I reef before I furl.
Cheers,
Paul
Orange Crush
C&C27MkII, Sidney, BC.
On 14-12-04 07:34 AM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List wrote:
Here's another one on heavier winds: Reef 1st or Furl 1st?
Up 'till a few weeks back, when the boat gets over-powered I
typically furl long before I reef because it's so much easier +
it's quick to un-furl when going on a reach. But then I watched
the "in port" race with the Volvo 'round the world thing where the
ladies team reefed instead of going for the smaller gib and seemed
to gain speed from that tactic. When I tried reefing before it
seemed to remove too much power ( In 18-22 breeze) but I was not
looking at the boat speed closely.
Has anybody done some tests on reefing vs furling in terms of
outright speed on a close haul for a given wind speed?
-Francois Rivard
1990 34+ "Take Five"
Lake Lanier, GA
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