My son tore up our rather flimsy 153 headsail this past weekend. I wasn't there but I know from other times he most likely lost control of the jibsheets. But this time the sail was wrapped on the spreaders and shrouds, the sheets according to him were so badly tangled he had to cut them in many small pieces! Gad I wa$ Mad!
amen to a the light air headsail!
My thoughts are to use the Spinnaker blocks that are way back and behind the winches. Or add a block on the tracks and put them just behind the winches? There are slides on the track that I can very easily add blocks to. Then the Jib sheets will be more contained when let fly...right? Up to now I've always left the sheet with turn or two on the winch so the jib backwinds slower and I have time to haul in the other sheet. This only works in light air.
If we put the working jib on the boat still sails very well when the winds kick up a bit the boat sails very well. But I still have a hard time with the jib sheets on my own. For everyone's information. most of our sailing in on the Tidal Delaware River so we don't have allot time for tacks and gybes. Out on the Chesapeake there was plenty of room for sloppy headsail handling
all input apreciated!
Denise
ps: changed the raw water impeller today just to see if could. it took about 10 mins
