"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message
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Another lesson is take extra measures furling your jibs.
We all
know what a sail does when it flogs. Few people take the
time
to take extra measures to ensure roller furled jibs do not
flog
themselves to pieces. Obviously taking a sail down prior
to a
storm, or when out of the area for an extended period, is
good idea.

What can be done to protect roller furled sails for those
who
wish to leave a jib furled on a sail boat?


As normal practice, I wind the jib sheets 3-4 times and
cleat the RF line, and then tie a seperate double line
around the sail. For Isabel, I removed all sail.


Scotty