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Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-09-2012, 22:17

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Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

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Posted By gjordan

Re: Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

Pete the Cat, I must also apologise for being too blunt, but I must take exception to saying that a trysail is better for clawing off of a lee shore, than a deeply reefed ( 2nd or 3rd) main. From my...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-09-2012, 15:14

Replies: 82

Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

Views: 29,312

Posted By gjordan

Re: Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

Why is it that when someone says THOSE ARE THE FACTS my B.S. alarm starts ringing. Im not being blunt, Im being highly opinionated. Some people dont know the differance between B.S. , facts and...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

14-04-2012, 12:23

Replies: 82

Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

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Posted By gjordan

Re: Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

Cheechaco, I agree, I thought about the stiffness and I didnt like the idea of the clew cringle being just about eye height most of the time, but I had used storm jibs on both of my earlier cruising...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

14-04-2012, 10:13

Replies: 82

Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

Views: 29,312

Posted By gjordan

Re: Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

Now that this thread has cooled off a little I would like to ask a question that is related, but slightly different. When I had my main cut with 3 reefs for my Peterson 44, I was pleased with it but...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

23-03-2012, 11:26

Replies: 82

Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

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Posted By gjordan

Re: Mainsail - two reefs or three?

Many times, in all 3 of my cruising boats I had been charging along with the vane steering and loving it,but if the wind picked up a little or I was facing 12 hours of darkness I would go to put a...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

23-03-2012, 09:04

Replies: 82

Mainsail - Two Reefs or Three ?

Views: 29,312

Posted By gjordan

Re: Mainsail - two reefs or three?

I am a big advocate of a third reef, but as Eric De Jong says if you have two very deep reefs that equal the size of a triple reef it is easier to handle. I ordered 3 reefs in my last main, partly...

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