[Rhodes22-list] genoa size

[Dennis McNeely]

Rick -

Great catch on sitting to leeward so gravity helps open the genoa.

Regarding the whisker pole, Forespar recommends that the sheet & clew be 
free to slide relative to the end of the pole rather than securing the 
pole directly to the clew (or to a knot through the clew). That freedom 
prevents the genoa from slamming the pole against a stay if you need to 
pull off a sudden maneuver with the pole deployed. See the second 
paragraph on page 2 of 
http://www.ftp.tognews.com/Projects/Whisker_Pole_Instructions/Whisker%20pole%20instructions.pdf. 
For those interested, that same document has an illustration on page 2 
showing how to use the genoa sheets as foreguys & afterguys, but 
suggests rigging separate lines if the pole is to be left up for a 
relatively long time.

Having said the above, if securing the pole to an overhand loop through 
the clew is working for you - beauty. I make no claim to being king of 
the hill when it comes to sailing; all too often I'm in 'that boat' - 
the one out on the lake whose antics are providing other sailors with 
hilarity and mirth.

Dennis

On 10/16/2011 1:46 PM, Rick wrote:
> If you use a whisker pole, an overhand loop gives you an attachment point a
> cow hitch won't.  Otherwise, the cow hitch is the least troublesome.
>
> To tack the 175 genny, just relax and let the sail backwind.  Only uncleat
> the tensioned sheet after the bow has come across the wind.
>
> If the genny won't fill in light air, sit to leeward.  The boat heel will
> allow the weight of the sail to form enough camber to pull in less than 1
> knot apparent.
>
> Rick
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> On 10/15/2011 10:16 AM, Paul Krawitz wrote:
>>>> On my new 2nd Rhodes, I find that the 175% genoa is too much sail in heavy air and too heavy/floppy in light air. And even with plastic rods covering the shrouds and cylindrical vinyl turnbuckle covers, it gets readily
>>>>
>>>> -- snipped --