[Rhodes22-list] Experimenting with loose-footed main

[TN Rhodey]

I am not sure I understand...your outhaul should work with typical bolt rope
or shelf foot main. The cut of the sail is much different but the outhaul
should work. Anyway I wouldn't expect any improvement in performance.

I am not saying loose foot is better or not j......ust that you don't have a
loose foot sail. The cut of the sails are different and I would think you
would have a big problem flattening the sail. On any point other than a dead
run this would be an issue. The reason "one design" class racing don't like
loose foot is due to the fact that that is not the original one design. It
is tough enough to make sure all is legal without having different rigs.
That is the nice thing about racing one desgn....in theory all is even.

With IMF loose foot makes sense but with standard rig I think loose foot
makes reefing and sail stowage a little messier. As you lower the sail the
foot helps keep the sail in place while you reef.

Fair Winds,

Wally


On 9/9/07, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> can't say from experience but i've heard somewhere that loose footed mains
> have a speed advantage and are not allowed in some one design boat racing.
>
> John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:  I've been thinking of
> experimenting with a loose-footed main and
> thought it might be as simple as un-threading the bolt rope from the
> boom and flying it that way. Course I couldn't expect the best shape
> with the rope still in place, but I could play with the outhaul more
> to see what differences that would make. Probably have to replace
> the outhaul gear with something sturdier... anybody tried this on a
> non-IMF rig?
>
> Cheers!
>
> John Lock
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