[Rhodes22-list] Leech and foot line adjustment

[Rick Lange]

Hi Mike,

I respectfully take issue with your suggestion to set the genoa sail before
the main.

My training to sail a cutter rig was to first set the inner or staysail
first, then the outer or yankee sail.  The logic is that the accelerated
airflow over the staysail lifting surface is the greater force exerting
more influence on the overlapping yankee than the other way around.

Especially with the 175 genny on the R22, the main will have considerable
influence on the curvature of the overlapping genny.  So I always *first
set the main*, get it to pull as hard as I can per the knot meter, then set
the genny leach curvature to match the main leach curvature.

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Regards,

Rick Lange


On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 11:29 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> Adjusting the larger furling genoa can be fairly complicated. One must
> determine the optimal location of the jib sheets and cars as well as the
> length of the exposed sail. Once this has been accomplished, the sail shape
> may be fine tuned through adjustment of the foot and leech to keep the sail
> from curling.
>
> The genoa (headsail) should be adjusted prior to adjusting the mainsail.
> For IMF rigs this is complicated by the outhaul tension, mainsheet and
> traveler adjustments, not to mention sail shape lines.
>
> A reasonable general explanation on the adjustment of both lines may be
> found at:
> https://www.precisionsailloft.com/blog/leech-and-foot-lines/
>
> More specific information may be found in our archives at:
> http://www.rhodes22.org/blew_skies/imf.html
>
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2005-December/027408.html
>
> http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2005-June/023989.html
>
> Most of us have learned through trial and error. This is a great reason to
> spend as much time as possible sailing your Rhodes 22. Books only tell you
> what should be done. Sailing and making mistakes force you to learn by
> correcting your errors.
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Gmorganflier
> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2020 1:27 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Leech and foot line adjustment
>
> Hello,
>
> I’ve spent hours and days looking through the archives for tidbits of info
> to help a novice sailor like me to know my boat better and hints on sailing
> techniques which I copy and paste into folders on my iPad.
>
> I had someone at my sailing club point out something on my sails which I
> didn’t even know existed nor had I seen discussed in the archives. My Genoa
> has a leech line and a foot line which can be adjusted. My furling main has
> a leech line.
>
> How are these used and adjusted? The person who pointed out this feature
> to me said it looked while sailing  like my Genoa was cupped on the leech
> and I needed to loosen the leech line..does this sound right?
>
> Thanks,
> George Morgan
> S/V Knotty Lady 1986
>
>
>
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>
>
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