Paul, Why fix the gooseneck? The downhaul gives you more control.
Not sure about the J29, but J30 class rules require a reef point. Many owners have an unreinforced grommet to satisfy the rule and they don't race if it is windy enough that they would need it. Joel 35/3 On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Paul Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]><[email protected]> > To: cnc-list <[email protected]> <[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]> 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 > Albumhttp://[email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo > Albumhttp://[email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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