Ep 5: Learn to Sail: Part 2: The Mainsail
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- Welcome to Ep 5 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 2 of our new Learn to Sail series. In this episode we're talking about the Mainsail. We cover the parts of the sail and introduce the concept of reefing or shortening sail for heavier wind. It's a great beginner video or for crew looking to deepen their sailing knowledge. We're wide open to comments and suggestions so please feel free to leave a comment below.
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Had a furling mainsail jam last year in Greece. Kinda put me off ever sailing with a furling mainsail again.
Thanks Philip! I agree completely. If I had no other choice but to sail with in mast furling main I would switch to power boats
Thank You for the helping hints; I also sail an ODay 322 single for the most part in Long Island sound. I have a problem with my main reefing which you may be able to clear up. It appears the shuttles which were originally used for the 1st and 2nd reef have been lost. This causes a lot of friction to where the 2nd reef is unusable. Also affected is the main sail outhaul which appears to be a wire to rope assembly.
Do you use the reefs with shuttles in the mast and do you know where replacements may be sourced? I would like to replace the wire to rope outhaul if I could get the mouse line to go through the boom, any hints you can provide?
Thanks for the comment Bruce. It sounds to me that you are still set up as it was from the factory. I'm not sure what you mean by shuttles. My understanding was that the 322 came with single line reefing with one line for each reef led to a bank of of 4 clutches on the starboard side. I've never been a fan of single line reefing as it creates way too much friction, even when brand new. My boat had been badly modified so that when I got it the single reefing system had already been replaced with a mess of lines, some at the mast and some in the cockpit. My outhaul is not wire but you should be able to run a messenger line through (I accidentally pulled one of my leech reef lines into the boom last fall and I was able to run a length of heavy fishing line with a weight from the aft end of the boom to the gooseneck. I detached the boom from the mast and raised the aft end of the boom with the topping lift so that it was just a matter of dropping the weight down through and then using the messenger line to retrieve the reef line) You should be able to do the same with a new outhaul. As for my reefing line solution I added a bank of 4 clutches, a winch and a deck organizer to the port side. I now have 4 reef lines led aft, 2 on each side. The luff and leech reefing lines for my first reef lead to the starboard side and the lines for the second reef lead to the port side. Incidentally none of my reefing lines are in the mast, they all come out of the end of thee boom and redirect through blocks at the foot of the mast.
My topping lift still needs to be led aft and then I will not have to leave the cockpit to reef. I have had numerous requests to do a video on the setup which I plan to do in the next few months. Hope this helps, if you need more help feel free to PM me with some photos.
My existing mainsail has roach and four full battens. My question is: now that i am preparing to buy a new mainsail, should I go for the same or drop the roach and full battens (I am a full time solo cruiser, where ease of handling is as important as speed)?
Personally I would keep the full battens and roach. I do not think that the ease of handling would be that different and the increased performance is a plus. As another option you can do what I have which is two full and two partial battens. It's nice compromise.
Macro what's your thought about bom furling
Hey Adam,
If I had to have mainsail furling it would be in boom. Thanks would never have in mast. With boom furling if it jams you css as m still lower the sail line a traditional sail and it gas a traditional sail shape with a roach and proper battens. The downside is cost and size of boom. I have very limited experience on other people’s boats and their feedback is that it can be finicky. For me even if I could afford it I would stick to a traditional mainsail.
Never have I seen in real life a Storm Trysail used. Have you taught with one?
I have never taught with one. Modern thinking is that three deep reefs are actually preferable. I did some work with the navy for a few years and we had one on a CS 36 that they used for sail training but never used the trysail "in anger"
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Thank you
What’s the wind condition to reef? Is there a rule of thumb?
There is really no rule of thumb with regards to wind strength by itself. I go almost exclusively by rudder angle and to some degree angle of heel. I rarely heel more than 20°. Once steering starts getting heavy I reef. I don't fight the wheel. I strive for a balanced boat and light helm no matter what the conditions.
Reef before you think you need to, is the rule of thumb.
He should create an instructional video on creating perfect instructional videos….really very well down
Thank you so much jriley505. It means a lot. I'm delighted that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Great beginner video. Just a suggestion. The music makes it seem like an 80’s production. I would update to make the video seem more current.
Mark Rickel: Thank you for taking the time to comment. Will look at that!
what’s wrong with the 80s lol