Hi Tom, You really should have reefed about 5 minutes before the idea struck, "that maybe you should roll in a reef...."
I learned that the hard way. Thereafter, I would reef early - you can always shake it out again if you don't need it - but the longer you wait to reef, the more difficult the job becomes. Reef early; reef often; keep the boat on it's feet, and don't spill the beer by putting the lee rail under water. Been there: done that too. Connie ----- Original Message ---- From: Tom Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 12:39:28 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: reefing Ian, Thanks for your comment. I can relate to "interesting". Love the name of your boat. Is it whimsy, or the name of some local animal? Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Black Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 4:48 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: reefing Hello Tom, I can recall at least one time when I should have used my second set of reefpoints and my storm jib. I didn't... it was... mmm... interesting. Ian M-17 Seaweeble > Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:26:23 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: M_Boats: reefing> > Hello M17 sailors, > > > > The main on my 2004 M17 came with a single set of reef points, but I am not> shy about have a second set installed if they are likely to come in handy.> Has anyone out there needed to double reef, with or without a storm jib? > > As always, I prefer to learn from the experiences of others, rather than> finding out the hard way.> > Thanks in advance for any comments.> > > > > > Tom Jenkins> > M17 Scintilla> > _______________________________________________> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _________________________________________________________________ Going green? See the top 12 foods to eat organic. http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164&ocid=T003MSN51N165 3A _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
