Rick: If you're talking about the reef clew being secured to the boom before running through the cringle then absolutely agree. If you're suggesting that tying the foot of the sail to the boom every couple of feet with little pieces of line will somehow enhance sail shape, well... if you say so. It's just a loose footed sail. Use the usual techniques to flatten.
Don't measure wind in true. 18-20 true going downwind probably won't require a reef (or a flat sail). It's all about apparent. Link to nice piece on various reefing configurations http://offshore-sailor.com/seamanship-and-boat-handling/5-reefing-systems.html Best John Sent from my iPad > On Feb 6, 2014, at 9:34 PM, "Rick Brass" <[email protected]> wrote: > > John; > > On my 38, the distance from the tack cringle to the outhaul cringle of the > first reef is about 11 ½ feet. My first reef is somewhere between 4 and 5 > feet above the loose foot of the sail, and amounts to just under 25% of the > area of the main. So there is a lot of canvas that can belly out in the wind > and add to the draft of the sail. > > If its blowing hard enough for me to reef the main – say something around > 18-20 knots true – I want to get the sail as flat as possible. So I’ve never > considered the reef lines tied around the boom to be a cosmetic thing. > > Rick Brass > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 7:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to > > <reef lines tied around the boom> > > I've never done that and consider it more a "make it look pretty" thing. > You're only talking about a few feet of sail controlled by the original > outhaul and the new outhaul at the reef point. It's pretty well sandwiched > in there. Same for the second reef although that does get a bit sloppy. > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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