[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Pat,

Like, what a story!  Do you use a furler with the 110?  It almost sounds like you can interchange the two sails.  I am satisfied that my next genoa will be a 135 or 155.  Ed White has sailed his Rhodes in the South Texas winds, also extreme.  I wonder how he best copes with the wind factor.  He takes a much larger boat out now, and his son apparently uses the R22.  Thanks for the input.

Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Pat & Mary Ann <pmadevig at gra.midco.net>
>Sent: Oct 25, 2010 4:57 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind
>
>Art,
>7 years ago when Elton delivered my Rhodes 22 I played around with the stock 
>175% that came with the sail plan.  It soon became apparent that the sail 
>was not good for the gusty winds of Northwest Minnesota, so I talked with 
>Stan and he suggested (and sold me) a 110% that has served very well.  About 
>the only time I use the 175 is down wind with the clew held out with a gin 
>pole.
>Pat.
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Arthur H. Czerwonky" <czerwonky at earthlink.net>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 1:52 PM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Upwind
>
>
>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> BenCittadino
>>>>
>>>> S/V Susan Kay ('93 recycled '08)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> __________________________________________________
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>View this message in context: 
>>>http://old.nabble.com/Sailing-Upwind-tp29517214p30044777.html
>>>Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________
>>>To subscribe/unsubscribe go to 
>>>http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>>>
>>>For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go 
>>>to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>>>__________________________________________________
>>
>> __________________________________________________
>> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to 
>> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>>
>> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go 
>> to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>> __________________________________________________
>>
>> 
>
>
>__________________________________________________
>To subscribe/unsubscribe go to http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>
>For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
>__________________________________________________