[alberg30] reefing

[rap1208 at aol.com]

Dick, this all great advice from Finn.  I just have one comment to add.  I 
have a jack line, but it is set up so that I never fool with it.  No knots to 
untie, just drop the halyard to the reefing hook, pull the lines that go to 
the leach of the sail. Cleat, and re-hoist.  All very quick and Tidy.  Mine 
is also set up so that the 2nd reef requires no slides to be removed either.  
Takes about a minute to reef.  Less with a good crew.   Also, a flatening 
reef is a great idea too.  It requires a reefing cringle about 1 ft up on the 
leach, an eye strap to tie the line on, a cheek block, line and a cleat 
forward for the line.  Tie the line to the eye strap, run it up through the 
cringle, down to the cheek block, forward to the cleat.  Simple.  To make it 
easier, I riged a 3 part tackle  on the boom.  Cheep, and very good as the 
wind picks up, to depower.
Russ Pfeiffer



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