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Fine-Tuning the Roller-Reefing System
yea...some great points there rhys...thanx....
as i have thought in the past, roller reefing is good for the "casual" sailor or racer...but for hard core or serious sailor / racer, hanks are just fine, thank you..... |
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Fine-Tuning the Roller-Reefing System
On 23 Oct 2005 09:10:59 -0700, "~^ beancounter ~^"
wrote: yea...some great points there rhys...thanx.... as i have thought in the past, roller reefing is good for the "casual" sailor or racer...but for hard core or serious sailor / racer, hanks are just fine, thank you..... This is not to knock roller reefing at all. Let me put it this way: As the owner of a racer-cruiser who doesn't "race" it except to cruise efficiently (and who cruises "light" in crew and cargo regardless), you couldn't pay me to install roller reefing. But if the next boat has a reputable and properly sized reefing drum and track installed, you couldn't pay me to take it off! (The next boat is likely to be larger, heavier and completely cruise-oriented, needless to say). Hope this debate helps. As a side comment, I certainly wouldn't install roller reefing on any boat sub-30 feet if I had decent hank-on sails available to me, or unless I sailed alone constantly and was older or physically unfit. The performance hit on smaller boats seems bigger to judge by how the "cruisers who race" do. R. |
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Fine-Tuning the Roller-Reefing System
rhys wrote:
On 23 Oct 2005 09:10:59 -0700, "~^ beancounter ~^" wrote: yea...some great points there rhys...thanx.... as i have thought in the past, roller reefing is good for the "casual" sailor or racer...but for hard core or serious sailor / racer, hanks are just fine, thank you..... This is not to knock roller reefing at all. Let me put it this way: As the owner of a racer-cruiser who doesn't "race" it except to cruise efficiently (and who cruises "light" in crew and cargo regardless), you couldn't pay me to install roller reefing. But if the next boat has a reputable and properly sized reefing drum and track installed, you couldn't pay me to take it off! (The next boat is likely to be larger, heavier and completely cruise-oriented, needless to say). Hope this debate helps. As a side comment, I certainly wouldn't install roller reefing on any boat sub-30 feet if I had decent hank-on sails available to me, or unless I sailed alone constantly and was older or physically unfit. The performance hit on smaller boats seems bigger to judge by how the "cruisers who race" do. R. There are actually 4 choices. A typical furler, a code zero type furler (on a kevlar luff and foldable, hanks and a foil. Most racers use foils that can be converted to furlers with the addition of the drum for cruising. Cruiser should think twice about foils and furlers. A furler when furled is serious windage and when you drop a sail on a foil the entire thing except tack head and clew can go over the side. The advantages of hanks are a matter of record despite the fact that they are more work. |