[Rhodes22-list] Pandion's First Sail!

[Robert Skinner]

John Lock wrote:
> ... Based on my initial experience, I've got three questions -
> 
> 1) I was never able to get the main very flat.  It always had a
> pretty good belly in it.  The main halyard and main sheet were tight,
> the topping lift was released, the outhaul was tight, and the
> whatchamacallit line that runs up the leach of the main was tightened
> also.  What am I missing?

Try loosening the leach line.
 
> 2) I developed an immediate dislike of jam cleats ;-)  Are cam cleats
> better at holding?

Way better!  But slower to use by inexperienced crew in a pinch.
 
> 3) How do you keep battens in their pockets?  After a few good flaps,
> all but one of them flung out of the sail and over the side.

I've seen velcro straps and mini shock cord used, both to good effect.
Neither is (in my opinion) compatible with the IMF.

-- 
Robert Skinner  "Squirrel Haven" 
Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
s/v "Little Dipper" & "Edith P."