[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Rick,

A 175% Genny is quite large, upwind sailing can be very difficult to handle in high winds, ergo we shorten the sail.  If that is the case, and we effectively create a jib, even if it is a mite sloppy when furled, it can operate as a self-tacking jib if we have the boat rigged.  If it is self tending it is unnecessary to re-route the sheets, just connect the genny clew to the 'traveler'.  Does that make sense?

Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 25, 2010 5:58 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind
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>Art,
>
>I don't get it.  What is" changing from a 175% config to beating upwind?"
>
>Rick
>
>On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Arthur H. Czerwonky <
>czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> A few times, a self-tending jib rig has been brought up on the list.  It
>> really is simple to set up, regardless of the size of the genoa.  This would
>> facilitate changing from a 175% config to beating upwind.
>>
>> Art
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: Rhodes22Dave <Rhodes22Dave at gmail.com>
>> >Sent: Oct 24, 2010 11:50 PM
>> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind
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>> >Interesting. I will try this.  I also thought that re-routing the genoa
>> >sheets inside the shrouds would just get the sail caught.  I have never
>> >liked the 175 genoa very much because I can't sail nearly as close to the
>> >wind as any of hundreds of other sailboats on our lake.  I can do a little
>> >better by furling in the genoa to a much smaller exposed sail area--but at
>> a
>> >cost of sail shape with all the furling.  I may get a second R22 and am
>> >thinking of getting a smaller genoa--or adding the self-tending jib.  But
>> >what you suggest might be a solution, at least for long tacks.
>> >Dave
>> >
>> >Ben Cittadino wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I had two days in a row on Sandy Hook Bay in NJ this weekend, and I want
>> >> to report that I had a pleasing experience by "finally" re-routing the
>> >> Jib (175 Genny) sheets inside the outer shrouds to try for better upwind
>> >> sailing. I have to say that I didn't expect much difference, but I was
>> >> delighted to get inside 45 degrees at last. I obviously didn't let the
>> >> Genny out to the full 175, but at 100 we flew along and I felt like I
>> >> could make real headway upwind. I had delayed trying the new route for
>> >> the sheets because I thought the sail would get all hung up in the
>> >> shrouds, but it's become no big deal. Try it, you'll like it.
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>> >> BenCittadino
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>> >> S/V Susan Kay ('93 recycled '08)
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