Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing

2014-02-10 Thread Colin Kilgour
--- >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Andrew >> Burton >> *Sent:* February 7, 2014 10:36 AM >> >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing >> >> >&g

Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing

2014-02-07 Thread Andrew Burton
x27;t afford to lose a man > overboard > > > -- > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Andrew > Burton > *Sent:* February 7, 2014 10:36 AM > > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing > > > >

Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing

2014-02-07 Thread dwight
-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Burton Sent: February 7, 2014 10:36 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing If I don't feel like tying up the reef, I will pull (at least) the forward part of the excess sail to the weather side of the bo

Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing

2014-02-07 Thread Andrew Burton
o: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Reply To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing > > Absolutely correct Marek > > > -- > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Marek > Dz

Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing

2014-02-07 Thread sam . c . salter
: dwightSent: Friday, February 7, 2014 7:16 AMTo: cnc-list@cnc-list.comReply To: cnc-list@cnc-list.comSubject: Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing Absolutely correct Marek   From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic Sent: February

Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing

2014-02-07 Thread dwight
Absolutely correct Marek _ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic Sent: February 7, 2014 10:02 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing >From what I know, the reef lines (going through cringles

Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing

2014-02-07 Thread Andrew Burton
One thing I try to do when neatening up a reefed sail is use ties of a contrasting color. That way they are pretty easy to see when it's time to shake the reef. I usually use sail ties for the job. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Marek Dziedzic wrote: > From what I know,

Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to - now reefing

2014-02-07 Thread Marek Dziedzic
>From what I know, the reef lines (going through cringles in the middle of the >sail) are not supposed to carry any load. They are there only to prevent the >reefed part of the sail from catching the wind and flying around. Only the >tack (reefing hook/Cunningham) and the clew (outhaul plus lash