At sea, leaving a sail up and luffing is not an option, Dwight. Such is my comfort level on deck that I find that if I take care, I am in no particular danger when I go forward to reef. That comfort level is worth cultivating for the day when you have no choice but to go forward. Not that I fault your thinking in the least; it sounds a well-considered decision for coastal sailing.
In extreme conditions, I would have the main and jib furled flying only a storm staysail or a towel-sized bit of jib unrolled. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:44 AM, dwight <[email protected]> wrote: > Andrew > > > > When it's time to reef on the fly (heavy weather) I prefer not to go up on > deck myself or to ask anyone else to go there...I let her flap...its safer > that > way, I can afford a new sail if need be but I can't afford to lose a man > overboard > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andrew > Burton > *Sent:* February 7, 2014 10:36 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing > > > > If I don't feel like tying up the reef, I will pull (at least) the forward > part of the excess sail to the weather side of the boom. That's puts an end > to the flapping in most cases. If I put two reefs in, I make sure I pull on > the first reef as well so the sail there's not as much sail hanging down. > > Andy > > C&C 40 > > Peregrine > > > > On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:29 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > And because they are not supposed to carry any load, the grommets for the > nettles are placed about 3" to 4" below a line drawn between tack cringle > and clew cringle. > > That way they just neaten up the flapping, lower piece of sail that's just > been reefed. That's why there is only 1 or 2 thicknesses of Dacron to > strengthen that area where the reefing grommets are. > > > > sam :-) > > *From: *dwight > > *Sent: *Friday, February 7, 2014 7:16 AM > > *To: *[email protected] > > *Reply To: *[email protected] > > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing > > > > Absolutely correct Marek > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marek > Dziedzic > *Sent:* February 7, 2014 10:02 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing > > > > From what I know, the reef lines (going through cringles in the middle of > the sail) are not supposed to carry any load. They are there only to > prevent the reefed part of the sail from catching the wind and flying > around. Only the tack (reefing hook/Cunningham) and the clew (outhaul plus > lashing to the boom) are supposed to carry any loads. These little reef > lines can be done "later" if needed. > > > > Marek > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 19:01:30 -0500 > From: "Rick Brass" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to > Message-ID: <030e01cf2397$c1cee7b0$456cb710$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dwight; > > > > I get that you use a reef tack cringle like a Cunningham to tension the > luff > of the sail. My main has "dog bones" for both the 1st and 2nd reef that go > over reef hooks on the gooseneck. > > > > What do you do about the outhaul for the reef cringle on the leach of the > sail? And don't you need to put reef lines through cringles in the sail and > tied around the boom to gather up and control the foot of the sail? Seems > the sail would be pretty baggy with the foot loose to billow out, when the > point in reefing is to keep the sail tight and flat. > > > > Rick Brass > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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