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[Gordon Laco]

Hi there - 

Could anyone remind me of what time the Jan 21 AGM dinner at Port Credit
starts at?

Gord #426




> On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 08:54:19AM -0500, Roger L Kingsland wrote:
>> Gord,
>> 
>> As usual, I am confused but, this time, about a specific comment you made RE
>> dumping the main; "The trough is held up at the outboard end by the reef
>> line."  Doesn't the reef line pull DOWN on the sail, so how could it hold
>> the trough UP?
> 
> I thought the reefing line just held the reefing point close to the
> boom. Since, under sail, the mainsheet tends to be pulling the boom
> down (as is gravity and/or the vang), a reefed sail is pulled down by
> the line. When dumping however, the boom is being held up by the
> topping lift, so the reefing line would stop the sail from going too
> far down.
> 
> At least that's what I get from the mental picture Gord's description
> painted in my head.
> 
> Cheers,
> Kris
> Candy Cane #583


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