[Rhodes22-list] 8 Lowes on Country Rhodes Sunday

[Steven Alm]

Caesar,

In light winds you take the traveler all the way to weather so you can get
the boom on the center line.  This actually lengthens the distance of the
main sheet--as opposed to having the traveler centered and the sheet close
hauled.  By taking the traveler to weather you not only get the boom on the
center line for higher pointing, you also allow the boom to rise a bit which
creates more twist aloft.  However this is not a hands-off setup.  You have
to move the traveler each time you tack.  The way I do it is to dump the
traveler all the way to the lee just before I tack.  The wind blows it over
and then I secure it, then come about and it's now on the weather side.

In higher winds you do what you described.  Ease the traveler to the lee
some to reduce the sheet length and flatten out the sail.  And yes, with
that setup you can adjust both sides so you don't have to touch it when you
tack.

You can also use the traveler to dump wind in a big gust.  Because the
traveler is only 2:1 purchase and the main sheet is 4:1, dumping the
traveler is a lot faster.  But sometimes it's hard to get the traveler back
up after the gust is over.

Hope this helps,

Slim

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Caesar Paul <caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Jerry,
> It sounds like you guys had a lot of fun.
>
>  I have been sailing with much less "rail meat," but still having a lot of
> fun, with winds pretty steady at about 8 mph.
>
> I was sailing with a more experienced sailor over the weekend, and he had
> me use the traveller for the first time.  Sometimes I (people) need a push
> to do things, so the recent discussion on the list about using the traveller
> for better sail angle, and shape, and my friend who likes to experiment
> influenced this adventure into the unknown.  Discovered that it is not
> as challenging as imagined.
>
> You can set the traveller to a determined distance off center for both port
> and starboard tack, and avoid touching it again, or make quick adjustments
> as the point of sail, or conditions demands.  Using the traveller means the
> main sheet distance between its connections points are shorter, giving
> greater boom control.  Am I on the right track here?
>
> Caesar
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> --- On Mon, 9/29/08, cjlowe at sssnet.com <cjlowe at sssnet.com> wrote:
>
> From: cjlowe at sssnet.com <cjlowe at sssnet.com>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] 8 Lowes on Country Rhodes Sunday
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 6:37 PM
>
> Went to the lake after dinner on Sunday with the whole family-Carol,my
> wife-Jeremy,30 year old son-Niki his wife-the grandchildren,Hunter
> 10,Caeden 2,Thomas 1 and daughter ,Brittany 23. Pretty cool having
> almost 900 lbs of rail meat aboard.The winds were 8-14 mph,so we kept a
> pretty good pace up all afternoon. Brittany has Downs Syndrone,and she
> never really liked going sailing the other two times she went with Carol
> and I,but in family mode,she had a blast.She even took the tiller for a
> couple miles,until she got pissed at dad for helping her avoid the house
> boat that had the nerve to get in her way. And as an end of the summer
> treat ,we saw the bald eagle for the first time this year.
>
> Jerry Lowe
>
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