[C320-list] Unfurling Genoa--and Adam being a pain in the stern again

[Adam Weiner]

The trick is to roll the genoa up tightly.  While you are rolling the
geona up keep some tension (this is a great job for a neophyte
crewmember--or you can really impress someone by doing both jobs
yourself) on the sheet so the sail rolls up tightly.  I keep cranking
until I put about 12 turns of the sheet around the sail.  We recently
had 70 knot winds in my marina--no problem.

By the way--since I haven't rubbed it in for awhile, this afternoon will
be my 11th sail of the year.  Yesterday in 3 hrs and 37 minutes went
23.7 miles.  Cold, but windy and we got to play the currents both
directions.

Adam 

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Subject: [C320-list] Unfurling Genoa


I keep my boat on the edge of tornado alley.  Last week we had a big
storm 
blow through, and I got a call the next day from the marina saying, my
"front 
sail had come loose."  Drove to the lake to find both genoa sheets
still 
attached to the clew, tightly wrapped around the genoa and the forestay,
secured 
to the winches, the furler control line still tight and secure, but the
top 
part of the genoa had come loose about two thirds of the way up the
forestay.  
Apparently the wind had somehow gotten an edge loose and it blew  hard
enough 
to loosen a five foot section.  Other than the obvious of  insuring the
genoa 
is furled tightly or buying a cover, any suggestions as to  how to avoid
this 
in the future?
 
Bert
At Ease
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