[Rhodes22-list] Genoa size and usage

[Mary Lou Troy]

Rummy,
I don't often question you on sailing the Rhodes but I'll have to see 
your furled 175 to believe it. We obviously need to get down to 
Hartwell one of these days for a demo.

My own opinion is that in light to moderate air (5-10 knots) the 175 
is great and is indeed the best sail for the boat. It works well 
furled from 10 to 15 knots. In light air and flat water the 175 may 
be the best sail for the boat, but we rarely get flat water on the 
Bay (hoping for more now that we will get out more midweek). In 5 
knots or less the heavy 175 tends to collapse as the boat rocks or 
pitches. It's why we added the UPS sail. You can't point as high but 
you can point with it and it is much more generous about refilling 
after all the air is dumped.

Another question - up to what winds will you pole out the genoa from 
the shrouds? Are you concerned about the stresses on the shroud in a 
gust from a different direction?

Mary Lou


At 07:46 AM 5/24/2007, Rummy wrote:
>David,
>Instead of attaching the whisker pole to the special eye on the front of  the
>mast, try attaching it to the shrouds. Going forward to attach and push out
>a whisker pole requires crew on board. You can attach to one of the shrouds
>without going forward and I do it all the time single handing.
>I was out sailing with another R22 skipper this past Sunday and he couldn't
>believe how simple it was. He thought the only place you could attach it was
>on  the front of the mast, Duh!
>I have allowed a lot of discussion of the 175 to slide by the past couple  of
>weeks, but this is coming to a screeching halt.
>The 175 is the best sail for the R22. It provides all the power on this
>boat. Furling my 175 does not ruin the sail shape. I have the same 
>Lee sail that
>came with the boat in 1988. Perhaps the Doyle sails have lousy shape when
>furled, but mine does not. The 175 gives you so many advantages, 
>especially in
>light air conditions. In heavy air, it can give you a rush you have never
>experienced. Unless you have the CDI furler and can change your 
>sails, the 175  is
>the route to go. If you don't think so, then you simply don't know your boat
>or how to use the sail properly and would be better off with a smaller  sail.
>
>Rummy said that.
>
>
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