[Rhodes22-list] [Rhodes22e-list] New Traveler Modifications

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Jeff,

The GBI 29 Traveler must be positioned in the desired location on the SS bar using the control lines.  It doesn’t just slide back and forth. The helmsman holds the hiking stick in one hand and the traveler control line in the other.  On S/V Dynamic Equilibrium, the hiking stick and the length of the standard control lines make the preferred helm gunnel position about 20-25 inches aft of the genoa sheet winches.  You could lengthen the control lines to move forward; but, then you might be in the way of the genoa sheet trimmer.  If you are single handing; then, you probably won’t be actively trimming both the genoa and the mainsail.  In this case, I would cross sheet the genoa to the windward winch, set the genoa at a conservative size and trim, and then play with the traveler and helm.  If things go crooked, you can always dump the genoa sheet!

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 

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> On Mar 24, 2021, at 6:05 PM, JeffSmith <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  I have raced my last 2 boats (a Baltic 39 and a J/30)  with good results
> over the past 12 years in the AHYC PHRF Fleet-Non Spin. I hope to race my
> R22 this year, but feel I have a lot to learn and modify before I can be
> competitive against a fleet of bigger boats.  I will certainly have the
> highest PHRF rating by far.
> The one race I ran last year (which was when I first sailed the R22) was a
> disaster upwind.
> So my goal is to improve performance within a budget...
> Steering from the forward end of the cockpit (keep the weight out of the
> ends!) has led me to the above traveler mods, with the control lines led
> forward to my steering station.
> I'm pretty sure I have the newest traveler, but find it is totality under
> responsive to racing needs. The  friction from 3/16 th" 5 purchase
> continuous line in the small blocks does not even need a cleat to keep it
> from moving!
> Tomorrow I plan to raise my mast on the boat in the driveway and fiddle
> around with the traveler.
> Roger obviously Races and I hope to pick his brains, if he will allow.  But
> how about others?  I know that the R22 is considered a cruising boat, but
> Racing is tons of fun and a great way to spend additional time on the water
> with other great sailors.
> 
> 
> 
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> Jeff Smith
> 2009 R22 #101 RADIANT
> Atlantic Highlands Municpal Harbor
> Atlantic Highlands, NJ
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