[Rhodes22-list] R22 Labor Day weekend sailing photos from Lake Manawa

[Tom Van Heule]

Depending on the point of sail.... I'm a novice.... You will want that
tight as to not dump wind.

Sometimes you want a bag (downwind), sometimes you want a wing( upwind).

I better step away and let the professionals handle the finer details.

On Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 3:40 PM Mike Riter <mike at traildesign.com> wrote:

> Hey everyone. I don’t mean to hijack Jessie’s awesome boat pics thread, but
> Roger and Mike’s comments about sail trim have me intrigued and I’m
> wondering if you would share some more of your sail trim wisdom with me.
> When I took sailing classes a year or so ago I remember we talked about the
> points of sail, but can't recall ever covering sail trim when actually out
> on the water.  I assumed the curve in the sails was supposed to be there.
>
> Mike Riter
> SV Emma B
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 4:18 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I showed the photos to a friend who would like to buy a Rhodes 22. He
> > turned
> >
> > to me and said, "Why don't your sails look like those? They're much
> > prettier
> >
> > with the curled edge making it look like a real sailboat. Also, you can
> see
> >
> > completely under the genoa. You don't have to look through the silly
> little
> >
> > window. I want my boat to have sails like those."
> >
> >
> >
> > Hmmm ... I think that he's right. They are more picturesque than the way
> >
> > that I learned to trim sails.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> >
> > Nissequogue River, NY
> >
> > I'd rather be sailing :~)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> > ROGER
> >
> > PIHLAJA
> >
> > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 3:56 PM
> >
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] R22 Labor Day weekend sailing photos from
> Lake
> >
> > Manawa
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Jessie,
> >
> >
> >
> > As I look at S/V Dynamic Equilibrium sitting on its trailer and look the
> >
> > other way at my now drained Sanford Lake, I am soooo jealous.
> >
> >
> >
> > A couple of sail trimming tips, for a close reach in what looks like
> pretty
> >
> > light air, your mainsail has a lot of twist in the top half and the leech
> > on
> >
> > your genoa is curled.  Without battens, you may not be able to get the
> > twist
> >
> > out of the mainsail.  I would try moving the traveler to leeward and
> >
> > tightening up the mainsheet.  The curl on the genoa's leech can be cured
> by
> >
> > moving the sheet lead aft.  If your genoa has a leech cord, you may have
> it
> >
> > too tight.
> >
> >
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> >
> > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> Michael Riter
> President, Trail Design Specialists, Inc.
> Lead Instructor, Trail Master and mechanized training
> mike at traildesign.com
> 678-410-8021
>