[Rhodes22-list] reefing

[JbTek]

My wife & I spent 5 days at Cub Colona in Antigua. We got on a Hobiecat and
capsize first thing outa the gate.
I faced some fear that day.
We did right the boat & sail back in but go out much after that, it was
pretty windy.

    Jb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Hadzima" <josef508 at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] reefing


> Hi Jb
>
> I hope I'm not stepping out of bounds here .. but I do have
> one unsolisited suggestion (don't you just hate advice when
> you don't ask fo it).
>
> I suggest you rent a little dinghy or Sunfish at a nice
> lake somewhere. Then you and your first mate go out and
> practice capsizing.  You gotta get wet once, so you don't
> let the fear make decisions for you with your own boat.
>
> The Rhodes may be unsinkable, but I believe Rummy has
> managed a knock down or two - and can give you the details.
>
> I was crew on a keel boat when the new skipper did a gybe a
> little too quickly in heavy air and managed to fill the
> cockpit about 1/2 way with very cold water!
>
> My wife was a little scared at first, but got comfotable
> enough so she likes to go fast these days. She's the one
> that will "burry the rail" if given the chance.
>
> Address the fear issues soon (read as practice, and take
> lessons), so you'll have enjoyable sailing for many more
> years.
>
> just my $0.02  or is that .002 in Verizon money?
>
> --- JbTek <j.bulfer at jbtek.com> wrote:
>
> > Ed,
> > I've only read about reefing. I've been sailing 3 times,
> > 2 of those in very
> > light wind. What got me hooked was one of those times was
> > on a 47' Beneteau
> > and they let me take the wheel just outside San Diego
> > harbor. When we caught
> > a gust of wind you could just feel the power drive you
> > forward. We heeled
> > over some & the wife got very nervous. I couldn't tell
> > you if we were reefed
> > or not. I can tell you I see the benefits of IMF and I
> > believe she will
> > insist on it.
> >     I know the R22 has lots of features, I would want to
> > know if you could
> > not have them all, which would take priority. The obvious
> > from where I sit,
> > IMF & the swivel chairs look comfortable.
> >
> > What does a sail weigh? I think Rummy said the mast only
> > weighs 16lbs.
> >
> >     Jb
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 5:10 AM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Roller Reefing on Rhodes
> > Continental?
> > Luis?JayBulfer?
> >
> >
> >
> > Luis and Jay:
> >
> > One reason why Rhodes 22s are different is that a certain
> > nautical engineer
> > was always tinkering with the boats as they were being
> > built.  Could it be
> > that in 1975 that elusive nautical innovator was
> > experimenting on what was
> > to become your boat with the known technology of boom
> > roller reefing?  Boom
> > roller reefing does allow battens and weight of sails is
> > maintained lower.
> > Humm? Tinker, tinker at 4 AM?
> >
> > Ed K
> > Greenville, SC, USA
> > Addendum for Jay if he is still here:
> >
> > â?oReefing means reducing the area of a sail without
> > actually changing it for
> > a smaller sail. Ideally reefing does not only result in a
> > reduced sail area
> > but also in a lower center of effort from the sails,
> > reducing the heeling
> > moment and keeping the boat more upright.�
> >
> > â?oIn-boom roller-reefingâ? is accomplished  â?owith a
> > horizontal foil inside the
> > boom. This method allows for standard- or full-length
> > horizontal battens.�
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing
> >
> > But an earier version of boom reefing had the whole boom
> > turn and wrap the
> > sail on the outside of the boom. There were wooden booms
> > that could do that.
> > I would also point out that there are/were rotating mast
> > to achieve reefing.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -- 
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> >
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