[Rhodes22-list] sailing, launch, college football stream of conciousness post--NOW Poptop Sailing

[Herb Parsons]

Lee,
I think you will be surprised at how easy this is to do. I regularly do 
this on my O'Day 25. On the other hand, I crew on a Hunter 356 in races. 
It's got an in in-boom furling main. We only jib that way on it in very 
light winds.


Leland wrote:
> Wally,
>
> Good tip.  In high winds it can be kind of stressful to do a controlled jibe
> by keeping tension on the boom by frantically pulling on the mainsheet with
> one hand while the other one is on the tiller.  This sounds easier.  Now
> that mention it, I might be able to reach out and grab the end of the boom
> before it catches on the backstay.  Definitely are advantages to sailing a
> small boat.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lee
>
>
>
> TN Rhodey-2 wrote:
>   
>> Lee, A tip for keeping the boom out of the back stays when jibing....I
>> jibe
>> my R22 the same as a small dinghy....... grab hold of the main sheet
>> tackle
>> direct for controlled jibe rather than hauling in main sheet than letting
>> loose as you jibe. The slop in the mainsheet is what allows the boom to
>> rise.  Our main is small enough that this works. I am not sure if i
>> explained this well.....grab hold of then then release the main sheet
>> tackle...not the bitter end of the main sheet.
>>
>> Fair Winds,
>>
>> Wally
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Ben,
>>>
>>> "Back to the hardware store."
>>>
>>> That's one of the things I hate most about home improvement projects.  It
>>> seems half of the work is driving back and forth to the hardware store.
>>> Might help if I knew what I was doing.  I really don't mind working on
>>> the
>>> boat as much as the house, it's just that I'd rather spend boat time
>>> under
>>> sail.  Glad you were finally able to get out and enjoy the excellent
>>> conditions.
>>>
>>> Your comment about 10-12 knot winds got me thinking about the last time I
>>> was out.  I much prefer to sail with the poptop up but realize that the
>>> boat
>>> sails better on a close reach with the boom down.  True wind was 10.2
>>> knots,
>>> close reach, poptop and boom up, full main, Genoa 12" past outer shroud
>>> (about 115%) with sail barely touching the shroud, tiller locked to
>>> center,
>>> centerboard down, traveler centered, 190 lbs. of human ballast standing
>>> on
>>> the windward side of the tiller, chop about a foot and a half, no clue
>>> what
>>> the current was doing.  4.2 knots with a heel of 30 degrees.  Loosened
>>> the
>>> main and Genoa to reduce heel to 20 degrees without unlocking the tiller
>>> from center.  Speed increased to 4.8 knots with tack reduced less than 5
>>> degrees.
>>>
>>> I prefer about a 10 degree heel and could have certainly reduced the
>>> amount
>>> of both sails, but I now know that I can comfortably keep the poptop up
>>> on
>>> a
>>> close reach in winds up to 10 knots without re-running my Genoa sheets
>>> inside the shrouds.
>>>
>>> For me the most important indicator that I should lower my boom is when I
>>> can no longer tack and need to jibe to come about.  Since I don't have a
>>> boom vang, my high-wind jibes occasionally attach the end of my boom to
>>> one
>>> of the backstays, which can cause me to spill my beer; and that is just
>>> irresponsible.
>>>
>>> Lee
>>> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>>> Kent Island, MD
>>>
>>>
>>> benonvelvetelvis wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Well, I started early Saturday morning, hoping to be sailing by noon.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The boat's been dry since Gustav, so I slapped up a quick coat of
>>>>         
>>> bottom
>>>       
>>>> paint.  I had to run get some wd-40 to loosen up the part of the
>>>>         
>>> trailer
>>>       
>>>> that closes over the ball (whatever that's called), and then, once I
>>>>         
>>> got
>>>       
>>>> the
>>>> trailer on the Jeep, it turns out that a tire was hopelessly flat.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Waiting for a new tire wouldn't have been too bad if I could go ahead
>>>>         
>>> and
>>>       
>>>> rig, but the storage yard was separated from the access road by power
>>>> lines.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Once I got the new tire on the trailer, launched the boat, and went to
>>>> hoist
>>>> the mast.  Of course, I couldn't find half of the pins that connect the
>>>> stays to the chainplates.  Back to the hardware store.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ended up being a 6-hour ordeal to actually start sailing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But from then on, the day was perfect.  Steady winds at 10-12, light
>>>>         
>>> chop,
>>>       
>>>> temperatures in the low 70s, and cooling as the sun went down.  I
>>>>         
>>> didn't
>>>       
>>>> bother turning on the gps or instruments, but we were at hull speed on
>>>>         
>>> a
>>>       
>>>> beam reach (or darned close to it) for an hour straight.  We had a
>>>>         
>>> quick
>>>       
>>>> swim-by from a couple of dolphins toward the end of the sail.  We went
>>>>         
>>> in
>>>       
>>>> just in time for cold beer and LSU's kickoff.  They made it harrowing
>>>>         
>>> in
>>>       
>>>> the
>>>> first half, but in the second half, the Tiger defense that I know and
>>>>         
>>> love
>>>       
>>>> showed up out of the blue.  It was good to see them back.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I was correct in my prediction that I didn't consider politics at all. 
>>>>         
>>> I
>>>       
>>>> did watch Sarah Palin's SNL appearance at the beginning of the show.
>>>> Pretty
>>>> funny, I thought.  Whether you think she's fit for office or not, you
>>>>         
>>> have
>>>       
>>>> to admit that she's a charming personality.  I did consider some poll
>>>> numbers - the first BCS poll came out on Sunday.  Tigers are getting
>>>>         
>>> the
>>>       
>>>> shaft a bit from the computers, but that win over Auburn turns out to
>>>>         
>>> be
>>>       
>>>> not
>>>> so impressive after all.  If we can beat Georgia at home, that will
>>>>         
>>> give
>>>       
>>>> us
>>>> a big push, and we can count the days until Bama returns to Tiger
>>>>         
>>> stadium.
>>>       
>>>>
>>>> Ben
>>>>
>>>> R22 Velvet Elvis
>>>>
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