is I put my beer down:-)
> >Steve
> >****************
> 
>   Steve
>   Thanks for that info..
>    I was thinkin about 2 reef points too.
> 
>     My boat came w the  Doyle StackPack which is has
> the lazy jacks 
> which seem like too much rigging for what it does,
> just guide the 
> sail into the stack.
>   Lou
> 
> >
> >--- Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu> wrote:
> >
> >>     Rhodes Sailors,
> >>
> >>    I was wondering for those adventurous view who
> >>  don't have an IMF
> >>  rig, how they reef their mainsails?
> >>    Is anyone using Lazyjacks ?
> >>                             Doyle Stack Packs?
> >>                                Harken reef
> systems?
> >>    Regular jiffy or slab reefing with a different
> >>  twist???
> >>
> >>    Lou
> >>
> >>
> >> 
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