[Public-List] Genoa downhaul

[Gordon Laco]

The main advantage is that if you have a downhaul, you don't have to send a
crewmember forward to dowse the sail.  The downhaul effectively pulls the
sail down just as its halyard hauls it up.

As George W mentioned in his earlier email, one would still have to go
forward to bundle the sail, but that is a comparatively easy task once it is
down and the energy is out of it.

Gord #426 SURPRISE


On 21/10/10 9:57 AM, "Bill Woodford" <williamwoodford at charleswoodford.com>
wrote:

> What are the advantages in having the genoa downhaul?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Woody
> US 11
> hanked on headsail, no downhaul
> ---- Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Hugh
>> 
>> It's best to catch the downhaul every 5' or so with small rings
>> 
>> The rings can seized to convenient hanks
>> 
>> This will keep the line from flailing and fouling itself, tearing your
>> ticklers off and other horrid, sordid and regretable stuff
>> 
>> Gord #426
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On 2010-10-20, at 7:19 PM, Hugh McCormack <hugh_alberg at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Good evening,
>>> 
>>> George mentioned in a recent post that he uses a downhaul tied to
>>> the top hank on his genoa to allow for single handed sail handling
>>> so this question might best be answered by him.  However I am also
>>> interested in hearing if others are using genoa downhauls.
>>> 
>>> What I am wondering is how the downhaul line is directed down to the
>>> foredeck and where it goes from there?  Does the line hang free from
>>> the top hank or is it led through other hanks on the way down?  Is
>>> it routed back to the cockpit or to the base of the mast?  In my
>>> case I envisage threading the downhaul through a block at the base
>>> of the forestay and then running the line back to the cockpit so
>>> that my crew can haul on the downhaul while I'm dealing with the
>>> halyard and the sail on the foredeck.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Hugh
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