[Rhodes22-list] Sail Area

[Bob and Kathy Quinn]

I love these exchanges on sail area.  Our sailing area is on the east
coast of Florida - primarily on the St. Lucie River, the Intra-Coastal or WX
permitting a run on the Atlantic.  A 150 Genny is often too much sail and
find I have it reefed three or four wraps to stay on my feet.  Our main
has the vertical batten just forward of the clew at the point where the main
stops being furled.   Where we are located a 120 or 130 would do just
fine.  However, on light air days it is nice to have a little extra sail
to catch what air there is. 
 
I
believe that the 175 is primarily for inland lakes where the wind can be little
to none at times.

In any event we are able to get up over 6 knots with the battened main and the 150, and again, sometimes with the genny furled a tad.

 
Bob
in Florida on the "NoKaOi 3"
 
 

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 From: PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com>
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fat Rigged IMF
 

Rummy,
I still consider myself a Rookie Rhodie so I can't claim I have a real need
for a larger main sail but I offer the following reasons why I am
"interested".
1) If Stan is looking into it, it must be worth looking into.
2) I have struggled with tacking the 175 in light winds without hangups and
I have struggled to point upwind as well as I would like. I have considered
a smaller genoa or jib, but I don't want to be limited in sail area.  The
SA/D numbers are not impressive with small main and smaller jib.   If I had
a larger main, maybe I could give up some sq. ft up front.  As you say, the
handling could change.
(I have added some telltales at intermediate points on the 175 this year,
so maybe I will have better luck pointing when reefed - I am also going to
install hardware on cabin top to sheet inside the stays)
-Patrick



On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:26 PM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:

> Well, that explains a lot. I haven't looked at the web site in ten years or
>  so. I don't know of any changes in the rigging on the R22 in modern times.
>  Perhaps I'm wrong, but I haven't seen any changes other than the main sail
>  change. I know you said you wanted a longer boom and more main sail, but
> why? As  currently built, the R22 has respectable speed and wonderful
> handling  characteristics that I wouldn't want to mess with.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 4/10/2013 11:31:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> pbryanriley at gmail.com writes:
>
> Rummy,
>
> I remember someone on the list mentioning Stan  looking at modifying the
> backstay attachements to allow for a longer  boom.  This has been on the GB
> website for awhile under the "racing"  tab.
>
> http://www.generalboats.com/http___www.generalboats.com/RACING.html
>
> That  is all I know.
>
> -Patrick
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 9:24 AM,  <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Patrick,
> > What in the  world is a fat rigged IMF? I have never heard of it unless
> it's
> >   Stanley's new way of referring to his battened main.
> >
> >  Rummy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/10/2013 11:04:48 A.M.  Eastern Daylight Time,
> > pbryanriley at gmail.com writes:
> >
> >  Does  anyone have the Fat Rigged IMF?
> > Any photos? (none on the  website  yet)
> > Details on boom length, mast height, sail sq.  ft?
> >
> > Just  curious.  If I get around to recycling I  would be interested in  a
> > larger  Main.
> >
> >  -Patrick
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