my experience reefing is better...helps more to keep the boat upright...in 18-22 apparent upwind on y 35 MKII she's faster with the 135 not furled and first reef in the main
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Here's another one on heavier winds: Reef 1st or Furl 1st? > > Up 'till a few weeks back, when the boat gets over-powered I typically > furl long before I reef because it's so much easier + it's quick to un-furl > when going on a reach. But then I watched the "in port" race with the Volvo > 'round the world thing where the ladies team reefed instead of going for > the smaller gib and seemed to gain speed from that tactic. When I tried > reefing before it seemed to remove too much power ( In 18-22 breeze) but I > was not looking at the boat speed closely. > > Has anybody done some tests on reefing vs furling in terms of outright > speed on a close haul for a given wind speed? > > -Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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