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headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
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). |
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