In article 2008081121315716807-jerelull@maccom,
Jere Lull wrote:
On 2008-08-11 13:22:54 -0400, lid (Jonathan Ganz) said:

In article ,
Dave wrote:

That's consistent with what I've experienced. I generally end up taking
a second reef in the main before rolling any of the 150 in.

Doesn't that give you a fairly unbalanced helm? That's a lot of CE forward.

Typically, it improves the boat's balance and unloads the helm somewhat.

If a particular boat picks up lee helm, the rules are different of course.

It sure wouldn't on my boat, especially in 20+ air. I typically sail with a single
reef in the main and a full masthead (working) jib (it has a high foot).