"cavelamb" wrote in message
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Ok, the big argument is this...

Does partial unrolling of a roller furling head sail cause damage to the
sail?
(in terms of shape and stretch)

Yea or Nay?


You won't get the best sail shape, but I've never heard any credible
evidence to suggest it actually damages a sail. I partially furl mine fairly
often, and as far as I can tell, the sail is doing fine. It was used when I
got it, although it had been sitting in a bag for a number of years. I had
it modified to fit the new furler. That happened 3 years agin. It's got a
very high foot, so it doesn't lose that much when partially furled.

For the fairly regular high wind speeds here, I almost always start with the
main reefed to #1, then if that's not enough, I dial back the jib about 20%.
Very rarely, I've gone to the second reef points on the main.

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