14, 2016 5:36 PM
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Cc: Jean-Francois J Rivard <jfriv...@us.ibm.com>; ziedzi...@hotmail.com
Subject: Stus-List Stupid Reefing Mistake / clew straps
I have a loose footed main. I was told NEVER to attach the sail ties to the
boom when reefing.. If you bother wit
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Subject: Stus-List Stupid Reefing Mistake / clew straps
Clew straps: Where have you seen those for larger boats? I looked into
that a while back and all I found were for Lasers and Optis..
-Francois Rivard
1990 34+ "Take
Touche' had a clew strap for the main for a while. I decided I liked an
outhaul car better.
I've seen them on several big boats.
Dennis C.
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> I have a loose footed main. I was told NEVER to
OK, confession time: I was out on my second solo sail on my new-to-me C 26
and there were whitecaps on the lake. I knew almost nothing about sailing and I
was there to learn. Our marina is in a drowned ravine with steep cliffs so
there's little wind until you clear the mouth. So, I'm
Francois,
I race on a Santa Cruz 50 that uses a velcro clew strap on a loose footed
main. I don't know where the owner got the strap but it's fairly heavy
webbing with velcro on both sides that loops through the clew and around
the boom two or three times. (That's while sailing unreefed - I've
Reef? What's a reef?
Rick Bushie
Anchovy, 1971 30-1, hull #1
Tolchester, Md.
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I have a loose footed main. I was told NEVER to attach the sail ties to
the boom when reefing.. If you bother with them at all just go around the
bottom of the sail and back / cinch it to keep from flopping around..
Personally I usually don't bother and just use either the hook on the
Those small cringles in the middle of the sail are for “bunt lines”, to take up
the “bunt” or bag in the sail once it is reefed. As you pointed out, they are
not reinforced so they are not reef points and should not be used to flatten
the sail; they just keep the excess material from flapping
rek
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> From: Indigo via CnC-List
> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 14:30
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> Cc: Indigo
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Stupid Reefing Mistake
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> Fwiw - and I am sure others may have different opinions - I never use any
> lines through the reef poin
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Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 14:30
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Cc: Indigo
Subject: Re: Stus-List Stupid Reefing Mistake
Fwiw - and I am sure others may have different opinions - I never use any lines
through the reef points. Just the tack (hook) and clew (reefing lines) are used
Fwiw - and I am sure others may have different opinions - I never use any lines
through the reef points. Just the tack (hook) and clew (reefing lines) are used
to hold the foot of the sail. That way never a chance to rip the sail or
accidentally restrain the main sheet.
Even with a second
Hi all,
Just thought I'd share a dumb mistake I made in case anyone out there
doesn't reef very often and might learn from it when the time comes.
I went out on Sunday with a few friends in heavy air, with the main fully
reefed to the second reef points. I don't keep lines in my reef points so
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