[Rhodes22-list] Newbie question 1

[Scott Andrews]

Thanks Matt for that archive note on tacking a Rhodes. It makes good sense and is similar to the way we tack Flying Scots on the Delaware.

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> On Sep 27, 2020, at 8:16 AM, Scott Andrews <sea20 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>