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Subject: Re: First season with a 500

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Brian Henry

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Date Posted: 19/10/03 16:51:22
In reply to: nick 's message, "Re: First season with a 500" on 19/10/03 13:43:21

Nick, I must admit I'm not sure of my ground here. The idea is that the longer roach dictates the length that has to be rolled (seems logical) rather than the leech - although I've also read that the boom should taper from aft forward to allow the extra circumference to take up more length than the luff and so keep the boom horizontal - but my Proctor boom doesn't and there seems no difference when moderately reefed. Okay, perhaps modern sails with full length battens have the roach high up to compensate for the loss of area there so there would be less effect with roller reefing. I read all this yonks back and I suspect it was in Hiscock's 'Cruising under sail', which is aboard some 700 kms away (must find a second copy of this bible). If that was the source I'd feel pretty confident quoting it.

I tend to either reef moderately (say, 5 rolls) or get the mainsail down entirely - after all, I can sail quite well to windward in a stiff wind without it and a partially furled headsail (which is of fairly heavy sailcloth) without any appreciable lee helm.

Sorry if I misunderstood your meaning about mainsail reefing. It's just that I tend to immediately do something with the main because it is such a handful and I am too long away from the cockpit and steering when it really does start to blow up. I tend to control overall sail area with the furling genoa when the wind changes within easy graduations; it's so easy just to pull a line from the cockpit.

Best,

Brian.

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