[Rhodes22-list] Newbie question 1

[Scott Andrews]

I saw an interesting article in Sail magazine titled Choosing the Right Headsail for Your Sailboat.
Scott A.

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> On Sep 26, 2020, at 6:01 PM, Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Matt:
> 
> You will find there are a lot of ways to sail the Rhodes 22. When I am
> sailing with the 175 full out, usually in light winds because I like to go
> by other folks who are standing still, I backwind the jib and let it come
> across when the time is right (you will find the release point after a
> couple of times) . I also have roller tubes on the the fore and center
> shrouds.
> 
> Cheers,
> Shawn
> s/v Sweet Baboo
> 
>> On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 1:52 PM Matt Berman <matt at mattmail.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, all,
>> 
>> I've been sailing for most of my life, but only just got a Rhodes 22 this
>> week. I went for my first sail today, light breeze, and encountered a
>> number of things that are different from other boats I have sailed. Here's
>> the first:
>> 
>> Every time I came about, the genoa (170) hung up on everything it could
>> find -- stanchions, lifelines, shrouds. This was not a minor, momentary
>> clip -- it stayed hung up until each time I had to crawl forward and
>> release the genoa by hand, not fun when you're single-handing.
>> 
>> I made sure the sheets were all on the outside of everything, and that the
>> sheet on the opposite side was loose and free, and I wasn't standing on it
>> (more about that in another post). I tried jiggling both sides, and sawing
>> both sheets back and forth to try to release it, but no go.
>> 
>> Is there some trick or technique you use on a Rhodes to get the genoa to
>> move smoothly from one side to the other during a tack? I didn't even try a
>> jibe.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> --Matt
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>