[Rhodes22-list] Pointing Problem

[Bill Effros]

Paul,

Does your boat have a motor?

Bill Effros



Paul Krawitz 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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