My main still has one, but it's an older sail. It also has a cunningham
at the other end, I can use both together as a small reef as well if I
want. I also have a sliding gooseneck so I'd guess this sail wasn't
built for this boat specifically. I like the range of controls that
gives me over the sail and boom, although I will likely fix the
gooseneck in the not too distant future.
Cheers,
Paul
Orange Crush, 27MkII, Sidney, BC
ex Tangerine, 24.
On 14-02-07 06:48 AM, Richard N. Bush wrote:
I used to race on a J-29 which had a reef point about a foot above the
clew which we called a "flattening reef". Nothing was done to the tack
of the sail, but it would really help with being over powered in short
course racing; they have apparently gone out of vogue or are now
called something different; anyone know why or what happened to them?
Thanks
Richard
1985 37 CB frozen on the cradle....
Richard N. Bush Law Offices
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 9
Louisville, Kentucky 40220
502-584-7255
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Burton <[email protected]>
To: cnc-list <[email protected]>
Sent: Fri, Feb 7, 2014 9:36 am
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]
<mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Reply To: *[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject: *Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing
Absolutely correct Marek
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<mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Marek Dziedzic
*Sent:* February 7, 2014 10:02 AM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[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
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 19:01:30 -0500
From: "Rick Brass" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to
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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
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