[C320-list] One Sail in High winds

[Ben Cares]

We sail Lake Erie which can become very windy very quickly. Many times
we'll go out on just the jib or a reefed jib in windy conditions (last
weekend 17-24 kts). Someimes a bit of weather helm but usually just fine.
Doesn't point as well obviously but we're not racing. The boat sails better
under jib alone than main alone. Best balance is with a single or double
reef and the jib rolled to the conditions, but sometimes just too much work!
Ben
Catch the Wind #35

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Sean Kaldor <spkaldor at yahoo.com> wrote:

> We are rigged with a single line to double reef. So when it looks windy,
> we tighten that down first, raise the double-reefed main, and trim the jib.
> I've found it gives us a very balanced boat especially when dealing with
> variable winds.
>
> Have you had any trouble with balance (weather helm, etc.) in heavy winds
> within only the jib, or only the main? Has one been better than the other?
>
> I'd think that jib-only would move the center of effort pretty far forward
> and require a fair bit of helm to compensate when sailing upwind. Downwind,
> I suppose it wouldn't have a big effect.
>
> Just curious...
>
> Sean
> Liberté #499
> San Francisco
>



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