Are we talking true or apparent wind speeds with respect to when to reef? If I am just out for an easy cruise which I start before noon with the full main and 130 RF genoa, often times rather than reef the main I just get rid of the furling genoa when the afternoon wind pipes up. When the wind approaches 18-20 kts apparent my 35 MKII is really comfortable under main alone and gets close to 6 kts to weather, that's nice cruising with no jib sheets to mess up the cockpit, especially convenient with new comers on board who may not appreciate higher angles of heel or for 2 old guys just looking to enjoy the day going nowhere special, just the boat sailing us around by itself with minimal input from me, All sail control like tacking and jibing is much easier under main alone...Robert and I do this often, we are the 2 old guys just looking to enjoy the day.
If f I want to get that extra power and pointing ability from the genoa I find reefing the main (1st reef) is a benefit above 17 kts apparent...Alianna is set up for reefing from the cockpit...contrary to some approaches I prefer to stay in the cockpit so I have all sail control lines led aft except for spinn halyard but even with that I am sometimes lazy and go with a fisherman's reef or just foot off to a more pleasant rdie Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 11:02 PM, Patrick Davin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > There's no simple answer to this (it's something you may just have to find > your own preferences for) but the common answer is around 15 knots - or wait > till 20 knots, but you'll probably be compensating for over-canvasing at > that point (traveled way down, dumping wind, pinching up in gusts, etc). > > You can check out this thread from the archives where I asked a similar > question last year: > http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/2015-August/077522.html > > I tend to not reef until 20 kts, because in the PNW if it gets to 15-20 kts > in a northerly (high pressure zone), it's typically only for 10 minutes or > so, so it's not worth bothering to reef - it'll be back down to its normal > 10-15 in a few minutes. > > Also makes a big difference whether you have a wind speed instrument or not. > If not, you're guesstimating wind speed and are going to need to use other > signs as well - like weather helm. > > -Patrick > 1984 C&C Landfall 38 > Seattle, WA > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 6:00 PM, <cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> From: <doug.we...@rogers.com> >> To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Cc: >> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:42:17 +0000 (UTC) >> Subject: Stus-List When to reef C&C 33-2 >> Can't wait for spring to get out on our (new to us) 33-2. Looking for >> input on when folks start to reef. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Doug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
