On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:55:29 GMT, "Scott" wrote:

I'm pretty sure that they were trying to say that headsail (e.g., jib,genoa)
roller furling systems (i.e., systems that aid in putting away the headsail
after sailing) were different in some way from headsail reefing systems
(i.e., systems that allow one to use part of the headsail, rather than the
whole, during sailing in heavier air). They kept talking about one having
two independant swivels, though it seems to me that both types of systems
would need two independant swivels in order to work at all!

Ah, sorry, I was mistaking the headsail for a mainsail....English
isn't my native language.

Cheers!


Remco



"Remco Moedt" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:34:30 GMT, "Scott" wrote:

Hi Dave -

The thing is, they were referring specifically to headsail systems; this
is
why I was confused!

Isn't roller furling vertical, i.e. in the mast, and roller reefing
horizontal, i.e. around the boom?

Cheers!


Remco



"Dave" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 17:54:47 GMT, "Scott" said:

During a reefing discussion the distinction was made between headsail
roller
furling and roller reefing systems. How does one tell the difference?

I suspect that when they referred to roller reefing systems they were
referring to the system my old Islander 24 had, where one reefed the
main
by
pulling out the boom from the mast, and rolling the sail around it like
a
window shade. Never used the system myself as I installed slab reefing
as
an
early modification.