[Rhodes22-list] Furling Jib Sail Options

[Charles Nieman]

The concept of a furling head sail is to furl to the size you need at the time. I had a 175. It was great but in very light air too heavy to work. I now have (I think) a 150 and a UPS. Best set up for me. I'm probably much like Lee in that I use too much sail too often. The 150 helps reduce that. 

BTW. 20-30 winds are too much for me, but if in them I would suggest dropped boom and 1/2 main and a very tiny jib (storm jib); the Rhodes does better with something of a head sail as opposed to no head sail. (Just one man's opinion)

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Charles Nieman
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On May 18, 2013, at 2:22 PM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

> Ted,
> 
> If you don't scare yourself at least once during every sail, you are not  
> trying hard enough. Drink more rum. It kills the pain.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> 
> In a message dated 5/18/2013 2:39:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> boendert at me.com writes:
> 
> Jay,
> 
> I am in the same boat. No pun intended:)
> 
> The 175  is just too much for me to handle. Looking through the list I see 
> lots on  conversation related to the benefits of the 175. I get it but man 
> it's a big  sail for a rookie like me. Things get ugly when I am trying to 
> tack with that  beast. Not to mention on Thursday when we had 20-30 mph winds. 
> It was too much  for me so we called it a day and motored home. 
> 
> I am interested to hear  the latest scuttlebutt on headsails for the R22. I 
> am thinking I am in the  market for something a little easier to handle on 
> the appropriate days.  
> 
> Then again, maybe I just need some lessons from Rummy.
> 
> Take  care
> Ted
> 
> SV AIRPOWER
> R22 1991/2013
> Boston,  MA
> 
> 
> 
> On May 18, 2013, at 12:16 PM, Jay Curry  <jac2 at wavecable.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am writing to ask those on the  list for information on furling Jib
> sail 
>> options. I have the 175% but  want to also use a smaller sail for just
> lazy 
>> routine day sails.  Jibing or Tacking with the 175% can be tedious if you
> are 
>> doing much  of either one.
>> 
>> Ideally, a list of available sizes and a  supplier would be great. But, I 
>> would probably settle on a 100% that  can be used with a self tending
> rig. I 
>> would be interested  in  used sails if anyone has some for sale. I wrote 
>> Stan, but so far he  has not responded.
>> 
>> With a furler, you could use a larger sail  furled down to 100%. But, the 
>> larger the sail, the worse it works.  The furled section reduces the
> leach 
>> edge length and creates a large  leading edge that makes it super
> efficient 
>> on one tack and super  inefficient on the other. I think going beyond
> 110% or 
>> 115% would be  a problem.
>> 
>> The sizes need to specify length of Luff, Foot and  Leach sides so it can
> be 
>> ordered without confusion. It would also be  great if Doyle or some other 
>> manufacturer already has sails designed  for the Rhodes 22.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for the help.
>> 
>> Take care
>> 
>> Jay
>> Port Angeles, WA 
>> 
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