For what it's worth, I only have two reef lines in my boom, too. When I sail offshore I rig them to the second and third reefs. I figure that if it's blowing hard enough that I want one reef, I may as well put two in and stand up that much straighter. Close reaching into the BVI last month was a classic example; the wind had eased to 16-19 at about 75 apparent, we had two reefs, staysail, 65% of the #3 unrolled, and we were loving sailing at 7.5 knots, standing up instead of over on our ear. We could have shaken the reefs and unrolled all the jib quite safely, but we would have been heeled way over and only gained a knot or so while greatly decreasing our comfort level. I might have done it anyway, just for fun, but we would have arrived in the dark. Racing, of course is a different matter!
Andy Andrew Burton 139 Tuckerman Ave Middletown, RI USA 02842 www.burtonsailing.com http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Mar 22, 2019, at 23:18, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I would second what Rick said. > > You want dog-bones at the reef cringles, and they have to be the right > length. Without them it might be really difficult to put the tack onto the > reefing hook. > > There is nothing that says that the slabs need to be of equal length; so, the > 2nd reef can be set as high as you want to. However, if you reduce your sail > area by 60% the remaining main would be pretty small. > > My original main had only one reef point and when I replaced it a few years > back I asked for the second reef. I used it a few times and I am happy that I > have it. Btw. it did no cost that much extra, so it is a nice investment, > even if you make it “just in case”. > > Even if you have only two reef lines in the boom, you can still have an extra > (3rd) reef point if you want to - you can always move the reef line from the > 1st point to the 3rd (when using the 2nd reef) if you want to go that way. > > No question, your sailmaker is probably the best person to discuss it at > length. > > Marek > > 1994 C270 ”Legato” > Ottawa, ON > > > > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Rick Brass via > CnC-List > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 21:37 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Second Reef Point on 33 MKII > > The subject of reef points was a topic when my sailmaker and I were > discussing specs for my new mainsail two years ago. As I recall, he said it > would be typical to install the reef points so the first reef reduced the > mainsail area by about 25%, and the second reef point would reduce the > original sail area by about 50%. > > Since I was going offshore, the subject of adding a third reef came up. Since > my boom is only set up for two reef points, the recommendation was to go with > a deep second reef (about 58% reduction), and I elected to go up a bit on the > cloth that was used for the main since I might need to fly it in somewhat > rough conditions. > > My mainsail has 5 full battens and a Strongtrack system; because of the > batten cars, the stack height at the second reef is fairly high, so the dog > bones for the reef cringle are pretty long to compensate. > > On balance, it is probably a conversation you should be having with your sail > maker. > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Lee > Rosenbaum via CnC-List > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:33 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Lee Rosenbaum <rosenbau...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Second Reef Point on 33 MKII > > I have a 33MKII and all my mainsails have a single reef point. > I do have two reefing lines in my boom so I can accommodate a second reef and > am thinking of having one installed. > > My questions are: > Do other 33MKII have as second reef? > Are they beneficial? > Where on the mainsail is the upper reef? > > I race on Lake Michigan and we have had some nasty winds the last two years. > > Thanks, > Lee Rosenbaum > Kookaburra > 1985 33MKII > Kenosha, WI > > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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