[Rhodes22-list] Inboard Jib Sheeting

[Jay Friedland]

Mike,
If I used them, it would be from a short pigtail line attached at the clew as I’ve seen on others like with spinnaker lines. If the wind is in the 15kts+ range, and you’ll be sailing close hauled or close reach, it’s best to do it before getting underway. 

Mike, Thanks for asking. If they were needed, I’d have a short pigtail line attached to the clew, as I’ve seen with some quick change spinnaker lines.

However, with the wind increasing while underway, I’ve just been threading the untrimmed/windward jib sheet inboard with the tiller locked and a simple step up to the side deck. So there’s no need for any extra hardware, and safety staying in the cockpit with a one leg up to the deck to thread the line.

This summer at least half my time I’ve had winds in that range, so it’s giving me more power and sailing higher on the wind (more efficiently), like finding an extra gear I never used much before. I’ve actually raced ("2 sailboats going in the same direction is a race”) a Precision 21 that I have had a hard time staying with before, but not with this.

Jay Friedland
’97 s/v Wanderlust
Long Beach Island, NJ


> On Oct 13, 2024, at 1:05 PM, <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Jay, I didn't see any responses to this email.  Did you try the sister clips?  Where would you attach them?  I'm not sure I can visualize how that would work, so a picture might be helpful.
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> Thanks,
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> Mike McKay
> s/v Liber (2006/2018)
> Allatoona Lake
> Acworth, GA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Jay Friedland
> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2024 9:01 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Inboard Jib Sheeting
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> This year especially we on the Jersey shore are blessed with higher than normal winds, often 15-18 kts. I am looking for a way to quickly go from an outward position to inboard as the wind kicks up. Pointing ability would greatly improve.
> My ‘97 has the traditional cam cleats on the cabin sides for 1st position inboard sheeting, but for me they are tough to release. I would rather go back to the cars in the forward position and drum/ clam cleat. At the dock, it’s a quick but underway, it’s a bit hairy, especially solo w/ tiller locked. 
> I was thinking of large sister clips (https://www.ronstan.com/us/sister-clip-cast-stainless-steel.html) as the quickest way to go forward. What ideas can the group offer on this?
> 
> Jay Friedland
> ‘97 S/V Wanderlust
> Long Beach Island, NJ
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