[Rhodes22-list] Hudson River Sailing

[Wally Buck]

Phyllis,

What size genny do you have? Is it hanked on or furler? Make sure you have 
your head stay nice and tight. Same with jib halyard. If you have the GBI 
furler this doesn't apply, no halyard.

A furled 170 does not head upwind real well. A 125 or 135 works much better. 
Have you tried sheeting inside the outer shrouds? Some have a second set of 
tracks to help upwind performance.

Remember don't pinch.

Fair winds -

Wally




>From: P&M Beals <beals at rci.rutgers.edu>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hudson River Sailing
>Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:05:13 -0400
>
>I grew up sailing the Hudson River from Catskill to NYC on a gaff rigged
>sloop (36') no motor....it is the one of the most beautiful sails from NYC
>to Albany...if you have done it you know it, and if anyone wants any tips
>just let me know...the Palisades, Haverstraw Bay, the Highlands, past West
>Point, Newburgh Bay, the Catskill Mtns, it really is like sailing along the
>Rhine River...it can be narrow in places, wide in others, lighthouses all
>the way north- many that can be toured now- and beyond Albany you can do 
>the
>canal to the Great Lakes....maybe others on this list  have done this 
>voyage
>already...
>
>our  "Eleanor" gaff rigged sloop sailed from 1953- 2000. I was a week old
>when I first was aboard and went with my folks out of Catskill Creek.
>
>anyway the NY Times article and your interest got me going...
>
>today  however we are happy to say we handled our Rhodes 22 on the Raritan
>Bay with winds about 15 knots or more, I did have a hard time sailing 
>upwind
>on our return, and my daughter (10) was not too keen on a lot of heeling-
>I was afraid to get too much sail  power out there so we remained on the 
>low
>side for sail power, but reading an earlier message maybe we should have 
>let
>more sail out...
>
>we just have to learn how to trim the sails better.  anyway it was a good
>first sail...my daughter loves being at dock on the boat, says she would
>just like to live there....this is a good sign.
>
>It is our hope to sail from NYC to Hudson NY maybe next year aboard 
>Whisper.
>
>Phyllis
>
>
>
> > From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
> > Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 07:05:27 -0700 (PDT)
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Hudson River Sailing
> >
> > Hey Bill!
> >
> > Did you see this article in today's NY Times?
> >
> >
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/19/nyregion/19towns.html?hp
> >
> > On the next long layover in the NYC area I'm going to
> > try to make it up there.  Might even give them some
> > money, you know, compassionate conservative I am.
> >
> > Brad Haslett
> > "CoraShen"
> >
> >
> >
> >
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