John;
On my 38, the distance from the tack cringle to the outhaul cringle of the first reef is about 11 ½ feet. My first reef is somewhere between 4 and 5 feet above the loose foot of the sail, and amounts to just under 25% of the area of the main. So there is a lot of canvas that can belly out in the wind and add to the draft of the sail. If its blowing hard enough for me to reef the main – say something around 18-20 knots true – I want to get the sail as flat as possible. So I’ve never considered the reef lines tied around the boom to be a cosmetic thing. Rick Brass From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of j...@svpaws.net Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 7:20 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to <reef lines tied around the boom> I've never done that and consider it more a "make it look pretty" thing. You're only talking about a few feet of sail controlled by the original outhaul and the new outhaul at the reef point. It's pretty well sandwiched in there. Same for the second reef although that does get a bit sloppy.
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