[Rhodes22-list] Pointing Problem
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Mon Sep 22 13:19:36 EDT 2008
Michael,
Cross sheeting is very handy when sailing in wind or single handing. You
bring the genoa sheet around the lower winch and then bring it up to the
windward winch. It makes the sheet easily accesible and gives you an easy way to
tighten the sheet without having to use the winch handle. With the sheet snugged
down into the cleat, simply pull on the sheet between the two winches and
then take up the slack on the side where it's attached to the cleat.
Sounds like your genny is blown out. What year is your boat? Do you have the
175 genoa?
Rummy
In a message dated 9/22/2008 1:01:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mticse at gmail.com writes:
Has anyone tried cross-sheeting? Can someone explain?
I saw a note on this in What's New in rhodes.org.
http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/tack1.html
I'm also unable to go closed haul and thinking that its my jib sail as i
notice a deep concave shape in the sail.
Michael
Leland wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> I posted this back in September 2007:
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ____
>
> Jack,
>
> I stand corrected. I actually can point that high. And I'm not that
> good
> of a sailor.
>
> Went sailing this afternoon. True wind was exactly 12 knots from the
> south
> just before I put the sails up and exactly 12 knots from the south just
> after I furled them in. Apparent wind fluctuated between 10 and 15
> knots.
> Small craft advisory due to the chop, which was about 3 feet in most
> areas.
>
> Boom down. Full main. Genoa sheets ran across the cabin top which
> brought
> the tip of the clew to the forward shrouds (about 85% reefed). Board
> down.
> Traveler centered but pulled so tight the end of the boom was less than
> 12"
> from the traveler.
>
> Port tack on a close reach at 240 degrees with a 10 to 15 degree heel
> going
> about 3.5 to 4 knots with the tiller locked at about 3 degrees to the
> leeward side. Starboard tack at on a close reach at 150 degrees with a
> 15
> to 20 degree heel (stupid 130 lb. outboard) going about 3.5 to 4 knots
> with
> the tiller locked at about 3 degrees to the leeward side. 240 minus 150
> equals 90 divided by 2 would be 45 degrees into the wind, but that was
> on a
> close reach, not on a beat, close-hauled. I easily got another 5
> degrees
> without luffing the sails on a beat.
>
> Considering the amount of wind and chop, I think the Rhodes22 will point
> better than 40 degrees with a little less wind and a lot less chop.
>
> One other minor factor. I was single-handling so I only had 180 lbs. of
> human ballast. Okay, maybe 190 lbs., but I was standing most of the
> time as
> opposed to sitting or hiking-out.
>
> We really do have a well-designed sailboat.
>
> Lee
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ____
>
> "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."
>
> I'm still relatively inexperienced so I would appreciate input from more
> experienced sailors. You have your centerboard down which is important,
> however I believe it is even more important to run your sheets as close
> to the mast as possible. If you run your sheets between the shrouds,
> you can pull the Genoa quite a way back behind the outer shroud for a
> lot of sail area. If you run your sheets between the mast and inner
> shroud, you can still make your Genoa slightly larger than 100%.
>
> I've never measured it, but I don't think I can get 45 degrees if the
> wind is less than 5 knots. In light wind I start out on a beam reach
> and inch my way into the wind until my speed starts to slow. At that
> point I'd rather go fast than make headway. If you really need to make
> headway, there's no shame in taking Bill's advice and firing up the iron
> genny.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22 At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Effros [mailto:bill at effros.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:56 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Pointing Problem
>
> 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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