[Rhodes22-list] Thanksgiving sailing

Tue Nov 28 13:20:49 EST 2006

Anne:
      My Rhodes ( 88 recycled by Stan this past spring) is on Freeman Lake, but I crew for a friend on Eagle Creek many times during the season.  I've never raced on Eagle Creek.  They have a large J boat contingent at Eagle Creek.   
      Thanks for the invite to crew.  We're northwest of Indy and probably 3 hrs from KyLake area but if I get a chance to be in your area I'll give you an email in advance.
      I had had some suggestions to run the rigging to the track inside the outside shrouds  but, with our lake lying in a snake configuration and our distance courses being layed out around several points and tree lines, our winds (Murphy's Law is always in play) gust or change dramatically in intensity (especially in the spring and fall), having the genoa running rigging on the inside of the shrouds takes the 'outside' option away when it might  be more effective if the winds are right.  Has anyone tried 'double-rigging' with sheets running both inside and outside the outside shrouds?   I think it could be done if you lighten up on the sheets so you're not dragging a lot of weight around but, even now, I'm finding it difficult in light winds to get that big 175 to flow over to the leeward side on a tack or gibe without the single set of sheets finding some cleat or port or chainplate connection on which to hang up or snag.  Before I try it (next spring now with winter
 upon us), maybe someone has tried and found it successful or a complete failure.
  Rex

anima13 <anima13 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
  Rex,
What lake are you on? Eagle Creek?
I have to admit I sold my Rhodes....but I cannot give up this list, these
folks.
I went to a bigger boat. I have sailed all winter on my Rhodes. One year we
sailed
every weekend to Jan 1st and then we were out on Feb 1st.
Racing....I have never raced my Rhodes, except for the KY Lake gathering for
Rhodes
when we used to host a race here. Have to say, and I believe Rik Sandberg
would concur,
I could really point that boat. You might try unfurling just less than the
whole 175%,
like 160% or so.
However, you are not going to point like the Flying Scot, etc. Hence, PHRF!
Wally races his R-22.
I race on a team...race a J-34 now. We have raced together for years. Our
philosophy is to
point hard and make the shortest distance. We sheet that jib in tight as a
drum and our
helmsgal (John's wife Lisa) NEVER takes her eyes off the windex or the
telltales. She is
not allowed to do ANYthing else. We usually tell her "up" or "off" so she
does not have to look up
to windex. On our long distance races she gets to rest on the downwind...if
we have enough staff.
We have a 100 mile race in the spring and a 50 miler in the fall. Lots of
folks from Eagle Creek
come here for those. A few were here last weekend and they are some of our
favorite friends.
Come down and crew with us next year! We are ALWAYS hunting crew. We require
a minimum of 6
for spinnaker. We took 9 on the 100 miler last year and were not crowded!
Too many jobs to do.
Anne

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Charles Henthorn
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 2:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Thanksgiving sailing

Ann:
Same here (mid-central western Indiana) --- great winds -- raced
Saturday --- but cried all night last night having tarped my boat yesterday.
I would have guessed your season could extend more at Ky Lake than here.
Do you race your Rhodes. I'm finding I'm very competitive on the runs
but can't seem to get the 175% to point up enough on the reaches. Do you
race and, if so, have you found a way to point up higher than the Santana's
and Flying Scots I try to race against?
Rex

anima13 wrote:

Man, did we have a BLOW-OUT weekend!!!!!
Sailed all day Friday and 4 boats rafted up overnight.
Played guitar, sang, ate and drank.
Our friends from Indy came down so that gave it much more of a
party-atmosphere. Sure were some gorgeous days on KY Lake.
That is the lastest we have rafted-up. Our last latest was Nov 1st.
Was cool in the night but the sun was very warm right away in the
morning.

Hope y'all had as great a time as we did.

Anne

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