I'm with Dave on this one. In fact some days you can see quite a few boats out just on the Genny. I consider this my "lazy day" sailing configuration.
Larry Robertie Cheeky Monkey Boston, MA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Single-handing RF > Then we sail the rest of the way home on the main alone. Curious - I usually do just the opposit - if I'm single handling I'll drop the main and sail into the mooring on the jib alone, luff up and furl it. Of course our typical winds are a bit less than SF Bay - in the summer late day breezes are usually only in the 15 knot range. That is unless we are heading wing and wing downwind towards the tourist dock while blasting the "Flight of the Walkerie" on the CD and pull a Captn Ron right at the end. On one occasion I was actually able to drop the main in the lazy jacks and haul in the genny in perfect synchronization - made me wish for an eye patch -- Dave - luffing about C27 #5212 Windabout Cape Cod http://dpbcc.home.comcast.net -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Judith Blumhorst, DC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > How we furl or strike the jib varies with windstrength and the direction > we're sailing to get home. We do a lot of sailing in strong winds, so our > techniques have been thoroughly tested under challenging conditions. We're > not very good at light wind sailing, because we don't do a lot of it. Hope > this gives you some ideas.... > > 1. Running is my preferred point of sail for striking either a furled or > hanked on jib, especially when the wind is moderate to strong (On SF Bay, > that's 15-30+ knots) . But running isn't limited to strong winds -- > striking the headsail while running deep works well in wind of any strength. > > We sail downwind on a run, just barely deep enough to blanket the headsail > behind the mainsail. We could sail as deep as dead downwind, but usually we > stay on a run that just barely blankets the jib. The boat stays very > stable, because you're sailing along under mainsail power. You don't need > to start the engine. So I can relax and take your time and watch my footing > and handholds. It takes practically zero effort to pull the furling line > (if your furler is working properly), because the headsail is blanketted > behind the mainsail. And you can keep a little drag on the windward sheet > as you do it. > > With the sailing fairly in a fairly stable manner, and wth a light load on > the furling line, it's easy to get the headsail furled/struck. It's not > hard for one person to do. I've done it by myself when the crew is feeling > lazy. I just lash the tiller (or lock the wheel) and do it. Then we sail > the rest of the way home on the main alone. > > 2. If the winds are fairly light (less than, say, around 8 knots), we'll > furl on either a run or a reach or close reach, while sailing under > mainsail. The load on the sail isn't very big, and it takes only a moderate > effort to furl the sail. > > 3. If it's blowing harder than 15 knots, furling while heading dead upwind > can be a handful. First of all, if you happen to fall off just a little > bit, the headsail will fill, and you'll have a huge load on the sail and > furling line. So if it's windy and I want to furl the headsail while going > upwind, I usually start the engine first to keep the boat going dead upwind. > Secondly, you'll flog the dickens out of the sails, and that's not a nice > thing to do in high winds. > > Fair winds, Judy B > > 1977 Catalina-27 Tall Rig, hull #3459, Bijou > Sailing San Francisco Bay Area > Visit Bijou's website at > <http://www.blumhorst.com/catalina27/catalinahomepage.htm> > > Commodore Emeritus, Potter Yachters of Northern California > 1985 West Wight Potter 19 #266, Redwing > Danville/SF Bay, CA > Potter Yachters website at <http://potter-yachters.org/> > Potter Forum on the TrailerSailor website. > http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/potter/index.cgi Judy B's Potter Website > at <http://www.blumhorst.com/potterpages> > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Calleran > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: catalina27-talk: Single-handing RF > > > Merry Christmas Listees, > I am anticipating adding a roller furling rig and new genny for next > season. I do not have self-tailing winches. How do I smoothly roll up the > genny while single-handing? I am assuming that, to properly roll the genny, > one needs to keep some tension on the windward sheet - especially when > reefing as opposed to furling. Or, do you simply head up, let the genny > luff (flog?) and crank her in as best you can? > Thanks for descriptions of your technique; and, have a Happy New Year. > > Jim Calleran, BayBird, C27 #2784 > Mathews Yacht Club, VA > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Yahoo! Shopping > Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping
