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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-03-2012, 10:11
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Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

Those are the patches I was referring to:
https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/YouYours/HeavyWeightFurlingHeadsail.jpg(a completely random picture I found on the internet)
Look at the darker...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-03-2012, 09:37
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

No problem, I learnt a lot from other topics and that is what a forum is for, isn't it?
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 27-03-2012, 05:23
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

There are two types of furling headsails, first there is the furling headsail and second there is the furler reefing headsail. The first one is meant for sailing unfurled and furl it completely when...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-03-2012, 13:34
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

That would be around 10% of foot length which is pretty much equal to 80% of the original surface. It would be a little less for boats that are wider than a B44.7. If you furl further than that, it...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-03-2012, 04:34
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

It's not... (in my experience) the problem is that it seldomly happens that there is a balanced tension on the reefline at the clew end and the one at the tack end.
Usually this results in damage to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-03-2012, 18:32
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - two reefs or three?

Maybe you had a racing main? or a second hand sail from a boat that was used for racing? For regatta's this is/was pretty much the standard.

You are completely right there!
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-03-2012, 07:25
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - two reefs or three?

Hey bill,

I wish I was retired! I only changed career because the income as a sail maker is not that great with all the competition from the far east. I'm active as a yacht designer now, that was...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-03-2012, 05:40
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - two reefs or three?

But also the more you have to work because you will put a reef much more often. It takes about 1 minute for us to reduce the luff with six meters.
To be honest, I do not see why it is more work...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-03-2012, 05:18
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - two reefs or three?

The standard that sailmakers have been using since mankind can remember is the 12.5% of luff rule, first reef is at 12.5% of the luff, second at 25% and third at 37.5% sometimes you will find a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-03-2012, 11:59
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - two reefs or three?

Our luff is 22 meters (72 ft) and the reefs are 6m (20ft) apart. We have no difference in speed when reefing, upwind we always make 8 knots and all other courses 9 to 9.5, it doesn't matter if there...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-03-2012, 06:54
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - two reefs or three?

Barnakiel,
We are in your 1% and still very comfortable with 2 reefs and a trysail, we cruise the North Atlantic, and even in winter time you will be able to find us north of 50 degrees North and we...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 23-03-2012, 04:32
Replies: 82
Views: 29,311
Posted By Erik de Jong
Re: Mainsail - two reefs or three?

I second the opinion of Bewitched.

We have our second reef even a little above the standard location of the third reef, I would say somewhere between 3rd and 4th.

We have been cruising with...
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