[Alberg30] gale sail, heavy weather discussion

[John Birch]

According to Joe Fernadese (of Triton Sails) a third reef is dependant on
how deep the first two are - the downside of 3 reef points is the additional
weight on the luff (on full battens, this is less of a problem, but does
affect performance). If the first two reefs are shallow then a third might
be an option - but he recommends a trisail regardless for the really heavy
stuff (wind) - which gives one a fall back should the main be damaged (or
reduces the risk of damage to the main) and also eliminates the boom.

Hope this is a help.

Regards,

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "vinegar joe" <snarkbuster at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 4:33 PM
Subject: [Alberg30] gale sail, heavy weather discussion


> have been following the conversations re removable
> forestays, storm sails, gale sails, and dealing with
> heavy weather.
> i can't recall it being mentioned, but seems like a
> third reef in the mainsail would a good addition to
> round out the heavy weather sail program.  per the
> pardey's heavy weather book, a third reef in the
> mainsail and a sea anchor will get you through
> virtually anything.
> vj
> vj
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