[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Technique Question

[Todd Zumach]

Go figure, Mother Nature didn't cooperate tonight.  The winds were about 12
mph and didn't gust as much as I thought they would.  I was able to keep the
genoa out at 155% most of the time and reduced it to about 130% for a
while.  I kept the main at full.  Tonight the Admiral (my wife) took my
advice and joined my on the gunwhale and used the SS grab rail on the stern
wall of the cabin to hold on to.  It was impressive how much better the boat
handled the puffs of wind and how we could go faster with the extra weight
on the windward side.  I have done no sailing with the pop top up (no need
to open it) and have lowered the main sail a few times in heavier winds.

Overall tonight was just about perfect sailing :)

Capn Z


On 7/7/06, R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Mark,
> First things first. Drop the pop top and lower the boom to the lower
> position. I use about a 100 genny in those conditions and run the sheets
> inside  the
> stays to give me better sail shape. I cross sheet the genny and keep
> the  main
> sheet in my hands at all times. I sit on the windward side facing leeward
> with one foot on the opposite seat. This way I have everything within easy
> reach
> and can adjust accordingly. If you are still overpowered, reduce the size
> of
> the  main sail which is easy to do if you have the IMF. The standard main
> requires  reefing points in the sail. Practice, practice and more
> practice. The
> beauty of  the R22 is that it is easily adjustable to almost all wind
> conditions. The  attached photo shows me using my technique.
>
> Rummy
>
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