I just sailed Masquerade around from Peter Island to the Bight on Norman, downwind for a good part of it and gybing a few times to stay near the shore, sightseeing. I was lazing along with just the jib. The trick to gybing the jib is to let the old sheet out so the clew just clears the babystay (not very much). At this point I have a sheet in each hand (via the winch of course) and steer with a knee. Pull on the new sheet to get the clew on centerline against the babystay with tension on both sheets. Then alter course as little as possible to fill the sail on the new gybe. Let the old sheet go and pull in on the new. With a 135 or 150 genoa you may find it helps to furl it up most of the way before you gybe. It doesn't have to be a neat furl because as soon as the sail fills on the new gybe you're going to unfurl it again. Andy
Andrew Burton 139 Tuckerman Ave Middletown, RI USA 02842 www.burtonsailing.com http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Mar 18, 2019, at 13:16, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > The furling idea is not a bad one. > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina > C&C 35 MK I > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Marek > Dziedzic via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 1:03 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Headsail only in strong winds astern > > Interesting comments about sailing with jib (genoa) alone. > > I tend to avoid DDW courses, if I could help it. > > Personally, I find it easier, especially, when shorthanded, to gybe with both > sails up (the jib is shadowed by the main and I claim that I have the > manoeuvre of gybing the main reasonably well rehearsed). > > I freely admit that I have problems gybing singlehanded with the jib alone > when it is windy (25+). With two people (one at the helm, one at the sheet) > it is not a problem, but single handed, I always have problems with the jib > either trying to wrap around the forestay or flapping in the wind > incessantly. I don’t have the autohelm to help. > > Do you have some ideas how to do it correctly (or well)? On a couple of > occasions I simply furled it in and unfurled on the other tack. But this is > almost like a chicken gybe. Any ideas? > > Marek > 1994 C270 Legato > Ottawa, ON > > From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 12:26 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: cenel...@aol.com > Subject: Stus-List Headsail only in strong winds astern > > Agree with philosophy of not using main in heavy winds astern. > > OTOH, I wonder about the unbalanced forces on the stays/boat when a stern > wind is 30+ knots even with some of > the 'telephone pole' masts on some C&Cs when only a head sail is flown. > > Mine mast is rather bendy with check stays and in high winds downwind, in > addition to keeping her under control, I admit to some fear of a gravity > storm if I only used the head sail (or with both sails for that matter!). > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > C&C 36 XL/kcb > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > Sent: Mon, Mar 18, 2019 12:09 pm > Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Gybe preventer, now Boom Brake > > That too. We had an awesome run down the Severn with the wind blowing 55+ and > ripping foam off the wavetops and throwing it up in the trees ashore. We > didn’t even think about the main, the working jib alone gave us a steady > 10-11 knots boatspeed. Everything was going great until we had to turn around > and then discovered our speed under motor was about 0.5 knots! > > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina > C&C 35 MK I > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David via > CnC-List > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 9:53 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: David <davidrisc...@msn.com> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Gybe preventer, now Boom Brake > > Or leave the main down downwind. Anytime it blowing hard enough to worry > about jibing, main is probably not going to add alot of speed, but will > cause more helm and worry. > > Jib alone is so simple. > > David F. Risch, J. D. > Gulf Stream Associates, LLC > (401) 419-4650 > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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