On my 24 I need to reduce the headsail to a handkerchief. Otherwise main and tiller are not able to keep it balanced. I think it's because my boat is not heavy and freeboard helps pushing the bow down.
Marek Fluder C&C24 "Emilie" Hamilton Harbour, ON On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Mark G <mjg...@comcast.net> wrote: > > After 6 years of experimenting on an infrequent basis I was finally able > to easily and repeatedly heave-to my 25 Mk1 this year. I sail with a > 135-140% Genoa on a furler. On the day everything clicked it was furled to > about 100-110%. Since then, I have made furling the Genoa to 100-110% the > first step of heaving-to. It makes sense to me that, since heaving-to is > all about balancing the sails, sail area forward would be a significant > factor. But on a boat without a furler this can't be accomplished without > a sail change, etc. So I'm thinking the same thing might be accomplished > by positioning the main sail with the sheet or the traveler. Can anybody > weigh in on their experience, particularly with the 25 Mk1? > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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