[Rhodes22-list] Thanksgiving sailing

[TN Rhodey]

Rex,

I have a 155 and a 125 so my set up is different. I do sheet my 125 inside 
the shrouds for the upwind run. I re-route lazy sheet (as Slim described) 
outside the shrouds for downwind leg. The 175 is a big sail and I would 
think you are better off routing sheets outside for 175 even upwind. What 
you give up in pointing you should make up in boat speed.

I wouldn't mess with double sheets.

Wally

>From: Charles Henthorn <rexh at sbcglobal.net>
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>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Thanksgiving sailing
>Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:20:49 -0800 (PST)
>
>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Charles Henthorn
>Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 2:10 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>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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