[Public-List] Flattening Reef

[John Birch]

The late great Joe Fernandez founder of Triton Sails preferred fixed 
goosenecks and cunninghams as distorting less of he main than a floating 
goose neck does when one adjusts halyard tension / downhaul.

Our A-37 Sunstone still has the floating gooseneck, but there is a 
cunningham on the main, as I feel (rightly or wrongly) that the floating 
gooseneck arrangement reduces peak shock loading and spreads it over a wider 
area.

Besides, its more traditional.

I hate it when things break ... so inconvenient

BTA

John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mahseer at kos.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Flattening Reef


> This is where the cunningham comes into play tensioning the lower 1/3rd of
> the sail.
>
> John Boor
> MAHSEER #380
>
>> The sliding gooseneck allows great variety in the setting of the tension
>> on
>> the luff of the sail.   If on hauls the head up to the top then pulls
>> down,
>> the adjustments in tension have a more effective range than if you try to
>> adjust the tension with the halyard alone.
>>
>> Gord #426
>>
>>
>> On 21/10/10 9:45 PM, "FINNUS505 at aol.com" <FINNUS505 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi A30 Friends, :)
>>>
>>> Since the topics of flattening reefs and cunninghams have come up, can I
>>> ask a question that I have been wondering about for a while;
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a specific reason for favoring the A30 main gooseneck
>>> riding up and down on that approx. 12 inch track, over a fixed gooseneck
>>> and
>>> tack location?
>>>
>>> Thx,
>>> Lee
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 10/21/2010 10:58:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> richard.hazlegrove at wellsfargo.com writes:
>>>
>>> It took  years and much arguing before that same paragraph allowed a
>>> flattening  reef and/or Cunningham.  If we want to allow a loose foot,
>>> we'd  better start the process now.  ;-)
>>>
>>>
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