[Rhodes22-list] search archives site rhodes22.org rhodes22 find

[KUHN, LELAND]

1.  Sorry about the subject line, but if you Google "search
site:rhodes22.org" you won't find the posts that tell us new people how
to search the archives.  I thought Google might have a better chance of
finding it with a different subject line.  I know less about search
engines than sailing, so I might be peeing to windward.  Once more for
the new people, if you want to search the archives for posts related to
"tacking," put tacking site:rhodes22.org in the Google search field.
It's worked well for me.  If one of you old-timers has a better method,
please share.

 

2.  HUGE thanks to everyone who contributes to this list.  As a new
sailor, I can't tell you how many questions I've had answered by the
archives.  So far I've only had two questions that I couldn't get
answered:

 

	a.	It looks like you can hit theoretical hull speed at 10
knots, and most people will reef before 15 knots.  I'll probably figure
this out through trial and error, but I'm not that patient.  When and
how do you reef?  For example, at 15 knots do you reef 20% of the genoa
and none of the mainsail?  What percentage of the genoa and mainsail do
you reef at various wind speeds?  I have the 175 decksweeper.
	b.	I feel really stupid asking this question.  If it gets
too windy you can't tack.  It looks like that's about 28 knots with a
Rhodes.  Detelin (aka Ditto) commissioned my boat and he did an
excellent job.  We were burying the rail and had way too much sail out
for the conditions, but I swear there were times when we couldn't jibe.
Not tack, jibe.  I thought you could always jibe.  The rudder was all
the way down and clutched into position.  Could it be possible that we
were heeled so much that there wasn't enough rudder in the water to
steer the boat?  Doesn't it seem like the wind would have still pushed
the bow to leeward?  I asked the experienced sailors at my marina about
this and they confirmed that you can always jibe, but their 40-footers
may have too much weight and not enough sail to perform this trick.  Has
this every happened to anyone else?

 

3.  Non-sailing discussions.  When I first discovered the rhodes22-list,
I was disappointed that so little of it had to do with sailing.  I was
also disappointed that some of the members were such rude buttholes.
Many of the comments were beyond what you would say to another sailor
over a drink in a bar, if you were at all concerned for your own safety.
Now that I'm addicted to all the political commentaries and other
non-sailing discussions, I also realize that some of the biggest
buttholes are also the most helpful to us newbies.  So thanks for
informing us about sailing and entertaining us about everything else.  

 

Lee

Kent Island, MD

1986 Rhodes22

S/V At Ease

 

* The level of discussion does not have to be fit for a child, but some
good taste is expected.

 

 

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