[Rhodes22-list] Jib sheet locations (was: Close Haul Question)

[Steven Alm]

Mary Lou, et al.,

Nice description and excellent picture.  Just a reminder that the 175 loses
its shape when we reef it in enough to get it inboard of the upper shrouds.
Everything on a sailboat is a comprimise.  Last year I added a luff pad
which makes a huge difference.  The luff pad simply adds some bulk to the
luff of the sail so that when you roll it up,  the belly of the sail is
taken in more so you don't get that sagging in the middle of the sail.

As for tactics--clawing as high as you can and going slow vs. falling off a
little and going faster--I don't think there's a clear answer.  It depends
on all the variables you're sailing with--racing, destination, comfort,
route, purpose, etc.  But sheeting inboard, close hauled will certainly
help.  Pop top down will certainly help.  In theory, the centerboard should
be all the way down but that's a variable too.  Adjust as needed per your
purpose.

Slim

On 5/22/07, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> thanks
>
> Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:  John,
> The coaming track is next to the cockpit and the winches. Different
> era boats seem to have different length track. Ours goes from the
> front of the coaming (just aft of the cabin) to adjacent to the winch.
>
> The side deck track runs alongside the cabin. I've attached a picture
> but I haven't had any luck getting pictures through to the list so
> I'll copy you on it directly.
>
> The cabintop lead consists merely of a lead with a cam cleat - no
> track - if you get the picture you can see the cleat between the
> cleat for the topping lift and the poptop. There's a bullseye lead
> further forward that I think we use with this but without a better
> picture or being at the boat I don't recall. We haven't used the
> cabintop sheeting arrangement enough. Usually when we get winds high
> enough to make it useful, the waves are big enough that we don't want
> to be out in it.
>
> Hope this makes things clearer.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>
> At 10:59 AM 5/22/2007, you wrote:
> >At 09:36 AM 5/22/2007 -0400, Mary Lou Troy wrote:
> > >Do you have 3 sets of leads for
> > >the jib (cabintop, side deck and on the coaming tracks)? If you were
> > >sheeted to the cabin top, it might be better to be sheeted to the
> > >side decks - the jib might have been pinched a bit if it was to the
> > >cabin top.
> >
> >Can you be more specific about the location of the additional
> >leads? I've got the long sail track on the coaming, going the length
> >of the cockpit. I can sheet the genoa inside or outside the outer
> >shroud. But those are my only options.
> >
> >So... can I add a strip of sail track to the cabin top? Or maybe
> >just a block or something to bring the sheet inboard, but still run
> >it back to the car on the coaming? What is the difference between
> >the "side deck" and coaming?
> >
> >We really need a whiteboard for this ;-)
> >
> >Cheers!
> >
> >John Lock
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> >Lake Sinclair, GA
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