[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Q: how many folks singlehand a R22 with 15+knot winds?

[Stephen Staum]

Further single hand thoughts:
I agree w Cowie. Reefing aggresively is the answer in high winds  
especially single handed. I never even roll out the main and will  
leave my mooring with 1/2 of my 184% genoa out. You can always reef  
the genny in high winds, but not so the main.
Good sailing,

Stephen Staum
Carol Lee, 87 Rhodes 22

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On Aug 22, 2009, at 8:56 AM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:

>
> Lou:
>
> I sail on the Chesapeake Bay, this is my first season.  I singlehand  
> sail
> and have been experimenting with different sail plans and wind  
> conditions.
> My confidence is building with more experience and I find that  
> lowering the
> boom and taking in a balanced sail plan handles most wind  
> conditions.  I
> seem able to adjust the genoa in almost any wind condition without any
> problems.  I have run into a number of problems with the main sail  
> furling
> in high wind and this is what causes me the most concern in high  
> wind.  A
> lot of main sail area flapping in the wind can become  
> uncontrolable.  I have
> also had a two of the main sheet shackles come loose just at the  
> wrong time
> but recovered from both incidents.  So long as I lower the boom and  
> roll in
> the main early enough high winds are manageable for me  
> singlehanded.  On the
> Chesapeake Bay seas can go from flat to moderate white caps to 3-4  
> foot
> rolling waves pretty quick as the wind builds.  This has been my most
> challanging condition to deal with.  Even running before high seas  
> with a
> storm jib creates a somewhat uncontrolable rolling and pitching that  
> is not
> very comfortable.
>
>
> Miracleboat wrote:
>>
>> Today was one of my few days off this month and I was hoping to do  
>> some
>> sailing.
>> Winds were forecast to pick up in the late afternoon  but the  
>> humidity
>> exploded into
>> severe T storms by 2pm in Bklyn.  Actually they were westbound and  
>> missed
>> Rockaway Inlet but
>> I turned Miracles around at Noon when I saw whitecaps and a building
>> southerly breeze, possible higher seas to Hurricane Bill  
>> approaching the
>> off shore area tomorrow.
>>
>> So how many of you Rhodes owners either on lakes or bays sail  your  
>> boat
>> when winds are
>> near or above 15knots?
>> just curious..
>> Lou
>>
>> Ive finally attached a shot of my modification to my "headlights" the
>> front portlights on my boat were
>> installed by a prev owner and new and didnt leak but collected  
>> water and I
>> decided to cover them with acrylic covers hinged with white oak and
>> varnished with Epiphanes.
>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p25088995/Headlt%2BcoversCU2.jpg
>>
>
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