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

[Rick Lange]

Jeff,

If you have IMF and the diamond board, you'll be lucky to keep her under 45
deg off the wind.  You'll definitely need able bodied crew in winds 10 knt
or above.

Regards,

Rick Lange


On Wed, 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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