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

[T. Scott Thompson]

I'll add that if you are too far off the wind then the clew rises while 
you are rolling, even with some tension on the sheet.  In this case the 
top of the sail will not roll up as tightly as the bottom.  I've found 
it's best to turn into the wind a bit (but not beyond a close-hauled 
angle) when rolling up the sail so that you have a bit of leech tension 
as well as foot tension.

Sadly, I've had no sails yet this year.  I haven't had to worry about my 
genoa unrolling since it's still in the garage.

Scott Thompson

Adam Weiner wrote:
> 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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> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 11:50 AM
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>
> 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
> #442
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