[Rhodes22-list] Pointing Problem

[Ben S]

Good topic.  I've had days where I could point very well and others  
more like you describe.  90 might be tough, but you can do better than  
110.

Definitely make sure your pop top is down and your hatches are  
closed.  Take down the bimini if you have one.

Ben S
R22 Velvet Elvis



On Sep 16, 2008, at 7:13, "Paul Krawitz" <krawitzmail- 
rhodes22 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I love the way my Rhodes 22 handles in all points of sail except  
> when it is
> close hauled.
> In my narrow harbor, being able to point close to the wind is the  
> difference
> between returning home in 30 minutes versus 3 hours.
>
> Now I'm not asking to be able to be 30 degrees off the wind like  
> those two
> guys racing around in a catamaran with no seating and two angled  
> standing
> platforms, and like members of the Joffrey Ballet, gracefully  
> leaping from
> one side to the other, making smooth and instantaneous tacks and  
> traveling
> at 15 knots (no exaggeration).
> (P.S. What is that thing?)
>
> But it would be nice to make 90 degree rather than 110 or 120 degree  
> tacks.
>
> Stan put in two internal lead systems on the new Rhodes, in which  
> the jib
> sheets travel either inside one or two of the shrouds. But the sail  
> area is
> so much smaller with the new system that making headway is difficult.
>
> Furling the genoa jib 50% with the sheets on their normal path  
> outside the
> shrouds seems to be the best compromise, but I'm still 50-60 degrees  
> off the
> wind.
>
> I tried tightening the backstays to stiffen up the jib luff. The jib  
> looks
> cleaner, but I'm still too far off the wind.
>
> And yes, the centerboard is down.
>
> What works for you?
>
> Paul K
> "Clarity"
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